FRED ARMISEN and CARRIE BROWNSTEIN are the Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award winning, co-creators, co-writers, and co-stars of Portlandia. Armisen is an eleven-season veteran of Saturday Night Live, and the bandleader on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Brownstein is well-known as a member of the rock band Sleater-Kinney. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Believer, and Slate.

JONATHAN KRISEL is the co-creator, co-writer, and series director of Portlandia. He has written and directed shows for Adult Swim, Comedy Central, Funnyordie.com, and Saturday Night Live, where he is a staff writer.