IFC greenlights Fred Armisen comedy

6:22 AM PDT 8/6/2010 by Georg Szalai, AP

'SNL' creator Lorne Michaels exec produces 'Portlandia'

NEW YORK -- IFC has given the green light for "Portlandia," a comedy series from "Saturday Night Live" star Fred Armisen, musician Carrie Brownstein and Jonathan Krisel of "SNL."
Allison Silverman ("The Colbert Report") joins them as a writer on the series.