A Dream of the '90s is Alive in Portlandia

If you like Saturday Night Live, or any satirical comedy filled with ridiculous sketches and hilarious characters, then you are going to love Portlandia. I was skeptical about Portlandia at first, because it seemed like a show I wouldn’t like. However, my cousin convinced me to watch it. Since he and I are very similar people and our humor is the same, I decided to watch it last semester on one of the snow days we had in mid-February. While watching one measly episode turned into watching the whole first season in a night, Portlandia made me laugh with its insane jokes and weird-as-anything sketches and characters. The show stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, and the show trades on and off from different sketches and the two actors portraying different types of characters. They play two feminists that run a bookstore, a ghetto couple, Peter and Nance (which honestly, I don’t know how to describe them, but they’re hilarious), and even more. Every episode is different, and you don’t have to watch them in sequential order. The beauty of this show is the insanity of it and the fact that it’ll lift your mood up at any time. Their jokes and sketches will have you quoting them quite often. It's the type of show that it's great to re-watch over and over again and you won't get tired of it. 

            Even if you’re skeptical, give this show a try. I can guarantee that if you enjoy Saturday Night Live you’ll enjoy Portlandia.