List of Portlandia characters
Most of the sketches in the TV series Portlandia feature Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein playing one of a variety of pairs of characters, unless noted below. Some frequently appearing characters are:
* Fred and Carrie: played with minimal costumes, makeup, and hairstyling, these are the show's version of Armisen and Brownstein themselves, living in a house together in Portland.
* Milton: Fred and Carrie's landlord, played by Steve Buscemi (who also directed several episodes). Milton has an overly casual approach to Fred and Carrie's privacy and a lax attitude regarding necessary repairs.
* Peter and Nance: an earnest and open-hearted middle-aged couple.
* Dave and Kath: a very active, overly-intense couple who commit 100% to any new thing they do, causing annoyance to their friends and a generally joyless result. Their interests include things having to do with the outdoors, such as hiking and fleece sweaters.
* Nina and Lance: a couple exhibiting stereotypical gender roles.
* Jeffrey and Quinn: young transients living on the streets of Portland who spend their days panhandling and busking with improvised musical instruments (such as drums made of plastic buckets). In one episode, we learn that Quinn is actually a "trustafarian", from a wealthy background.
* The Mayor of Portland (played by Kyle MacLachlan):
* Vince and Jacqueline: a stereotypical goth couple who wear black clothes and white face makeup all the time, drive a hearse, and live in a house filled with funereal decorations.
* Claire and Doug: Claire is a successful career woman, while Doug stays at home and can barely take care of himself. In a Season 6 episode, Claire breaks up with Doug and starts a romantic relationship with Candace (see above).
* The Swingers - played by Ebbe Roe Smith and Kristine Levine (whose character is also named Kristine). A couple living in "the lifestyle" who appear conventional on the surface. They have a four-way sexual encounter with Peter and Nance (see above) after the latter drive by their house on new motorcycles and ask for directions.
* Ed Begley Jr., although nameless in sketches, often portrays a member of the community who is exceedingly eager to please his clientele, even by straying from tradition and overincentivizing. He has portrayed a drug store owner that serves breakfast to undercut the competition, as well as a priest who incorporates acupuncture, collage-crafting, appointment-based mass, and rock and roll as a modern alternative to organ music.
* Fred and Carrie: played with minimal costumes, makeup, and hairstyling, these are the show's version of Armisen and Brownstein themselves, living in a house together in Portland.
* Milton: Fred and Carrie's landlord, played by Steve Buscemi (who also directed several episodes). Milton has an overly casual approach to Fred and Carrie's privacy and a lax attitude regarding necessary repairs.
* Peter and Nance: an earnest and open-hearted middle-aged couple.
* Dave and Kath: a very active, overly-intense couple who commit 100% to any new thing they do, causing annoyance to their friends and a generally joyless result. Their interests include things having to do with the outdoors, such as hiking and fleece sweaters.
* Nina and Lance: a couple exhibiting stereotypical gender roles.
* Jeffrey and Quinn: young transients living on the streets of Portland who spend their days panhandling and busking with improvised musical instruments (such as drums made of plastic buckets). In one episode, we learn that Quinn is actually a "trustafarian", from a wealthy background.
* The Mayor of Portland (played by Kyle MacLachlan):
* Vince and Jacqueline: a stereotypical goth couple who wear black clothes and white face makeup all the time, drive a hearse, and live in a house filled with funereal decorations.
* Claire and Doug: Claire is a successful career woman, while Doug stays at home and can barely take care of himself. In a Season 6 episode, Claire breaks up with Doug and starts a romantic relationship with Candace (see above).
* The Swingers - played by Ebbe Roe Smith and Kristine Levine (whose character is also named Kristine). A couple living in "the lifestyle" who appear conventional on the surface. They have a four-way sexual encounter with Peter and Nance (see above) after the latter drive by their house on new motorcycles and ask for directions.
* Ed Begley Jr., although nameless in sketches, often portrays a member of the community who is exceedingly eager to please his clientele, even by straying from tradition and overincentivizing. He has portrayed a drug store owner that serves breakfast to undercut the competition, as well as a priest who incorporates acupuncture, collage-crafting, appointment-based mass, and rock and roll as a modern alternative to organ music.
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