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‘Portlandia’ Lands Guest Spots From Eddie Vedder, St. Vincent

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In SPIN’s first ever “Funny” Issue, on newsstands now, Portlandia co-creators Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein playfully skewer the music geeks who provide some of the show’s inspiration. Next season they’ll welcome more actual rock stars onto their hilarious show, too: Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock, Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones, Joanna Newsom, St. Vincent, and Johnny Marr will all appear in the second season of Portlandia, set to premiere on January 6 at 10 p.m. EST on IFC.

The rockers “will be taking up temporary residence in show’s satirical and dreamy rendering of Portland, OR,” according to a statement from the show. They join previously announced guests Kyle MacLachlan (Desperate Housewives, Twin Peaks), Penny Marshall (Laverne and Shirley), Jack McBrayer (30 Rock), Mary Lynn Rajskub (24), Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption), Andy Samberg (SNL), Amber Tamblyn (127 Hours, House) and Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids, SNL).

There are 5,011,200 seconds until Portlandia‘s second season arrives. Until then, read our 40 Greatest Comedy Albums of All Time and sate your jones with one of our favorite season one clips — Armisen’s satire of the cutthroat bike community in the Rose City — and the footage we grabbed of Armisen and Brownstein on the set of their SPIN shoot:

More Laughs From SPIN’s “Funny” Issue:
Funny Is Deadly Serious: Patton Oswalt Introduces SPIN’s New Issue
Das Racist Cover Story: These Colors Don’t Run
Why Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster of WFMU’s ‘Best Show’ Are Punk Genuises
‘Portlandia’ Stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein Toast Rock’s Great Cliches
We Like Short Shorts! Online Comedy That Keeps It Simple (and Stupid)

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