Fred Armisen News

Get all the scoop on THE SIMPSONS, airing on FOX on Sunday, March 19, 2023! Albert Brooks (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Fred Armisen (Big Mouth) Make Return Guest Voice Appearances. A mysterious figure FROM Marge’s past returns to coach her for a bowling tournament. Watch a video clip from a recent episode now!

Tony winner Annaleigh Ashford will sit down with Seth Meyers tomorrow on Late Night to discuss starring as Mrs. Lovett in the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd. Sweeney Todd also includes Josh Groban in the title role, Jordan Fisher, Gaten Matarazzo, Ruthie Ann Miles, and more.

The Cherry Lane Theatre, located in New York City's Greenwich Village, has been bought by the film studio A24. A24 is the company behind the film adaptation of The Whale, as well as the critically-acclaimed Everything Everywhere All at Once. Other A24 films include The Humans, Hereditary, Zola, The Florida Project, Lady Bird, Moonlight, and more.

Get all the scoop on THAT'S MY JAM, airing on NBC on Tuesday, March 7, 2023! Celebrity guests Jason Derulo, Nicole Sherzinger, Kelsea Ballerini and Julia Michaels compete in a series of music, dance and trivia-based games and musical performances, including Air Guitar, Launch the Mic and new game Don’t Fear the Speaker. Watch a video preview!

The film stars Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong, Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek and Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike.

Check out Super Mario Bros. Plumbing for super service and adventure. The film stars Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong, and more. Watch the new video trailer now!

TheaterWorks Hartford will present the New England Premiere of Queen of Basel by Hilary Bettis. Featuring an all Latinx cast and creative team, Queen of Basel runs February 3–26, 2023 at TheaterWorks Hartford’s historic home.

While the highly anticipated in-person return of SF Sketchfest brings over 200 shows to venues across the city, for the first time ever, SF Sketchfest will be making its special programming accessible to audiences around the world with livestream viewing available for select festival events.

Letters to Santa: The 24 Hour Comedy and Music Marathon is bringing holiday cheer to Chicago locals sooner than expected with the help of comedians, musicians and some of the windy city's finest improvisors.

Jimmy Fallon hosts a holiday-themed special episode of NBC’s hit music and variety series. “Saturday Night Live” fan-favorite cast members Fred Armisen, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer and Melissa Villaseñor compete for charity in a night of festive music-based games, performances and musical impressions.

The film stars Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong, Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek and Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike. Watch the new video trailer now!

The recent Hollywood Walk of Fame recipient joins lead Brendan Fraser (George Bailey) in the role of his wife, Mary Bailey. Primetime Emmy Award® Winner James Cromwell has also been cast as Pa Bailey and autistic actress Sue Ann Pien (Amazon's 'As We See It”) will play Violet for this year’s virtual table read.

Fred Armisen, Kristen Bell, Nicole Richie & JB Smoove are joining this friendly competition to “cele-bake” the holidays and raise some dough for their favorite charities. Maya and Amy will keep their friends on their toes with thrilling twists throughout the episode.

Following last month’s announcement and subsequent record sell out of the concerts in celebration of R.E.M.’s Chronic Town, Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes, long-time friend and promoter Velena Vego, and streaming partner Veeps are collaborating to make the show available for R.E.M. fans around the world via a premium livestream experience.

The Ed Asner Family Center returns for their third year retelling the classic holiday tale of “It’s a Wonderful Life” with a star studded virtual table read. The impressive cast includes Brendan Fraser, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, JK Simmons, Jean Smart, Ken Jeong, Jim Beaver, Brent Spiner, Phil Lamarr, Chelsea Darnell, Ben Mankiewicz, and more.

The hour-long special holiday episode brings together former “Saturday Night Live” cast members Fred Armisen and Ana Gasteyer, who compete against fellow late-night alums Rachel Dratch and Melissa Villaseñor in a night of festive music-based games, performances and musical impressions.

The band is also excited to be be playing “Thundergong!” on November 12 in Kansas City at Uptown Theater in support of The Steps Of Faith Foundation. The event will be hosted by Jason Sudeikis and includes appearances by Fred Armisen, Brendan Hunt and Sam Richardson. Tickets are on-sale here.

From highly-anticipated new movie musicals like Disenchanted and Spirited, to the soundtrack for Netflix's upcoming Matilda the Musical movie soundtrack, November's new streaming releases will give Broadway fans entertained throughout the month. 

Vox hosted an Instagram Live show garnering over fifty thousand views, they played Punk Rock Bowling 2022, made their debut at Seattle’s uber-hip Freakout Fest, and recorded a new 7-inch for Adrenalin Fix Music, Dirty Water, Beluga, and Ghost Highway Recordings in Europe. Purchase the 7' now!

It's a family affair for WEDNESDAY with the new trailer for Netflix's upcoming series revealing comedy veteran Fred Armisen will portray beloved Uncle Fester. From the imagination of Tim Burton, WEDNESDAY is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams' years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Watch the video trailer now!