Fred Armisen: “Saturday Night Live” was smart to increase the diversity of its cast — salon.com

Though Fred Armisen took a break from work to celebrate “Portlandia’s” recent Emmy nominations (which included the comedian’s first Emmy nom, ever), Armisen hasn’t stopped for much else lately: He’s already thinking ahead to the show’s fifth season, developing a new comedy on IFC — “American Documentary,” with Bill Hader and Seth Meyers — and riffing on the guitar four nights a week on “Late Night.” And as of Tuesday, the “SNL” alum is also the star of a new “social experiment” sponsored by Heineken, meant to get people “out of their comfort zones” (and, presumably, to drink more Heineken).

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