Highest rated as cast or director
Final Space
2018 · 3 Seasons
The Looney Tunes Show
2011 · 2 Seasons
Documentary Now!
2015 · 4 Seasons
Big Mouth
2017 · 8 Seasons
Portlandia
2011 · 8 Seasons
Forever
2018 · 1 Season
Fred Armisen's 11 titles from the 2010s have a median Balasaur Score of 69, led by Final Space (83) and The Looney Tunes Show (79), against 54 for those from the 2020s.
Biography
Fereydun Robert Armisen (born December 4, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, musician, and television writer. With his comedy partner Carrie Brownstein, he co-created and co-starred in the IFC sketch comedy series Portlandia. He also co-created and starred in the mockumentary IFC series Documentary Now! and the Showtime comedy series Moonbase 8. Armisen was the bandleader and frequent drummer for the Late Night with Seth Meyers house band, the 8G Band from 2014 to 2024. He was a cast member on the late-night sketch comedy and variety series Saturday Night Live from 2002 to 2013. He voiced Speedy Gonzales on The Looney Tunes Show. He also works as a voice actor in films, such as The Smurfs (2011), The Smurfs 2 (2013), The House of Tomorrow, The Lego Ninjago Movie (both 2017), The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021), The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The Contestant (both 2023), Thelma the Unicorn (2024) and Fixed (2025). Armisen has acted in comedy films, including EuroTrip, Melvin Goes to Dinner, The Ex, and The Dictator. He is also notable for his guest-star appearances in television shows such as 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, New Girl, Broad City, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Difficult People, The Last Man on Earth, Toast of Tinseltown, Our Flag Means Death, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Modern Family, and Barry. Armisen received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Comedy Album for Standup for Drummers in 2019. He has also won two Peabody Awards, one in 2008 as part of the Saturday Night Live political satire cast and one in 2011 for Portlandia. From 2019 to 2022, he co-starred and served as writer and executive producer on the Spanish-language series Los Espookys, which he co-created. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fred Armisen, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acted in 158
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
Dear Shop Girl
Landlord
G*ve a F*ck LA: A Benefit for LA Fire Relief
Movie
- 2024
Never Mind
Manager Cat
Come and Save Me
Hugo
- 2023
Resurgence
Record shopper 2
- 2022
Toast of Tinseltown
Russ Nightlife · 5 episodes
- 2021
Do, Re & Mi
Juan Peacock (voice) · 23 episodes
Cinema Toast
TV
Too Late
Fredo Muñoz
- 2020
Moonbase 8
Skip · 6 episodes
The Imminent Expiration of Seth Dodson
Dr. Greengrass
2010s
- 2019
Yo La Tengo: Hanukkah 2019 - Night One
Movie
Adams
Adams
- 2018
Fortune Rookie
Fred · 2 episodes
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys
Movie
- 2017
A Christmas Story Live!
Elf
Band Aid
Dave
- 2016
Ordinary World
Gary
- 2015
Long Live the Royals
Gavin, Brody · 4 episodes
Addicted to Fresno
Gerald
Staten Island Summer
Victor
George and the Vacuum
George
- 2014
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
Chadwick (voice)
- 2013
Fame or Shame Season 14
Hugh Harrison (Voice)
Out There
Terry Rosachristas · 10 episodes
- 2012
Unsupervised
Martin (voice) · 6 episodes
- 2011
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
Barack Obama
- 2010
The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
Presidential Reunion
Barack Obama
2000s
- 2009
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Various (archive footage)
Papa Nogood
Wisher (voice)
- 2008
Christmas on Mars
Philosophical and Hymn-Singing Astronaut
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
TV
- 2007
Tim and Eric Nite Live!
Dr. Pat Gordon Hall · 1 episode
Fred Armisen Presents: Complicated Drumming Technique Jens Hannemann
Jens Hannemann
Goodbye Baby
Comic
Laser Cats 2
Scientist
- 2006
Freak Show
TV
- 2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade
Movie
- 2004
The Frank International Film Festival
Frank
- 2003
Melvin Goes to Dinner
Vesa
- 2002
- 2001
Next!
TV
- 2000
1980s
- 1989
Produced 8
2020s
- 2025
Dear Shop Girl
Executive Producer
- 2022
- 2020
Moonbase 8
Executive Producer
Wrote 7
2020s
- 2020
Moonbase 8
Writer
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2015
- 2012
- 2011
2000s
- 2004
The Frank International Film Festival
Writer
Created 4
2020s
- 2020
Moonbase 8
Creator
2010s
- 2019
- 2015
- 2011
Directed 1
2010s
- 2011
Appearances60
2020s
- 2026
5 Things with Jay Mewes
Self - Guest · 1 episode
- 2025
Netflix Tudum 2025
Self
DIY: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Punk
Self
- 2024
Age of Audio
Self
- 2023
Melomaniac
Self
- 2022
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
Self
- 2021
- 2020
The Second City Presents: The Last Show Left on Earth
Self - Guest · 1 episode
2010s
- 2019
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
Self
My View: Clem Burke
Self
- 2017
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Self
Man in the Camo Jacket
Self
- 2016
- 2015
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
Self
The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead
Self
- 2014
The Maya Rudolph Show
Self
- 2013
Revenge of the Mekons
Self
- 2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
- 2010
Saturday Night
Self
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
Largo
Self
- 2006
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
Self
Book Club
Self
- 2005
Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration
Self
- 2002
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco
Self
Thanked in the credits3
2020s
- 2026
- 2020
2010s
- 2016
