With Portlandia, I don't think our intention is always to find something funny. Sometimes the humor comes from taking something really seriously. We're okay with making somebody feel uncomfortable or uneasy.

For me, being in shape means, like, not having cynicism out-weigh optimism on a daily basis.

I feel like I came in comedy's side door, and still feel very fraudulent in many ways.

After Sleater-Kinney broke up in 2006 I had very little desire to play music. It took well over three years before picking up a guitar meant anything to me other than an exercise.

I think proteins are really good for your brain. And your brain is where comedy comes from.

I think hip-hop does a very good job of infusing comedy and humor and wit into music, a lot more than other genres.

The fact that people go to Portland to visit a tiny feminist bookstore-no matter what the impetus is for them getting there-the fact that they go in there and look around and shop for books or stationery or whatever, is a major source of pride for me.