Carrie Brownstein

Carrie Brownstein is a musician, writer and performer who co-created Portlandia with Fred Armisen and Jonathan Krisel. The series grew from comedy videos she and Armisen made together, using recurring characters and local subcultures to explore the contradictions of everyday Portland life.

Brownstein is also a co-founder, guitarist and vocalist of Sleater-Kinney. Her comedy career developed alongside that music work, with acting credits including Transparent and the memoir Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl. On Portlandia, she worked both as a writer and as one of the central performers in its changing cast of characters.