. >> over the years so have steve buscemi in a wig. >> we appreciate it. >> and an efforts while real life mayor of portland. >> i'm still waiting to hear back from my guy. >> reporter: despite its name, the show reflects a time, not just a place. >> it's part of a bigger cultural conversation we're >> reporter: truth is, maybe we're all a little bit "portlandia" ourselves. >> a little san francisco right now. you know what i mean? sorry. much better. welcome to portland. >> reporter: i'm nick watt for "nightline" in los angeles. >> so you're into the show. >> i did see that episode, the last scene you saw there, it was interesting. i thought it was good. i jumped off the bandwagon because you know, but -- >> i've heard good things about the show. i haven't seen it. i've been to portland. it is weird. >> it's very much like portland when you visit it. >> that's what i hear. >> the feel. >> it has won a peabody award. a lot of people are praising it. it shares a title of a sculpture right there on fifth avenue in downtown portland. >> they almost called it stump town. >> really? >> doe

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steve buscemi -- >> i can't believe i'm meeting you guys. >> reporter: a real-life mayor of portland -- >> i'm still waiting to hear back from my guy. >> i still get to say, live in new york, it's saturday night particular. >> reporter: armisten has a comedy background -- >> you're the funniest half-german person i've met. >> danke schoen. >> reporter: brownstein does not. she was an indie band icon when they met. >> had a button with my face on it. >> what? >> i know, creepy. also slattering. >> i love slater king so much, her band. they are my favorite band. >> how did you know she was going to be funny? >> as soon as i met her, i knew she was going to be funny. she's just perfectly funny. >> i just sew this bird onto the pillow -- >> reporter: also does this and they are now best friends on and off the show. >> apparently you scream and you like it? >> aahhh! >> the way she does it is it's possessed. always surprises me. >> aahhh! >> aahhh! >> harsh, man, why? >> reporter: and portland's tics, portland's leif motifs are now everywhere. >> the more that i travel, the more that we t

cooper's like steve buscemi. mm. i love him, but i don't want to have sex with him. well, if you don't have feelings for him, then you can go talk to that cute guy over there. mm, no. he's good-looking like a modelly, perfect face, i-can-see-our-kids kind of way, but i'm just not feeling it. because you have feelings for cooper. no! ugh! in that case, i will go talk to him for you. please don't. you're welcome. i don't need your help. i got this. no. no. no. barry? "irish need not apply." did you know barry's racist? oh, yeah, but just against irish people. he had a really bad experience last st. patrick's day. he wants me to come over, have a drink with him. oh, no, honey, he doesn't like you. can we have more shots? sure. uh... what? (door bells tinkle) woman: welcome to lil' spoons! thanks. thanks. neal: so one of these ice cream-loving fools is a thief! but which one? i say we start punching people in the face and ask questions later. go easy there, dwayne "mr. t" johnson. no, it's two different people. no, instead of hitting strangers in the face, i say we call

starring me and steve buscemi, i'ddi falco, alan alda, jessica lang. >> jimmy: fantastic cast. >> they're unbelievable. i asked them, please don't tell anybody you're doing this show. and i called their agents and said, we're not telling anybody. they're like, how are you going to promote it? i said, i'm not. i just want it to appear. i just want it to suddenly appear. i thought, this is a gift to the viewers. >> jimmy: uh-huh. they tell me everything before i see a show. you see a preview for a movie, i just saw the [ bleep ]ing movie, why did you tell me everything? excuse me. so you get a thing, you go what? the e-mail said "horace and pete" is available for download, that's it. you go on and start watching it. it's a weird show. >> jimmy: very weird show. >> there's nothing like it. >> it's kind of like a play. >> yeah. >> jimmy: or it's kind of like a sitcom. >> yeah. >> jimmy: but there's no one laughing. >> that's right. >> jimmy: there aren't a ton of jokes in it. >> no, not at all. >> jimmy: there are some and the jokes that are in it are very funny. but mostly it's like "cheers"