Fred Armisen is a comedian, writer, producer, and musician. He is the co-writer and co-star of IFC’s Emmy-nominated series Portlandia . He is in the hit Netflix series Wednesday as Uncle Fester. He stars in HBO’s Los Espookys , which he co-wrote and executive produced. He can also be heard in the hit animated Super Mario Bros movie. Armisen stars in, writes, and produces IFC’s hit show Documentary Now . He has also appeared in HBO’s Our Flag Means Death , Judd Apatow’s The Bubble, and Amazon’s series Forever. He voices characters in Big Mouth and The Mitchells vs. The Machines . He is currently starring in the Broadway play All In. Armisen is an 11-season veteran of Saturday Night Live . From 2014-2024, Armisen was band leader of the 8G Band on Late Night With Seth Meyers .