Portlandia season 3 premiere

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Premiere event for Portlandia season 3 at the American Museum of Natural History on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, in New York.

Saturday Night Live alum Andy Samburg and musician Joanna Newsom attend the season 3 premiere event of IFC's Portlandia at the American Museum of Natural History on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, in New York. (Diane Bondareff/Invision for IFC/AP Images)

Actress Rose Byrne attends the season 3 premiere event of IFC's Portlandia. The new season premieres on IFC on Jan. 4 at 10pm ET/PT. (Diane Bondareff/Invision for IFC/AP Images)

Saturday Night Live cast members, from left, Nasim Pedrad, Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong and Vanessa Bayer attend the season 3 premiere event of IFC's Portlandia. (Diane Bondareff/Invision for IFC/AP Images)

Lorne Michaels, right, executive producer of IFC's Portlandia, joins, Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, co-creators and stars of Portlandia, at the premiere event for Portlandia season 3. This season, they say, will have less of a focus on individual, self-contained sketches. (Diane Bondareff/Invision for IFC/AP Images)

From left, Martin Short, Taran Killam, Steve Higgins and Andy Samberg attend the season 3 premiere event of IFC's Portlandia. The show launched catchphrases such as "put a bird on it," "we can pickle that." (Diane Bondareff/Invision for IFC/AP Images)

From left, actor Kyle MacLachlan, Portlandia director Jonathan Krisel and musician Kim Gordon attend the season 3 premiere party for IFC's Portlandia. The new season premieres on IFC on Jan. 4 at 10pm ET/PT. (Diane Bondareff/Invision for IFC/AP Images)

Carrie Brownstein, right, co-creator and co-star of IFC's Portlandia, poses with musician St. Vincent at the premiere party for Portlandia. The new season premieres on IFC on Jan. 4 at 10pm ET/PT. (Diane Bondareff/Invision for IFC/AP Images)

Actors Amber Tamblyn and David Cross attend the season 3 premiere event of IFC's Portlandia at the American Museum of Natural History on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, in New York. (Diane Bondareff/Invision for IFC/AP Images)

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Saturday Night Live alum Andy Samburg and musician Joanna Newsom attend the season 3 premiere event of IFC's Portlandia at the American Museum of Natural History on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, in New York. (Diane Bondareff/Invision for IFC/AP Images)

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