Fred Armisen

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Caught in the Act

Rose Byrne & Bobby Cannavale Hold Hands at Portlandia Party in N.Y.C.

Originally posted 12/11/2012 11:25AM

New couple alert?

Rose Byrne and Boardwalk Empire's Bobby Cannavale clutched hands as they surreptitiously made their way through the crowd inside the Hall of Ocean Life at New York's American Museum of Natural History Monday night. Though the duo never posed for pictures together on the red carpet, they looked to be very much together and enjoying each other's company at a bash to celebrate IFC's hit comedy Portlandia's upcoming third season (Jan. 4, 10 p.m. ET). (When asked if they were dating, Byrne's rep had no comment.)

The soiree, which began with a screening of two upcoming episodes from the series and an introduction by its stars and writers, Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, continued into the vast ocean-themed room, lined with hundreds of models of sea creatures and bathed purplish-blue lights as a 94 ft. long blue whale hung from the ceiling.

A who's who of the comedy world stars – Martin Short; David Cross and wife Amber Tamblyn; and most of the current cast of SNL – mingled in the large room, chatting with each other and with fans (there was no separate VIP section) and grabbing drinks from the large bar in the center of the room or nibbling passed Hors d'oeuvre such as bite-sized waffles with Camembert cheese.

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Elisabeth Moss Says Ex Fred Armisen Is Not 'Normal'

Originally posted 03/08/2012 12:00PM

Elisabeth Moss has something to say about her ex-husband Fred Armisen, and the funnyman might not be smiling at her remarks.

"One of the greatest things I heard someone say about him is, 'He's so great doing impersonations. But the greatest impersonation he does is that of a normal person.' To me, that sums it up," the Mad Men actress, 29, tells Page Six Magazine.

She adds: "I've never told anyone that. And I don't want to waste any more of my life talking about it."

Biting comments indeed, and Moss knows it.

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Fred Armisen and Abby Elliott Split

Originally posted 09/27/2011 03:00PM

Saturday Night Live stars Fred Armisen and Abby Elliott have broken up, a source confirms to PEOPLE.

"He was away all summer filming in Portland, she was on location somewhere else," says the source. "They spent a lot of time apart, and they started to grow apart."

"They're still good friends," the source adds. "This wasn't a bad breakup or anything."

Elliott, 24, and Armisen, 44, began dating last year, after Armisen split from ex-wife, Mad Men star Elisabeth Moss.
– Charlotte Triggs

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Fred Armisen and Abby Elliott's Relationship in 'Early Stages'

Originally posted 08/19/2010 03:25PM

Conflicting work schedules and trying to maintain a long distance relationship caused Fred Armisen and Elisabeth Moss's marriage to come to an end, a source tells PEOPLE.

"Both him and Elisabeth have moved on," says the source about the SNL funnyman, 43, and Mad Men actress, 28, who wed in October and split in May. "It was totally amicable and friendly."

While Moss has remained low-key, the newly single Armisen recently reportedly stepped out with fellow SNL cast member Abby Elliott, 23, for a cozy dinner in Los Angeles.

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Weddings

Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss Marries SNL's Fred Armisen

Originally posted 10/26/2009 02:55PM

Her character Peggy Olson might be stifling in a 1960s atmosphere of sexism and repression but Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss has something to crack a big smile about: The actress married Saturday Night Live funnyman Fred Armisen on Sunday, her rep confirms.

The two wed in front of friends and family at The Foundry in Long Island City, New York.

In August, the pair said they were aiming for a simple, "medium-sized" wedding, and that Moss, 27, would be wearing a Claire Pettibone dress. "It was actually the only and first designer I ever wanted," said Moss. "I just thought [the dresses] were really beautiful."

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