IFC Orders Two More Seasons of ‘Portlandia’

Frank DiMarco/IFC Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen as owners of a feminist bookstore on the IFC series “Portlandia.”

The dream of the Nineties will continue until at least 2015: the IFC cable channel said on Wednesday that it had picked up two further seasons of “Portlandia,” its popular sketch comedy series with Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein about life in a city that is similar but not identical to Portland, Ore., where alternative culture still thrives and where, as one character put it, “young people go to retire.”

Created by Mr. Armisen (of “Saturday Night Live”), Ms. Brownstein (a guitarist and singer with bands like Sleater-Kinney and Wild Flag) and Jonathan Krisel (“Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!”), “Portlandia” has become a defining show for IFC as it continues to expand on its lineup of original comedy programming. Since its debut in 2011, “Portlandia” has provided a home for off-beat celebrity guests like Kyle MacLachlan, Jeff Goldblum, Martina Navratilova and Aimee Mann. (It may also become the primary creative outlet for Mr. Armisen, who all but declared his departure from “Saturday Night Live” on its season finale in May.)

IFC said the next two seasons of “Portlandia” will consist of 10 episodes each, and will be shown in early 2014 and 2015.