George Carlin's American Dream is a comedy special that was created by the late comedian George Carlin in 2004. The show covers a range of topics related to the American Dream, including consumerism, the pursuit of happiness, and the pursuit of wealth. Carlin critiques the idea of the American Dream, arguing that it is a concept that has been used to control people and distract them from larger societal issues.

With much humor derived from some cast members of Saturday Night Live and with approval from Lorne Michaels himself, Portlandia was born. The name Portlandia refers to a sculpture with that title found over the entrance doors of the Portland Building which is situated in downtown Portland on Fifth Avenue. The show has the fast paced comedy touch that SNL is well noted for and cast members Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein help keep it moving along. With Lorne Michaels as executive producer and creative writing from Fred Armisen, Jonathan Krisel, and Carrie Brownstein the show appears to have a bright future. We see how popular restaurants along the famous Hawthorne District in Portland handle irate dinner guests when they leave rather nasty reviews on a website titled Yelp! Another episode finds how badly a one man performance can actually be at the Hollywood Theatre, a local historic building in northeast Portland. If it happens in or around Portland it might end up on the show in some fashion, most likely comedic in tone. Portlandia currently runs on the IFC (Independent Film Channel).

The Chris Gethard Show is a comedy and variety television show that premiered in 2011. It was created by comedian Chris Gethard and features a mix of comedy sketches, interviews, and performances from musicians and comedians. The show has been described as "weird," "experimental," and "unpredictable," and has developed a cult following over the years.

Virginia Madsen is Cheryl West, a loyal wife and mother who happens to be married to a career criminal called Wolf West (actor David James Elliott). This puts a crimp in their social life and their four kids futures may even be in jeopardy if they can't spring dad from prison soon. A New Zealand television series titled Outrageous Fortune is the origin for this fun and fast moving American TV comedy drama. Cheryl West has four children, a set of twins named Cal and Logan plus two younger daughters Heather and Hope. They have each participated in some "shady behavior" until Wolf land in prison for a five year sentence. Mom, Cheryl, decides they must all become honest citizens in spite of good old dad's interference from inside jail. What will that do to their image? Virginia Madsen (as Cheryl West) has been in Sideways & The Astronaut Farmer is sister to actor Michael Madsen. David James Elliott starred in Jag for 10 years before joining CSI: NY in 2010 and in between he played Wolfgang "Wolf" West. The children were played by Patrick Flueger (playing both twin boys), Leven Rambin as Heather West, and Vanessa Marano as Hope West.

A pair of young women make for "strange bedfellows" when they finally become friends of sort after one's attempts to scam the other fail. June Colbern moves to New York only to find her dream job falls apart when the mortgage company she went to work for suddenly falls apart as the company goes under due to ripping off schemes. After losing her apartment she moves in with Chloe who June discovers is a con artist. They do become friends however and Apartment 23 becomes a place of interest to other local residents like Robin, a neighbor obsessed with Chloe, Eli who lives next door and spies on the women. Chloe has one good friend in James Van Der Beek (played by James Van Der Beek) on whom she can rely. Starring as Chloe is Krysten Ritter from Veronica Mars & Gilmore Girls, Dreama Walker from Gossip Girl & The Good Wife is June Colbern, Robin is played by Liza Lapira from Fast & Furious and Crazy, Stupid, Love. James Van Der Beek (Dawson's Creek, Mercy) plays a fictionalized version of himself. Fun series with plenty of New York scenery.

Call Me Kat is a TV sitcom that aired on Fox in January 2021, and it's based on the British sitcom Miranda. The show stars Mayim Bialik as the titular character, Kat, who is a 39-year-old single woman who decides to use her savings to open a cat cafe in Louisville, Kentucky. Her parents and friends don't understand her decision, but she is determined to make it work.