The New Yorker Radio Hour

The Sounds of Summer, with Fred Armisen

July 7, 2026·17 min·3-min readconversationalarts
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Comedian and musician Fred Armisen, best known for Saturday Night Live and Portlandia, discusses his quirky, year-long passion project: an album titled 100 Sound Effects, a modern twist on vintage novelty records. In conversation with The New Yorker’s Michael Schulman, Armisen unp

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