Portland goes dark, and the hipsters barely notice. Peak comedy chaos.
Electricity is shut off for the entire City of Portland due to unpaid bills at the Mayor's Office.
Acting
Armisen and Brownstein's seamless character ping-pong.
Writing
Escalating bureaucratic nonsense that somehow makes sense.
Direction
Krisel's tight sketch pacing in short form.
Director
Jonathan Krisel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a standalone short that aired between seasons, not a standard episode—explaining the movie credit and 22-minute runtime.
Kyle MacLachlan's Mayor character became a series staple, but his Twin Peaks energy here was fully unleashed before the show softened him.
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