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Friday Night Best Bet: IFC 'Portlandia' and 'Todd Margaret' (VIDEOS)

By April MacIntyre Jan 6, 2012, 4:01 GMT

Best bet for Friday night: IFC\'s second seasons of Portlandia and The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret!

Best bet for Friday night: IFC's second seasons of Portlandia and The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret!

This Friday, January 6th starting at 10pm ET/PT, tune into IFC for the hilarious new seasons of two acclaimed comedy series, Portlandia and The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret.

PORTLANDIA - Premieres Friday, January 6 at 10:00 pm ET/PT

Portlandia welcomes viewers back to Fred & Carrie's romanticized and dreamy rendering of Portland, OR for ten all new episodes.

Season two will see the return of some of Portlandia's most loved and notable characters while also introducing a variety of new, wonderfully eccentric characters. Guest stars this season include Kristen Wiig, Penny Marshall, Eddie Vedder, Jeff Goldblum, Amber Tamblyn, Andy Samberg, Tim Robbins and many more.

Preview: Allergy Pride Parade

THE INCREASINGLY POOR DECISION OF TODD MARGARET

Premieres Friday, January 6 at 10:30pm ET/PT

Created, written by and starring David Cross (Arrested Development), The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret follows the American bloke Todd Margaret (Cross), a compulsive liar who finds himself in London heading up the sales office of a new energy drink, Thunder Muscle. The show also stars Will Arnett (Up All Night, Arrested Development) as Todd's boss, Sharon Horgan (Pulling) as the uninterested object of Todd's affection and Blake Harrison (The Inbetweeners) as Todd's mysteriously devious sole employee.  Special guest stars this season include Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Amber Tamblyn (House), and Russ Tamblyn (West Side Story).

To Catch Up, Check out this Taiwanese Animated Recap of Season 1:

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