GUYS! Portlandia could be coming up on its LAST SEASON EVER. Is this good news? Will it be detrimental to the tourist industry Voodoo Donuts? How many years will it take the city to reshape its identity? Will we ever admit that we miss the attention? C’mon admit that you’ll miss it.

Either way, time’s just about up (probably!) if you ever want to be able to tell your grandchildren or whoever that you were there, man. According to the show’s Extras Coordinator, “As this is possibly our last season we’re hoping to get a lot of people to submit and draw from a large crowd of Portlandians.” To be considered, check out the official listing, where you’ll find out fun facts like that extras get paid $9.10/hour, which sounds low until you consider all the craft services you’ll be gorging on. Go on, it could be your big break!*

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*It almost definitely will not be.

Marjorie Skinner is the Portland Mercury's Managing Editor, author of the weekly Sold Out column chronicling the area's independent fashion and retail industry, and a frequent contributor to the film and...

4 replies on “This Could Be Your LAST CHANCE to Be an Extra on <i>Portlandia</i>”

  1. You have a really good chance of making the cut if you include a dick pic with your resume, they love that shit, trust me. If you don’t have one, or are female, just do what everyone else does and get a screen shot of someone else’s.

  2. This is the worst show I have ever seen on TV. Probably the worst thing I have ever seen, anywhere. When I die I won’t be thinking about the Russian model I slept with- I will be preoccupied wishing I never watched this.

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