What Fred Armisen has said about Genealogy and ancestry testing

3 quotes · 1 episode · Apr 7, 2026

Fred Armisen, American comedian, actor and musician, former 'Saturday Night Live' cast member and co-creator of 'Portlandia', has been quoted on Genealogy and ancestry testing 3 times in 1 episode of Good Hang with Amy Poehler, most recently on April 7, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Armisen explained that his Persian given name came from his grandmother's Persian boyfriend in Germany, who named the baby though he was not the father.

    “Because his mom in Germany was dating a Persian man at the time when she got pregnant. Not by him”

    Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Fred Armisen (Apr 7, 2026) · Listen from 17:41

  • Armisen said researching his family history taught him that history was more complex than he had learned, including immigration in Germany and racism against Koreans in Japan.

    “Things are just more complex than I ever learned originally. Or that there was racism against Koreans in Japan”

    Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Fred Armisen (Apr 7, 2026) · Listen from 18:42

  • Armisen said he identified culturally as Venezuelan because his mother's relatives were constantly present while his East German father's family was distant.

    “My dad's from East Germany, which means that it was communist Germany at the time. So we had no relatives around us”

    Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Fred Armisen (Apr 7, 2026) · Listen from 19:49

Episodes

  • Fred Armisen

    Good Hang with Amy Poehler · Apr 7, 2026 · 1 h 9 min

    Amy Poehler talks with Fred Armisen about his family history, punk band years, Blue Man Group, SNL and conflict styles, with a visit from Carrie Brownstein.

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