Steve Buscemi and Portlandia's Celery Incident
Want to see Steve Buscemi go to great lengths to raise celery in the fresh produce ranks or tear into a stalk of the well-known veg? He may be a long way from Nucky Thompson and HBO’s Emmy Award-winning series Boardwalk Empire, but to us, he seems right at home in his role as Marty, a down-on-his luck celery salesman looking to turn things around.
The episode, airing February 27th, features Buscemi who must fight for his job at Produce Sales Headquarters, a black ops organization responsible for making vegetables trendy, according to Eater.
Heirloom tomatoes? Kale? Brussels sprouts? What about a whole viral celery phenomenon? Check out the video below to watch the preview.
Entertainment Weekly asked the show's Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, in a recent interview, if they hoped that celery takes off after people see the episode? To which Armisen responded, “That would be a dream come true…It really would. Because it’s one thing to have any kind of an effect on entertainment, but to have an effect on menus and food?”
We agree!
