"In just 3 short seasons, MTV's The State established itself as
one of the most influential sketch comedy series of all time, and
kick-started the careers of some of the most successful comedy actors,
writers and directors of our generation." --Crave Online
THE STATE COMPLETE SERIES ON DVD PRE ORDER NOW
To pre-order and get a free t-shirt go to TheStateOnDvd.com and more on the dvd at thestate.mtv.com
Other News:
Jan 2009: THE STATE REUNITES IN SAN FRANCISCO
All eleven members of THE STATE performed together for the first time in over ten years, at the San Francisco Sketchfest in January 2009.
March 2008: THE STATE REUNION IN L.A.
On March 15, 2008, THE STATE reunited at the UCB Theater in Los Angeles with a live show of all new sketch comedy.
Here's a write up plus other links about the show from The Apiary
Photo by Steve Agee
LATEST PLACES TO SEE STATE MEMBERS
MICHAEL & MICHAEL HAVE ISSUES
created by and starring Michael Showalter & Michael Ian Black
Coming July 15 2009, Comedy Central
RENO 911!
created by and starring Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon & Kerri Kenney-Silver
also starring Joe Lo Truglio
Current season: Wednesdays, 10:30pm, Comedy Central
PARTY DOWN
starring Ken Marino
Fridays, 10:30pm, Starz
MOVIES written and/or directed by members of The State
ROLE MODELS (2008)
directed by David Wain
co-written by David Wain & Ken Marino
featuring Ken Marino, Joe Lo Truglio, David Wain & Kerri Kenney-Silver
THE TEN(2007)
directed by David Wain
written by Ken Marino & David Wain
featuring EVERY member of The State
WEDDING DAZE(2007)
written & directed by Michael Ian Black
featuring Kevin Allison
BALLS OF FURY(2007)
directed by Robert Ben Garant
written by Robert Ben Garant & Thomas Lennon
featuring Thomas Lennon & Kerri Kenney-Silver
RENO 911!: MIAMI(2007)
directed by Robert Ben Garant
written by Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon & Kerri Kenney-Silver
featuring EVERY member of The State
THE PACIFIER(2005)
written by Robert Ben Garant & Thomas Lennon
TAXI(2004)
written by Robert Ben Garant & Thomas Lennon
featuring Robert Ben Garant
WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER(2001)
directed by David Wain
written by Michael Showalter & David Wain
featuring Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, Joe Lo Truglio & Ken Marino
RENO 911!(2003-present)
created by and starring Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon & Kerri Kenney-Silver
consulting producer Michael Patrick Jann
also starring Joe Lo Truglio
MICHAEL IAN BLACK THOMAS LENNON MICHAEL SHOWALTER DAVID WAIN State article in FILTER Check out a wonderful
article from FILTER magazine.
Entertainment Weekly
EW published this full page article about The State in their June 24, 2006 issue! DETAILS Read the full TEXT of the 1996 Details Magazine article about the rise and fall of The State. Do your own version of a play by Joe Lo Truglio, Michael Showalter and David Wain! SEX, a.k.a. WEINERS AND BOOBS is available to theater companies of any size to produce! All info is at
PLAYSCRIPTS.COM. Our book STATE BY STATE WITH THE STATE
and the MTV home video THE STATE: SKITS AND STICKERS
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