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Pick of the Day: The State: Breakin’ Hearts & Dippin’ Balls (in NYC) 10/16 & 10/17

August 15, 2023

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Legendary (and yes, it’s appropriate here) sketch group, The State, comprised, for this night, of Ken Marino, David Wain, Kerri Kenney, Joe Lo Truglio, Michael Ian Black, Kevin Allison, and Michael Patrick Jann are getting back together for an exclusive tour (that might blossom into something bigger maybe with Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant, and Todd Holoubeck?) maturely called Breakin’ Hearts & Dippin’ Balls. The ramifications of The State reassembling are so massive, which is partially why it happens so rarely (that and the fact that each individual member is quite successful on their own comedy path).

Thus far, they’ve only got dates in Denver and NYC lined-up, but that means you kind of should go out of your way to make sure you catch what you can of the Breakin’ Hearts & Dippin’ Balls tour. For New Yorkers, The State will be taking over Palladium Times Square on Oct. 16th & 17th with tickets going on sale this Wed. at 10AM ET/7AM PT (use the code “STATE” for early access) starting at $67.

Set a reminder and go snag those tickets here.

Pick of the Day: SF Sketchfest’s Festpocalypse 1/30

It’s the first day of 2021 even though it feels like 2020 is still going on and doing it’s terrible, terrible thing, you can, if you’re up for it, try to start the year anew.

In that regard, we’d like to remind you of the first real big comedy event of the year (it’s still virtual, FYI): SF Sketchfest’s Festpocalypse. Coming in at the end of January right around when SF Sketchfest, one of the world’s biggest comedy festivals would normally happen, Festpocalypse will be a virtual event at a proportion that SF Sketchfest hasn’t ever done. Just take a gander at that line-up on the flyer. Even though it’s taking place over one day only, it really is a bill that they’d have at their normally scheduled, three week comedy festival extravaganza that takes over San Francisco.

Also, you should note that Festpocalypse is a fundraiser for SF Sketchfest to keep going in the future when doing a big time festival will be allowed.

Festpocalypse is set for Jan. 30th and will begin streaming at 5PM PT/8PM ET. Tickets start at only $20, but go up if you want to snag some merch. Go get them here.

Pick of the Day: Zoom with The State (Benefit for CA Immigrant Resilience Fund & NAACP)

June 8, 2020

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A reunion of one of the most foundational sketch troupes and absurdist comedy of all time, The State, is a rarity. Leave it to a time like now where supporting organizations like the NAACP and the California Immigrant Resilience Fund is more important than ever for The State to reconvene to do a live reading of their favorite sketches, visit unreleased material, do a Q&A as well as an exclusive memorabilia auction.

Slated to appear will be almost all of The State including Kevin Allison, Michael Ian Black, Todd Holoubek, Michael Patrick Jann, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Thomas Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Michael Showalter, and David Wain.

All of this will be taking place on Zoom this Wed. Jun. 10th at 6PM PT/9PM ET. You can and should get your tickets here.

Michael Showalter Makes the Latest and Greatest Adult Swim Infomercial, “Giles Vanderhoot”

April 27, 2016

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Michael Showalter just made an amazing infomercial for Adult Swim that follows a crazed “rehabilitationamlist” Giles Vanderhoot trying to make an infomercial for his “rehabilitationamilism” services.

You don’t need to stay up ‘til 3AM to see it because it’s now on YouTube.

“The Union of The State”, An Oral History of the Famed Sketch Group Coming Out in May

January 14, 2016

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(via Moontower Comedy)

This’ll be a must read for comedy fans/lovers/aficionados/nerds/etc.

The seminal sketch group that featured Kevin Allison, Michael Ian Black, Robert Ben Garant, Todd Holoubek, Michael Patrick Jann, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Thomas Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Michael Showalter, and David Wain are giving us an in-depth oral history by way of author Corey Stulce.

Folks like Keegan-Michael Key, Paul Rudd, A.D. Miles, and Rob Corddry are also featured.

It’s called The Union of The State and it’s set for release on May 3rd. The release coincides with the group’s reunion after 25 years since their inception.

Comedy Central’s 1900s Comedy “Another Period” Adds Michael Ian Black, David Koechner, Paget Brewster, David Wain, More

October 1, 2014

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Whether you’re aware of it or not, Comedy Central is on a roll. Drunk History, Nathan For You, Broad City, “@midnight”, Kroll Show, seem to all be solid in so many respects and thus, it shouldn’t be a surprise that their 1900s scripted comedy Another Period starring Riki Lindhome and Natasha Leggero has just added a stellar supporting/guest cast.

Lauren Ash, Michael Ian Black, Paget Brewster, Beth Dover, Brett Gelman, Brian Huskey, David Koechner, Jason Ritter, David Wain and Armen Weitzman are all set to round out the show following Rhode Island’s “first family”.

While, Another Period won’t come around until 2015, 2015 isn’t that far off.

The State Reunited on “@midnight”

January 28, 2014

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Though only Michael Showalter, Kerri Kenney, and Michael Ian Black were playing on “@midnight with Chris Hardwick” last night, The State indeed did come together, even if they were only slightly aware of it.

Watch the “reunion” here.

The State’s “State by State with The State” to Come Out as E-Book Next week

November 1, 2013

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Legendary sketch group, The State, is re releasing their book State by State with The State: An Uninformed, Poorly Researched Guide to Traveling the United States as an e-book Nov. 5th, which is on pre-order right now. You can still buy a physical copy, which begs the question about why is it a big deal about releasing as a e-book?

Well, making this promo with all the members of The State is a good enough reason as far as we’re concerned.