Jun 26
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For reasons that are fairly explicable—if not outright “fucking easy to comprehend”—there’s been an uptick in useful…
Jun 7
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Back in April, the team from MTV’s The State reunited to perform “Porcupine Racetrack”—one of their show’s most…
Apr 22
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The State’s left us with no shortage of incredible sketches—“Monkey Torture,” “Taco Man”—but few were as ambitious…
Mar 5 2019
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In the 11-person ranks of the ridiculously prolific and influential comedy troupe The State, it’s tough to say just…
Oct 10 2018
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It’s been a while since we’ve talked with Thomas Lennon, best known for his work in front of the camera on Reno 911!
Apr 3 2018
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1993 was a time when seemingly every network was trying to get in on the sketch-comedy craze. Saturday Night Live…
Aug 24 2016
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For a very specific generation of comedy fans, the members of comedy troupe The State are kind of like The Beatles.…
Apr 13 2016
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It’s an oft-repeated truism that comedy is tragedy plus time. Perhaps no show on television better illustrates that…
Mar 29 2016
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Comedian and filmmaker David Wain announced via Twitter today that comedy fans everywhere will soon be able to…
Mar 2 2016
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Comedic actor Thomas Lennon, best known for his work on TV shows like Reno 911!, The State, and The Odd Couple, had…
Oct 2 2015
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Of all the projects involving graduates of MTV’s rowdy sketch show The State, ranging from Wet Hot American Summer…
Jul 31 2015
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At first glance, Wet Hot American Summer, set in a single day (August 18, 1981), is a brilliant sendup of the…
Jul 29 2015
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Plenty of fans first encountered Wet Hot American Summer on a television screen. After its brief theatrical run in…
Jun 9 2015
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Our look at the hallmarks of pop culture during the midpoint of the ’90s continues as we pick up with summer of 1995…
Oct 29 2014
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Yesterday, David Wain tweeted a long-lost video he made in 2000 with fellow The State alumni Michael Showalter and…
Oct 14 2014
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Watching a pilot episode is like being proposed to at the end of a first date. The relationship is barely a…
Jun 30 2014
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In Last Meal, The A.V. Club asks writers, performers, and various other entertainment professionals to imagine that…
May 27 2014
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Tenacious D has announced the lineup for its second annual Festival Supreme, and it’s pretty damn good. The D will…
Mar 12 2014
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With so many new series popping up on streaming services and DVD every day, it gets harder and harder to keep up…
Mar 12 2014
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Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Wednesday, March 12. All times are Eastern.