50 GREATEST COMEDY SKETCHES
A new list from Nerve & IFC with videos of the fifty greatest comedy sketches of all time, includes several from THE STATE - yay! See it here
THE STATE REUNION SHOW
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
A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
* * * NOTE (March 23, 2008): We are sorry to report The State DVD is STILL has no release date. We worked closely with MTV last year to make a wonderful DVD set with lots of extras, and the DVDs are completed, but they have chosen not to release the set at this time. We don't know why.
SHOWALTER'S ALBUM
Michael's ridiculously hilarious debut comedy album, Sandwiches & Cats is available on iTunes and in stores everywhere Tuesday, November 13th. you can also head over to http://store.jdubrecords.org to get your copy and hear a couple sample tracks right NOW!!
STATEMEMBER MOVIES
THE TEN - On DVD now
A movie with an all star cast and featuring apperances by EVERY member of The State.
Lots of info about the movie at thetenmovie.com
BALLS OF FURY
Written and produced by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant, featuring Lennon, directed by Garant.
Website: here
State article in FILTER
Check out a wonderful oral history of the group in this month's issue of FILTER magazine. Or download a .pdf of the article here
State article in PREMIERE
Good update on what's going on with everyone here
THE STATE on iTunes
The first season of the 1993-95 MTV Series is available on iTunes Music Store.
The first season includes introductions of favorite State characters Doug, Louie, Barry & Levon. Featuring Kevin Allison, Michael Ian Black, Ben Garant, Todd Holoubek, Michael Patrick Jann, Kerri Kenney, Thomas Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Michael Showalter and David Wain. Just go to the "TV Shows" section of the iTunes Store and choose "MTV" - or even easier, just CLICK HERE
P.S. The episodes are also available for download on XBox Live Marketplace for those who connect to the service with an XBox 360 console and can be viewed via television through the game system.
State article on IFC NEWS
here
STELLA on iTunes
STELLA (Wain, Showalter, Black) Comedy Central series is now available on iTunes and on DVD. More Stella stuff here
From the Archives
Montage of The State's work on MTV here
NEW FAN SITE
Pretty awesome, called I LOVE THE STATE
The State reunites in RENO 911: MIAMI
The members of The State all appear in the film version of the TV show, now on DVD. article here
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.
RENO 911
Check out Comedy Central's series, created by and starring Tom Lennon, Kerri Kenney and Ben Garant!
Do your own version of a play by
Joe Lo Truglio, Michael Showalter and David Wain!
SEX, a.k.a. WEINERS AND BOOBS
is finally available to theater companies of any size to produce!
All info is at PLAYSCRIPTS.COM.
Sign an ONLINE PETITION to release
THE STATE's MTV show on DVD & VHS
Wet Hot American Summer, a movie with major Statemember involvement,
is available on DVD.
All information, trailer, reviews, mailing list, photos, etc. at wethotamericansummer.com.
Our bookSTATE BY STATE WITH THE STATE
and the MTV home video
THE STATE: SKITS AND STICKERS
may be available used from from
Amazon or ebay.