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Friday Oct 30 | Boston Herald

Open mike night: Michael Ian Black, left and Michael Showalter bring their show to Boston on Friday.

When the stars of Comedy Central's "Michael & Michael Have Issues" get going, anything is game.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, Role Models, Entertainment

Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Phoenix

A brief Q + A with Michael Showalter, who will be in town Friday night

Showalter in Wet Hot American Summer . "I'm OUTTA heeeerrrrrrre" - Doug "I want you inside me!" - Gerald "Coop" Cooperberg The above two quotes represent one of two likely possibilities for people's first impressions of MICHAEL SHOWALTER, who comes to the Wilbur Theatre this Friday along with his friend and frequent collaborator, Michael Ian Black.

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Related Topix: Comedy, The State, Entertainment, Television, Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer, Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, Ken Marino

Fri Oct 02, 2009

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The State: Rarities, with Michael Showalter, David Wain, and Michael Ian Black, @ The Bell House, Gowanus // Brooklyn, NY Would you like to comment? Sign up for a free account, or sign in .

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Related Topix: Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY

Wed Sep 30, 2009

The Village Voice

a Stately Affair

After years of making do with grainy YouTube videos of racing porcupines, taco-delivering mailmen, and fervent instructions for properly storing cheese, fans of the cult MTV sketch comedy show The State finally received the show and all of its three seasons on DVD in July.

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Related Topix: The State, Comedy, Entertainment, Television

Mon Sep 14, 2009

Talking Moviezzz

Stella: Live in Boston DVD Review

While it has taken a few years, I think it is safe to say that today, THE STATE , the short lived MTV sketch comedy show from the early 90's, is one of the most influential.

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Related Topix: The State, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer, Role Models, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter

Fri Sep 11, 2009

DigitallyOBSESSED.com

Stella: Live In Boston on DVD Sep 15

Filmed at The Wilbur Theatre in Boston, the DVD captures the ensemble's signature mix of smart and silly, with the aid of a few slide shows, musical numbers and a brand-new Stella short entitled "Birthday." Black, Showalter and Wain created Stella back in 1997 and have captured a loyal following over the years.

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Related Topix: Role Models, The State, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer, Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black

Sun Jul 26, 2009

Advocate

The Redhead Gay

Kevin Allison, the lone gay of the '90s sketch group The State , dishes on the group's formation, their fallout with Les Moonves, and bouncing back after hitting bottom.

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Related Topix: Thomas Lennon, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, The Baxter, Wet Hot American Summer, Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black

Thu Jul 16, 2009

Reno News & Review

reno cover

It's not quite cash for grass, but locals have some incentive to create a water-wise landscape.

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Related Topix: The State, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer

Tue Jul 14, 2009

Paper Magazine

Scenes from the Michael and Michael Have Issues Screening at Fontana's

Last night, Manhattan bloggerati gathered at Fontana's on Eldridge Street for a screening of Comedy Central 's new series, Michael and Michael Have Issues , and a sighting of the titular Mikes, Showalter and Ian Black , who collaboratively created comedy classics The State , Wet Hot American Summer , and Stella .

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Related Topix: The State, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer, Blog News

Mon Jul 13, 2009

The Austin American-Statesman

Noteworthy DVDs released

PICK OF THE WEEK "The State" Complete Series : Rejoice, o lovers of vintage MTV programming! For the first time, American consumers can buy a legit package documenting the run of this early-'90s sketch comedy show, a quirkfest that helped launch the careers of folks like David Wain, Michael Ian Black, and Michael Showalter.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, The State, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, Drama

Sun Jul 12, 2009

AltWeeklies.com

preview / related links

David Wain Talks 'The State' and His Fut... A founding member of The State , whose comedy show aired on MTV from 1993 to 1995, Wain is also a member of the comedy troupe Stella and the director of the cult classic Wet Hot American Summer .

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer, Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, Alpha Dog, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Movies, Entertainment

Fri Jul 10, 2009

TIME.com

Dead Tree Alert II: State the Case

Also in this week's print TIME, I recommend the long-overdue complete series set of The State , which I worshipped on MTV when it started airing in the early '90s. I had plans to expand on my brief Short List review for the blog.

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Thu Jul 09, 2009

Cool Hunting

The State Complete Series: Interview with David Wain

Over 15 years since debuting as MTV's first foray into sketch comedy, "The State: The Complete Series" is finally a reality.

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Related Topix: Role Models, Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Tucson Weekly

Bob Grimm Gushes Over David Wain

The following is an expanded version of an interview with David Wain that's running in the June 9 issue.

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Related Topix: The State, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Role Models, Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer, Michael Showalter

Tue Jul 07, 2009

N-Philes

Generation X's Prayers Will Soon Be Answered

Posted 1 hour, 54 minutes ago by Jared Thomas . MTV's short-lived, long-remembered sketch comedy series The State is finally being brought in full to DVD July 14, 2009.

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Related Topix: The State, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer, Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, Thomas Lennon

Fri Jun 19, 2009

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Movie Review: Year One Is A Lifeless, Laughless Throwback

In the wickedly underrated David Wain comedy Wet Hot American Summer , there is a sequence where Michael Showalter, in character as a stand-up comic geezer, entertains a bunch of kids at camp with awful jokes about the Stone Age.

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Related Topix: Year One, Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer, Michael Showalter, Family, Kids

Fri May 29, 2009

Times Leader

900 LCCC grads move up

Main speaker, director, actor, writer and producer David Wain, told the graduates to find their own unique voice and embrace it.

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Related Topix: Role Models, The State, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Best Week Ever, Shaker Heights, OH, New York University

Sat May 09, 2009

Times Leader

Director-actor will speak at LCCC commencement

Luzerne County Community College will hold its 41st annual commencement ceremony on May 28, at 6 p.m., at the Wachovia Arena.

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Related Topix: Role Models, The Daily Show, Best Week Ever, Drama Movies, Bamboozled, Comedy Movies, Comedy, The Baxter, Entertainment, Television

Wed May 06, 2009

The New York Times

ArtsBeat: David Wain's - Wainy Days'

David Wain, the creator of "Wainy Days," hard at work milking comedy from failed relationships.

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Related Topix: Role Models, Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer, The State, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks

Tue May 05, 2009

Ain't It Cool News

The Incomparable David Wain Previews Season Four Of Wainy Days For Mr. Beaks

Now that David Wain is a big-time director of blockbuster studio comedies , you might be concerned that he'll no longer have time for the zanier, less mainstream fare that transformed him into the filmmaking force of nature he is today.

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Related Topix: Role Models, The State, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Comedy Movies, Wet Hot American Summer, A.D. Miles

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