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Upon hearing his name, you may not be sure exactly which roles Joe Lo Truglio has played or what movies he has been in.

There's something strangely unsettling about seeing a historic theater - right in the heart of the Theatre District - being turned into an ordinary comedy club.

"Law & Order" has been on a comedian kick of late featuring Michael Showalter, Jim Gaffigan and Rob Corddry as antagonists in this, their 20th season.

Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter now will star in their own Comedy Central show.

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.

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

Family Matters TV comedies, by their very definition, aren't taken very seriously - family sitcoms least of all.

Some people live life with the belief that "what goes without saying" too often goes unsaid.

Maybe it's age - after all the show is an admirably ancient 20 years old, which in TVworld means Willard Scott should've offered them congratulations about five seasons back.

A familiar face to cable TV audiences paid a visit to our area this week. Michael Ian Black stars in the Comedy Central series "Michael and Michael Have Issues," along with fellow comedian Michael Showalter.

Comedians Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter have a history working together on comedic projects such as "Stella" and MTV's "The State." Now the duo are kicking off their nationwide "Michael & Michael Have Live Tour!" at 7 p.m. Sunday in Royal Oak.

Tags: Chuck Klosterman , Comedy Central , Michael Ian Black , Michael Showalter , MTV , program board Program Board has booked two high-profile speaking events for the month of November.

After more than 20 years of comedic collaborations, Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter finally get to star in their own show together.

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 .

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.

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.

Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter will both be doing a "pre-Tweet Town Hall" at 9:30 PM ET, and then continuing through the show, which airs at 10:30 PM ET, looking for questions from the audience and commentary on the show.

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.

Of all the classic skits birthed on MTV's cult comedy show " The State ," none proved so imminently quotable as "Doug and Dad." Michael Showalter's Doug was a sneering, snotty rebel without a cause.

Michael Ian Black's cynical, self-effacing performances generated a cult following in his sketch-comedy show, The State and the subsequent college dormitory hit, Wet Hot American Summer .