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THANK YOU

…to all who attended our event on June 10th!

We raised a approximately $90K for California Immigrant Resilience Fund and NAACP - more details soon.

Now you can watch for free here

press inquiries here

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T-SHIRTS are here!

Get our commemorative Zoom with The State T-shirt! All proceeds go to California Immigrant Resilience Fund. Order here.



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One of the 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time

according the the 2016 Rolling Stone poll of actors, writers, producers, critics, showrunners.


 

THE UNION OF THE STATE

is the oral history of the troupe’s creation, dissolution, reinvention and reunion over the last three decades, told by the members of the group and their collaborators.

Years in the making, this is the whole story!

Order now!

Here's a review! 


THE STATE ON STAGE LIVE!

We did a show at Festival Supreme in Los Angeles, October 25, 2014

Here's a writeup from Huffington Post and one from Rolling Stone

THE STATE is a sketch comedy troupe best known for our self-titled sketch comedy series on MTV (1992–95). The group formed in 1988 and its members have continued to work together in various configurations ever since.

A Brief History
FAQ & Trivia

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The State
is:

 

 

Kevin Allison   @TheKevinAllison

Kevin Allison

@TheKevinAllison

Michael Ian Black   @MichaelIanBlack    Website

Michael Ian Black

@MichaelIanBlack

Website

Robert Ben Garant   IMDb

Robert Ben Garant

IMDb

Todd Holoubek   Website

Todd Holoubek

Website

Michael Patrick Jann   IMDb

Michael Patrick Jann

IMDb

Kerri Kenney-Silver   @KerriKenney

Kerri Kenney-Silver

@KerriKenney

Thomas Lennon   @thomaslennon

Thomas Lennon

@thomaslennon

Joe Lo Truglio   @JoeLoTruglio    Website

Joe Lo Truglio

@JoeLoTruglio

Website

Ken Marino   @KenMarino

Ken Marino

@KenMarino

Michael Showalter   @mshowalter    Website

Michael Showalter

@mshowalter

Website

David Wain   @davidwain    Website

State Stuff:

 

The State E-Book is here!

The long out-of-print State By State with The State: An Uninformed, Poorly Researched Guide To Traveling In The United States is back as an e-book!

Order it from iBooks here. Or from Amazon here

     "One of the most entertaining, laugh-out-loud funny books in decades"
         --David Wain, filmmaker

 

 


 The MTV Series

You can buy our complete MTV series on Amazon or iTunes.

"In just 3 short seasons, MTV's The State established itself as one of the most influential sketch comedy series of all time, and kick-started the careers of some of the most successful comedy actors, writers and directors of our generation."
 
--Crave Online

EPISODE GUIDE

 


The Album

The long-lost State comedy album, Comedy for Gracious Living, is available on Amazon

25 tracks recorded in 1996.

 


You Wrote It, You Watch It

A 1992 MTV series, hosted by Jon Stewart. We interviewed people on the street asking for funny stories from their lives, then we re-enacted them. See all the segments on this Vimeo channel. 


 

Movies...

...written and/or directed by members of The State

Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
Wet Hot American Summer  (2001) 
Taxi  (2004) 
Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)
The Pacifier (2005)
The Baxter (2005)
Night At The Museum  (2006)
Diggers  (2006)
Let's Go to Prison (2006) 
The Ten  (2007)
Wedding Daze  (2007)
Balls of Fury  (2007)
Run, Fatboy (2007)
Reno 911!: Miami  (2007)
Role Models (2008)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
Wanderlust (2012)
Hell Baby (2013)
Jessabelle (2014)
They Came Together (2014)

 

TV & Web series...

...created and/or produced by members of The State

The State (1993)
The State's 43rd All Star Halloween Special (1995)
Viva Variety (1997)
Stella (2005)
Reno 911! (2005)
Wainy Days (2007)
The Michael Showalter Showalter (2007)

Horrible People (2008)
Little Britain USA (2008)
Hot Sluts (2009)
Risk (2009)
Michael & Michael Have Issues (2009)
Childrens Hospital (2010)
Burning Love (2012)
You're Whole (2012)
Topics (2013)