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The State

  • TV Series
  • 1993–2009
  • TV-14
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
3.2K
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Kevin Allison, Michael Ian Black, Robert Ben Garant, Todd Holoubek, Michael Patrick Jann, Kerri Kenney, Thomas Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, and Ken Marino in The State (1993)
Sketch ComedyComedy

Each episode contains 30 minutes of extremely bizarre and funny sketch comedy performed by THE STATE, an 11 member sketch comedy troupe who wrote and starred in various sketches seen through... Read allEach episode contains 30 minutes of extremely bizarre and funny sketch comedy performed by THE STATE, an 11 member sketch comedy troupe who wrote and starred in various sketches seen throughout the program.Each episode contains 30 minutes of extremely bizarre and funny sketch comedy performed by THE STATE, an 11 member sketch comedy troupe who wrote and starred in various sketches seen throughout the program.

  • Creators
    • Kevin Allison
    • Jonathan K. Bendis
    • Michael Ian Black
  • Stars
    • Kevin Allison
    • Michael Ian Black
    • Robert Ben Garant
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.4/10
    3.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creators
      • Kevin Allison
      • Jonathan K. Bendis
      • Michael Ian Black
    • Stars
      • Kevin Allison
      • Michael Ian Black
      • Robert Ben Garant
    • 31User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Kevin Allison
    Kevin Allison
    • Various
    • 1993–1995
    Michael Ian Black
    Michael Ian Black
    • Various
    • 1993–1995
    Robert Ben Garant
    Robert Ben Garant
    • Various
    • 1993–1995
    Todd Holoubek
    Todd Holoubek
    • Various
    • 1993–1995
    Michael Patrick Jann
    Michael Patrick Jann
    • Various
    • 1993–1995
    Kerri Kenney
    Kerri Kenney
    • Various
    • 1993–1995
    Thomas Lennon
    Thomas Lennon
    • Various
    • 1993–1995
    Joe Lo Truglio
    Joe Lo Truglio
    • Various
    • 1993–1995
    Ken Marino
    Ken Marino
    • Various
    • 1993–1995
    Michael Showalter
    Michael Showalter
    • Various
    • 1993–1995
    David Wain
    David Wain
    • Various
    • 1993–1995
    Gilbert Gottfried
    Gilbert Gottfried
    • Soup Guy
    • 1993
    Nina Hellman
    Nina Hellman
    • College Student
    • 1993
    Christopher Michael Gerrard
    • Young Kid
    • 1993
    Jon Stewart
    Jon Stewart
    • Fanmail Guy
    • 1994
    Alice Cooper
    Alice Cooper
    • Self
    • 1994
    Frank Whaley
    Frank Whaley
    • Self
    • 1995
    Tabitha Soren
    Tabitha Soren
    • Self
    • 1995
    • Creators
      • Kevin Allison
      • Jonathan K. Bendis
      • Michael Ian Black
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    agerard

    Some of the funniest stuff I have ever seen.

    The State is an hysterically funny sketch comedy show that is most known for its shows on MTV. They have since gone off the air but MTV put together a collection of some of their skits.

    This collection of skits from The State is absolutely beautiful. When the show went off the air I would often sit on my couch and cry. But then one day a friend bought me this tape. Since then my days have been filled with only joy and laughter. I have watched this tape well over 100 times, and have shared the beauty with countless others.

    If you miss them like I do, find this tape and watch it. If you like Kids in the Hall, The Upright Citizens Brigade, Monty Python, or just enjoy laughing, find this tape and watch it. If you enjoy jokes about pudding or beards in space, find this tape and watch it. If you do not have a strange sense of humor or you don't enjoy laughing, then maybe you should just take a nap instead.
    sickboy-11

    now but only a fond memory, life without the state is worse than living in a sideways house

    The state has been off the air for even years now, but even still i manage to quote it on almost a day to day basis even by accident. to say that the state was the funniest television show ever created is a gross understatement.. may blueberry johnson, mean ass sal & frankie the pig, figgy, emmet & lyle, berry & levon and everyone's favorate's "the jew, the italian and the red head gay" rest in peace, for they will always live on in our hearts.
    FeverDog

    I love these guys!

    All of their projects ("Viva Variety," "Wet Hot American Summer," "Reno 911!") are brilliantly bizarre (the "Trainspotting" bit in WHAS is classic). The State is where it all began so where's the DVD? MTV needs to give me what's needed so I can show my friends why I quote "I'm Doug, and I'm outta heeeeere" and "It ain't no sofa, it ain't no couch. It's a LOVE SEAT, aw yeah!". Better, run them on Comedy Central with "Just Say Julie," the other great, lost MTV skit show.

    And remember the commercials MTV ran for it? The station rolled with the negative reviews the show received ("Significantly less than sporadically funny," Entertainment Weekly), quoting them while showing the cast, despondent. When the commercials for the show are just as memorable as the show itself, one wonders why the suits at MTV are just sitting on this. Surely at least one executive there loved this show when it aired.
    jordanbeaver

    Highly under-rated

    I don't know why none of my current friends have never seen this show, but when I was in high school I watched it religiously. By far, the funniest, gut wrenchingest stuff ever. Someone mentioned the Sea Monkeys!! Blueberry "...I'm a frickin' blueberry!!!" There are so many things. The difference between The State and the current skit comedies is that The State was not taped in front of a live audience. Some of the ways they transferred from skit to skit are amazingly flowing... something welcome when you don't want to stop laughing.

    The last thing I remember the cast of The State doing together was a live show for one of the Spring Break outings that MTV had. A straightlaced shakespearean play scene, with one exception... the ever increasing sizes of the phalluses in their tights. I think Shakespeare would have loved it!
    fliphop

    unique

    one episode they redid this running gag skit of theirs only they did it as japanese kabuki theatre, complete with giant wooden shoes stomping around, kabuki mannerisms, painted faces, and japanese kabuki music. they did it well too. that's the kind of show this was. totally cool. another time they had people send in postcards their names, then they did a whole skit using their names. amazing.

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    • Trivia
      The cast was extremely reluctant to write material for recurring characters, but pressure from the network forced them to do so. When the character of Doug and his catch phrase "I'm outta heeeere..." began to catch on, Michael Showalter, who played and created Doug, conceptualized the second season sketch in which Doug gets annoyed by everyone finding his rebellious slogan charming.
    • Quotes

      Louie: I wanna dip my balls in it.

    • Connections
      Edited into MTV: The State, Skits and Stickers (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Boys and Girls - Action!
      by Craig Wedren and Eli Janney

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    • Release date
      • January 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The State: Full Frontal Comedy
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      • 30m
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      • Color

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