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Klaus Kinski's Comedy Canon - special State & Stella edition
The guys from Stella and The State have been so busy lately that they deserve their own bulleted news summary.
- Reno 911: Miami (the movie) came out on February 23rd. Most people are aware that the TV cast of Reno 911 is comprised of some ex-State members. However, this film features a cameo by THE ENTIRE CAST OF THE STATE. Yes, I wrote that in all caps because I am that cranked. IFC has an article.
- Former State cast member Kevin Allison, the Taco Man, has replaced Alex Zalben as artistic director of The Pit. See the newsflash on his personal site
- David Wain's film The Ten is going to be at SxSW in March. The film features Paul Rudd, Joe Lotruglio, Adam Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Rob Corddry, Kerri Kenny, Gretchen Mol, Oliver Platt, Winona Ryder, Liev Scheiber, Mather Zickel, Justin Thereoux, Jessica Alba, Michael Showalter, Ken Marino, and Zak Orth. CC Insider has some really awesome clips
- Michael Ian Black has a film coming out in April called The Next Girl I See. It features Jason Biggs, Rob Corddry, AD Miles, and scads more talent.
- Ken Marino wrote and produced a film showing at SxSW called Diggers. The film is a coming-of-age comedy about four working class friends growing up in Long Island as clam diggers. I'm sold by the premise and the cast alone.
- Michael Showalter is heading out to Aspen for the HBO Comedy Arts Festival. If you find yourself in Colorado and have the means to get into his shows, he'll be there from 2/28 - 3/3 with Mary Lynn Rajskub (Mr. Show, 24) and John Oliver (The Daily Show). He's also playing at least two shows at SXSW.
- And last, but not least....""After ten years of popular demand, The State is available again! The first season of the 1993-95 MTV Series is NOW AVAILABLE on iTunes Music Store. Depending on how many people download, MTV will release subsequent seasons, and then eventually, hopefully, a DVD."
Posted on March 1, 2007 1:48 AM
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Show is also going to be doing both Friday & Saturday of the "Mess with Texas" party at SXSW and Mary Lynn Rajskub will be there on Saturday.
Posted by levenbach | March 1, 2007 2:15 AM
I remember telling a buddy 10 years ago that these State guys were our generations Monty Python. It's great to see how well they are all doing.
What this post leaves out is that Tom Lennon and
Ben Garant wrote ths kiddie hit "Night at the Museum" - putting them in the top slots for "Most-Successful-Post-The-State". Or at least highest paid. It's a marathon, not a sprint, something tells me Michael Ian Black will reign someday soon.
Posted by crispin glover | March 1, 2007 8:14 AM
Oh man! Crispin, good call! I completely forgot to include that. Kudos!
Posted by klaus_kinski | March 1, 2007 9:58 AM
ran into David Wain at a party last week. he told me that The Ten will be out in America in August, i believe he said August 3rd. he also told me that The State is FINALLY coming to DVD very soon. unfortunatly do to MTV being a big corporate douche they are unable to use most of the original music. oh well, i cant really complain at this point.
also, a friend and i saw a sneak preview of Michael Ian Black's movie like 3 months ago and it was pretty fucking hilarious. i really liked it.
and some fun facts-they filmed Wet Hot American Summer at my camp! and i saw two tapings of The State when i was in high school.
word.
Posted by halified | March 1, 2007 10:50 AM
And, attention all you 'State' fans: the SXSW Film Festival is having a panel on Sunday, March 11, 1-2 p.m. called "'Diggers' and 'The Ten': A Case Study," which will feature Ken Marino, David Wain, Paul Rudd, and more. Check it out!
Posted by SXSW | March 1, 2007 4:26 PM
I heard Showalter is reading at Cringe next week. Can anyone confirm?? Its in my neighborhood but I've never gone......
Posted by jr | March 1, 2007 4:36 PM
I also saw The Pleasure of Your Company, the Michael Ian Black film, and it was pretty funny.
Posted by teddy | March 6, 2007 3:12 AM