Michael Showalter

Michael Showalter refers to ”Porcupine Racetrack” as ”The Sgt. Pepper’s of The State’s sketch canon.” Watch the new quarantine made version of it now.

The former Shudder to Think frontman plays a free “Sabbath Session” just a few days after the new ‘WHAS’ series (which he scored) drops on Netflix. He’s got lots of other film and TV projects in the works too.

Kumail wrote and stars in this Sundance hit based on his real-life courtship with his wife.

This year’s lineup includes Kids in the Hall, tributes to ‘King of the Hill,’ Fred Williard, Talking Heads movie ‘True Stories,’ tons of live podcasts and much more.

“Music of Wet Hot American Summer’ will reunite much of the movie/series’ cast, along with Shudder to Think’s Craid Wedren who wrote the music.

One of the undisputed heavyweights of televised sketch comedy, right up there with greats like Mr. Show with Bob and David, Monty Python’s Flying Circus, and The Kids in the Hall, is The State, which broadcast on MTV for 4 seasons totaling 28 episodes from 1993 – 1995. (And then a failed attempt to move the […]

After teasing us with a faux promotional video about Camp Firewood, we now have our first good taste of Netflix’s prequel miniseries Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp……

New York Magazine‘s pop culture blog, Vulture, is bringing back Vulture Fest for a second year of screenings, talks and live performances, happening May 30 & 31 mostly at Milk Studios in Chelsea…

The film Wet Hot American Summer came out Summer 2001 and didn’t do much at the box office but had cult hit written all over it. A satire of ’80s summer camp movies, it was written and Michael Showalter of The State and featured most of the rest of that comedy in the cast…

today in NYC * Big Terrific @ Cameo * Darnaa @ Joe’s Pub * String Noise @ The Stone * The Palimsetic Series @ Barbes * Conor Hanick plays John Cage @ The Stone * Mondo Generator, Saviours, Wino @ Saint Vitus Bar * Leela Holt, Piper Hayes, Aisha Eustache, Calling August @ Cake Shop * The Eggs, The Finks, The Neighbors, Linus in the Sapphire @ Glasslands * NY Funk Exchange, Jane Lee Hooker, Jahn & The Bowerytones @ Mercury Lounge * WIERD w/ DJs Frankie Teardrop, Christian Kount, Nick Mariano @ Home Sweet Home * My Morning Jacket, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Joseph Arthur, Nicole Atkins, River City Extension, Tangiers Blues Man @ Paramount Theatre (Asbury Park) New York is still in New Year’s hangover/break mode with not a lot of shows going on. Ma…