MTV's The State... and all things related

[Liezl]

A home for all things State related..

Starting with this:

This Friday night at the Laemmle Sunset 5 here in Los Angeles, Ben Garant and Tom Lennon are screening the never-before-seen Reno 911! pilot episode, and its precursor: "Hey Neighbor!"

http://itvfest.bside.com/2008/films/...el_itvfest2008

[heatherm]

http://chud.com/articles/articles/15...ION/Page1.html

"Q: We keep hearing about The State DVD coming up.

Joe: Oh, yes. Here's the thing about The State DVD: it was supposed to be out last year. It's finished, it's completely packaged, we've got commentary and unreleased sketches; it's a really cool package. But they wanted to wait until we do a special, which right now is slated to happen sometime in the fall for Comedy Central. They wanted to do some kind of cross-promotion when the special comes out. The whole group can't wait for it to come out."

[Chris Donahue]

does anyone know whatever happened to the promotion video for when the first season came out on itunes? it use to be on youtube but i can't find it anywhere anymore.

[smartbunny]

Kevin Allison is my favorite member of The State.

[Liezl]

Chris, do you mean the promo for the DVD? if so it's up on David Wain's myspace, as well as the state website.

[Chris Donahue]

no, i'm referring to the one where each person calls another on the phone. i don't remember much of it other than that. someone was in the bathtub.

[mueXog]

* Someone told me about this the other day, new web series starring Kerri Kenney (also co-stars Joe LoTruglio, AD Miles, Jack Plotnick and other familiar names) New episodes every week. http://www.damedelilah.com Probably NSFW

* Michael Ian Black's new book just came out a week ago.

* Joe has a supporting part in Pineapple Express (glad the Apatow gang has been giving him more exposure lately)

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I'm super jealous I won't get to see those pilot screenings, I've been hoping to see the Reno 911 2000 FOX pilot for a long time. I remember hearing about "Hey Neighbor!", but never knew they actually filmed a pilot for it. Maybe they'll surface online someday.

[yumitree]

i have not seen the dvd yet (because it really seems generally stupid), but comedy central's new "home grown" dvd has some viva variety clips. i don't know what all is on there (compared to the brutallo dvd or the stuff hound posted on myspleen way back when), but i always enjoyed that show... probably due to my love of sabado gigante.

[BillBrasky]

Joe LoTruglio's character in Pineapple Express is really funny; it's like his character from "Superbad" has somehow become a high school principal.

[imadam]

There's also a new web series out called "The Line" which co-stars LoTruglio. It's written by Bill Hader (who also co-stars) and Simon Rich (SNL writer) and features a ton of UCB-NY folks.

http://crackle.com/Members/2427522

[Liezl]

Tom Lennon will be doing the ASSSSCAT monologue tomorrow night, Saturday, at UCB-LA.


and For all you lucky NY'ers......

Micheal Ian Black and Micheal Showalter
will be filming their new pilot for Comedy Central
"Michael and Michael Have Issues"
on August 8th at AMV Studios
on 57th Street in Manhattan

Come and be a part of their exclusive audience!
SEE IT LIVE!

To attend this exclusive MICHAEL AND MICHAELL HAVE ISSUES show on
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8th, YOU MUST BE AVAILABLE BETWEEN 7:45PM and 10:30PM
(YOU MUST ARRIVE FOR THE TAPING NO LATER THAN 7:20PM.)
YOU MUST LIVE IN THE TRI-STATE AREA (NY,NJ, CT) TO BE
ELIGIBLE FOR TICKETS OR BE IN NYC DURING THE TAPING WEEK.
TICKETS ARE COMPLIMENTARY.


If you are interested in being part of this MICHAEL AND MICHAEL HAVE ISSUES SHOW,
please email us at michaelandmichael@broadwayvideo.com
with the following information in both the subject line and
body of your email:

1. M&M/Your full name
2. Your email address (one which will not "spam" out our reply to you and one which you check frequently.)
PLEASE ALWAYS CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER JUST IN CASE!
3. Your phone number(s)
4. 2 tickets is the maximum number we can allow per request.
(SINCE THIS IS A LIVE EVENT WE EXPECT THAT IF YOU ASK FOR TICKETS YOU WILL BE USING THEM. Thanks)
(I'm not sure where 5. went.. it wasn't in the myspace bulletin)
6.Do you consider yourself a big Michael and Michael fan -- tell us in one quick sentence why we should pick you.)

Example: M&M/ joan rivers/ facelifer@aol.com /(212) 555-1212 /2
tickets/old enough to be their grandmother but love their comedy and I know they would apprciate my surgeries...

We will contact you via email with a detailed ticket confirmation if there are tickets available.
You should hear from us within a day of your request but at latest by THURSDAY August 7th 2008 by 2PM.
PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL US DUPLICATE REQUESTS, THIS IS CONFUSING FOR US AND WON'T HELP YOU GET
TICKETS.


PLEASE NOTE, AS THIS IS A LIVE EVENT, DON'T ASK FOR TICKETS TO THE SHOW
IF YOU DON'T INTEND TO USE THEM. YOU WILL BE DEPRIVING OTHER FANS OF THE
ABILITY TO BE PART OF THIS EXCITING NIGHT WITH MICHAEL AND MICHAEL AND
THEIR ISSUES.

We will be forced to remove you from our list of free
television events if you are confirmed for tickets and do not attend.
Thanks for understanding.


Michael and Micheal can't wait to explore their issues in front of a live audience.

[frogmann]

Lennon & Garant in "Nerd Alert" (at ComicCon)

pt 1
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/4e233f67e1

pt 2
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/b3bc0f7467

[disl]

There's also a new web series out called "The Line" which co-stars LoTruglio. It's written by Bill Hader (who also co-stars) and Simon Rich (SNL writer) and features a ton of UCB-NY folks.

http://crackle.com/Members/2427522

heyyy, these were filmed right across the street from my building. i was wondering what it was for and now i know

[Chris Donahue]

anyone know where to find any episodes or anything from you wrote it, you watch it?

[yumitree]

i recall there was some bits on that old statemedia site (is that still around?) that i probably downloaded and ripped (and posted on myspleeen?). i can check and see if i have them somewhere, but other than that (and it was only like one or two things), i don't know if there's anything out there.

[Dylan T]

"Comedy Central is moving forward with the sketch comedy "Michael and Michael Have Issues," picking up the project to pilot and adding Josh Pais to the cast."

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...4f4bf536b7cb19

[karyrogers]

Kevin Allison interview at Pop Rock Candy Mountain.

Excerpt:

PRCM: What was the experience of becoming so popular so quickly like?

KA: Well, we went straight from college to Mtv. The years since have proven just how spoiled we were and how awesome we had it. It’s just so rare for a group to form and then be allowed to stay in tact. That means a hell of a lot. When you have a show like SNL there can be a real separation between the actors and the writers. That can create sort of a separated feeling. It’s more disconnected.

We had already been friends for years and there was a real chemistry there. The greatest regret I have is that we didn’t do everything we could to make it last longer. I don’t think anything we’ve done since has equaled what we did with The State, in retrospect.

[BillBrasky]

Review from Aint It Cool News from someone who attended the pilot taping:

Herc,

I recently attended a taping of 'Michael and Michael Have Issues' in NYC. The following will be a recap of the taping, as spoiler free as possible.

The theater seated about 100 people, and the set was simple and small, looking like a cross between a therapist's office and a side of a living room in an expensive New York apartment, with large art deco-esque windows and blue lights behind them implying sky. There were two brown chairs in the center of the set, with strange props framing them for ambience, such as a cluster of ancient bowling pins, and a white bust of someone. I knew nothing about the show (beyond the title) going in, and figured seeing the set would answer some questions. It most certainly didn't, but after everyone was seated, Michael and Michael came out and did.

They explained the format of the show, all the while ragging on each other to get the crowd loose and laughing. It's kind of like Mr. Show, in that you have stuff in front of an audience, filmed sketch shorts, and a basic overall plot to the episode. On Michael and Michael, the stuff in front of an audience is them discussing topics that bug them, then introducing a filmed sketch short that deals with the subject. The plot aspect involves them getting into arguments or competitions for attention behind the scenes of the show, which spills into their home lives, and into how they behave when introducing shorts.

They told us we'd be seeing a few shorts, as well as them introducing the shorts. The behind the scenes stuff they hadn't shot yet, but they described the plot of the first episode (which I won't spoil here) and it's very Stella-esque absurd, and sounded very funny.

The shorts we saw were hilarious, and very similar in style to The State shorts, with a little Kids in the Hall vibe in there too. Each were no more than 2 or 3 minutes. Obviously the meat of the show will be the behind the scenes stuff.

The introductions to the shorts were equally as funny. If you've ever seen them live, or Stella live, you know the style of their banter. They also taped a bit where they didn't introduce a short, but instead had a little slideshow presentation for the audience. This bit brought the house down. Absolutely hilarious, very obscene, and will be mostly bleeps when it airs on Comedy Central.

After they shot everything, they came out and said very genuine thank you's to the audience. It was a hilarious night, all in all about two hours of taping. Anyone who is a fan of the Michael's, The State, Wain, Stella, all of that will be very pleased. It feels way more accessible than Stella, and I'm sure will do a lot better as a result.

[crimestick]

That sounds very promising!

[futurepilgrim]

I don't know if this has been posted on this board before but Kerri Kenney-Silver (of the State and Reno 911!) has a new video series titled, "Dame Delilah's Fantasy Ranch & Gift Shoppe".

Also making appearances are Joe Lo Truglio, AD Miles, John Ross Bowie, Beth Dover, Susan Yeagley, Jack Plotnick, Jamie Denbo, Julie Larsen and Jenniffer Irwin.

See it at http://www.damedelilah.com/

Thanks for helping get the word out!
Jared