They also went on to co-write a book entitled, State By State with The State: An Uninformed, Poorly Researched Guide to Traveling in The United States, published in April 1997, though it has since gone out of print.
It’s been nearly 25 years since audiences were last treated to the outrageous styles of comedy troupe The State following the conclusion of their short-lived MTV series and now the group of acclaimed comics are set to reunite for a special virtual charity event.
Originally founded in 1988, The State has was founded by a number of the group during their time at New York University as students, beginning as an offshoot of the NYU improv group The Sterile Yak, briefly renamed The New Group before landing on their current name.
A film reuniting the group in an attempt to make a film about American history for Comedy Central, with the working title This American Sandwich, was in development in 2008 but with that year’s Writers Guild of America strike, the project was eventually scrapped.