The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special (TV 1995)

Directors:

Dana Calderwood, Michael Patrick Jann,

Writers:

Kevin Allison, Jonathan K. Bendis (creator),

Stars:

Kevin Allison, Michael Ian Black, Robert Ben Garant

Cast

Credited cast:
Kevin Allison	...	Various
Michael Ian Black	...	Various
Robert Ben Garant	...	Various (as Ben Garant)
Michael Patrick Jann	...	Various
Kerri Kenney	...	Various
Thomas Lennon	...	Various
Joe Lo Truglio	...	Various
Ken Marino	...	Various
Michael Showalter	...	Various
David Wain	...	Various
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tim Daly	...	Himself
Janeane Garofalo	...	Herself
Kim Gordon	...	Herself (as Sonic Youth)
Deborah Harry	...	Herself
Engelbert Humperdinck	...	Himself

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

actor playing multiple roles | irreverence | absurdism | social satire | actress playing multiple roles | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

French Spanish Ukrainian English

Release Date:

October 1995 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Starr/Bendis, State, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fellow member Todd Holoubek doesn't appear in this special, because he quit The State after the group's MTV show ended.

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Connections

Follows The State (1993)

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Soundtracks

"Let it Be"
Composed by John Lennon - Paul McCartney
Performed by The State

User Reviews

Surprisingly very good

Essentially this a joke within a joke the State celebrating forty-three years of doing Halloween specials when they're all clearly still in their 20's.

All logic aside, it works because everyone makes it somewhat believable through deadpan comedy, Jon Stewart gives a hilarious performance commenting on the state: "They taught us how to fight and how to laugh".

How they got so many stars to comment on this Garafolo, Tim Daly, Alan King to do this is beyond me, but they did it and it works.

The skits shown are alright, some hits and some misses The State was always a mix bag of bad jokes and gags that went nowhere and some really clever gags.

Overall though if you're a state fan this is worth a look.