David Wain

David Wain

Born: August 1, 1969
in Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
David Benjamin Wain (born August 1, 1969) is an American comedian, writer, actor and director. He is most widely known for the feature films Role Models and Wet Hot American Summer, the 1990s' sketch comedy series The State and for directing the Adult Swim series Childrens Hospital. Wain was a founding member of Stella, along with Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black.

Movies for David Wain...

Title: History of the World: Part II
Character: Bishop
Released: March 6, 2023
Type: TV
Explore different periods of human history through a variety of sketches.
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The Bob's Burgers Movie
Title: The Bob's Burgers Movie
Character: Grover Fischoeder (voice)
Released: May 26, 2022
Type: Movie
When a ruptured water main creates an enormous sinkhole right in front of Bob's Burgers, it blocks the entrance indefinitely and ruins the Belchers’ plans for a successful summer. While Bob and Linda struggle to keep the business afloat, the kids try to solve a mystery that could save their family's restaurant. As the dangers mount, these underdogs help each other find hope and fight to get back behind the counter, where they belong.
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Kimi
Title: Kimi
Character: Angela's Dentist
Released: February 10, 2022
Type: Movie
A tech worker with agoraphobia discovers recorded evidence of a violent crime but is met with resistance when she tries to report it. Seeking justice, she must do the thing she fears the most: leave her apartment.
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Title: Murderville
Character: Magic Melvin
Released: February 3, 2022
Type: TV
Eccentric detective Terry Seattle teams up with clueless celebrity guest stars to investigate a series of murders in this improvisational crime comedy.
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Title: The Sex Lives of College Girls
Character: Craig Hennessey
Released: November 18, 2021
Type: TV
Follow four college roommates as they arrive at New England’s prestigious Essex College. A bundle of contradictions and hormones, these girls are equal parts lovable and infuriating as they live out their new, free lives on campus.
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Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
Title: Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
Character: Self - audience member (uncredited)
Released: October 24, 2020
Type: Movie
Storyteller and Conceptual Magician Derek DelGaudio attempts to understand the illusory nature of identity and answer the deceptively simple question 'Who am I?'
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Title: Medical Police
Character: Jim Davidson
Released: January 10, 2020
Type: TV
Doctors Owen Maestro and Lola Spratt leave Children's Hospital and join a secret arm of the CDC to investigate and destroy a deadly global virus.
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Title: Oh Jerome, No
Character: Dan 2
Released: September 25, 2019
Type: TV
An extremely sensitive young man in Brooklyn goes way too far in his quest to adhere to society's expectations of traditional masculinity.
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Title: Miracle Workers
Character: HOA Member
Released: February 12, 2019
Type: TV
The first season of this comedy anthology is set in the offices of Heaven Inc. When God plans to destroy the Earth, two low-level angels must convince their boss to save humanity. They bet him they can pull off their most impossible miracle yet: help two humans fall in love.
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Under the Eiffel Tower
Title: Under the Eiffel Tower
Character: Frank
Released: February 8, 2019
Type: Movie
Stuart is a having a mid-life crisis. Desperate for something more in life, he tags along on his best friend's family vacation to Paris - then proposes to his friend's 24-year-old daughter, Rosalind, while standing under the Eiffel Tower.
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Dog Days
Title: Dog Days
Character: Wacky Wayne
Released: August 10, 2018
Type: Movie
A group of people in Los Angeles are brought together thanks to their canine friends.
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A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Title: A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Character: Interviewer
Released: January 24, 2018
Type: Movie
In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.
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My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes
Title: My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes
Character: Narrator
Released: January 18, 2018
Type: Movie
A short documentary that follows director Charlie Tyrell as he tries to uncover a better understanding of his deceased father through the random objects he inherited. Including a pile of VHS dirty movies.
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Title: Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Character: Yaron / Bill Clinton
Released: August 4, 2017
Type: TV
A decade after their wild summer as junior counselors, the gang reunites for a weekend of bonding, hanky-panky and hair-raising adventures.
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Fun Mom Dinner
Title: Fun Mom Dinner
Character: Wayne
Released: August 4, 2017
Type: Movie
Four women, whose kids attend the same preschool class, get together for a "fun mom dinner". When the night takes an unexpected turn, these unlikely new friends realize they have more in common than just marriage and motherhood.
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Brother Nature
Title: Brother Nature
Character: Uncle Mel
Released: September 9, 2016
Type: Movie
Roger, a straight-laced politician has big plans to propose to his dream girl at her family's lake house. But everything goes awry when he meets his potential brother-in-law Todd: a full-time camp counselor with a heart of gold and a wild sense of fun, pining to be Roger's best friend, and ultimately catapulting him into a series of unfortunate events. As Roger tries to take a stand amidst outrageous fishing excursions, propulsive water jetpacks and American history-themed musicals, he realizes that being a part of a new family may be more difficult than he'd thought.
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Title: Superstore
Character: Dan
Released: November 30, 2015
Type: TV
A hilarious workplace comedy about a unique family of employees at a super-sized mega store. From the bright-eyed newbies and the seen-it-all veterans to the clueless summer hires and the in-it-for-life managers, together they hilariously tackle the day-to-day grind of rabid bargain hunters, riot-causing sales and nap-worthy training sessions.
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Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
Title: Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
Character: Himself
Released: July 31, 2015
Type: Movie
Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage offers a glimpse into the comic minds behind a "Wet Hot" summer-camp cult hit featuring many future stars.
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Title: Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Character: Yarin
Released: July 31, 2015
Type: TV
It's the first day of camp in this outrageous prequel to the hilarious 2001 cult classic movie. And at Camp Firewood, anything can happen.
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Title: Another Period
Character: Albert Downsy, Jr.
Released: June 23, 2015
Type: TV
Set at the turn of the century, “Another Period” follows the misadventures of the Bellacourts, Newport, RI’s first family, who have absolutely nothing to offer to the world, but who have so much money it doesn’t matter. The series focuses on sisters “Lillian” and “Beatrice”, who care only about how they look, what parties they attend and becoming famous, which is a lot harder in 1902.
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Title: Younger
Character: Hugh Shirley
Released: March 31, 2015
Type: TV
Liza Miller, a suddenly single stay-at-home mother, tries to get back into the working world, only to find it’s nearly impossible to start at the bottom at 40-year old. When a chance encounter convinces her she looks younger than she is, Liza tries to pass herself off as 26 and lands a job as an assistant at Empirical Press. Now she just has to make sure no one finds out the secret only she and her best friend Maggie share.
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Misery Loves Comedy
Title: Misery Loves Comedy
Character: Self
Released: January 23, 2015
Type: Movie
Do you have to be miserable to be funny? More than sixty comedians—including stand-ups, writers, actors, and directors from the US, Canada, and abroad—take on this question, sharing anecdotes and insights with lively enthusiasm.
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They Came Together
Title: They Came Together
Character: Keith
Released: June 27, 2014
Type: Movie
A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development.
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Title: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Character: Maternity
Released: April 27, 2014
Type: TV
A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.
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Title: Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character: Self
Released: February 25, 2014
Type: TV
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".
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Title: Broad City
Character: Maureen’s ex
Released: January 22, 2014
Type: TV
Broad City follows two women throughout their daily lives in New York City, making the smallest and mundane events hysterical and disturbing to watch all at the same time.
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Title: @midnight with Chris Hardwick
Character: Self - Guest
Released: October 21, 2013
Type: TV
Chris Hardwick will lead three celebrity contestants down the ultimate internet wormhole. Culling from the darkest recesses of social media, they will compete to determine who has the funniest take on the day's pop culture.
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Thanks for Sharing
Title: Thanks for Sharing
Character: Addict
Released: September 19, 2013
Type: Movie
A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon—sex addiction.
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Hell Baby
Title: Hell Baby
Character: Dr. Marsden
Released: September 6, 2013
Type: Movie
After she and her husband move into a haunted house, a woman gives birth to a demonic infant that wreaks havoc.
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Title: Drunk History
Character: Himself - Narrator
Released: July 9, 2013
Type: TV
Historical reenactments from A-list talent as told by inebriated storytellers. A unique take on the familiar and less familiar people and events from America’s great past as great moments in history are retold with unforgettable results.
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Phone, Keys, Gum
Title: Phone, Keys, Gum
Character: Himself
Released: June 16, 2013
Type: Movie
'Genius' choreographer Emerson Stone takes you behind-the-scenes of his latest soon-to-be dance craze, "Phone, Keys, Gum".
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She Said, She Said
Title: She Said, She Said
Character: Mediator
Released: March 8, 2013
Type: Movie
A lesbian couple on the brink of divorce divide their possessions in mediation and through each object, we get a glimpse of their relationship and the sometimes humorous and sexy power that objects can hold on our lives and emotions.
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Title: Newsreaders
Character: Jim Davidson
Released: January 17, 2013
Type: TV
Newsreaders is a quarter-hour format American television comedy that lampoons the news magazine genre. The series is a spinoff of the Adult Swim show Childrens Hospital and stars Mather Zickel as Louis LaFonda, the host of the fictional news magazine Newsreaders. The series premiered January 17, 2013. It has been renewed for a second season.
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Title: The Greatest Event in Television History
Character: Bell Taint
Released: October 12, 2012
Type: TV
Adam Scott is determined to make the greatest event in television history by remaking the opening sequences of TV shows.
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Sleepwalk with Me
Title: Sleepwalk with Me
Character: Pete
Released: August 24, 2012
Type: Movie
A burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.
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Wanderlust
Title: Wanderlust
Character: Himself
Released: February 23, 2012
Type: Movie
Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ultimately deciding to experiment with living on a rural commune where free love rules.
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Title: New Girl
Character: Male Race Participant
Released: September 20, 2011
Type: TV
Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home.
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Title: Bob's Burgers
Character: Courtney (voice)
Released: January 9, 2011
Type: TV
Bob's Burgers follows a third-generation restaurateur, Bob, as he runs Bob's Burgers with the help of his wife and their three kids. Bob and his quirky family have big ideas about burgers, but fall short on service and sophistication. Despite the greasy counters, lousy location and a dearth of customers, Bob and his family are determined to make Bob's Burgers "grand re-re-re-opening" a success.
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Title: Bob's Burgers
Character: Grover (voice)
Released: January 9, 2011
Type: TV
Bob's Burgers follows a third-generation restaurateur, Bob, as he runs Bob's Burgers with the help of his wife and their three kids. Bob and his quirky family have big ideas about burgers, but fall short on service and sophistication. Despite the greasy counters, lousy location and a dearth of customers, Bob and his family are determined to make Bob's Burgers "grand re-re-re-opening" a success.
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Title: The Webventures of Justin and Alden
Character: Himself
Released: April 27, 2010
Type: TV
Struggling actors Justin and Alden road trip across L.A. and time itself to convince Felicia Day to star in their web series.
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Stella: Live in Boston
Title: Stella: Live in Boston
Character: David
Released: August 13, 2009
Type: Movie
The comedy trio performs live in Boston.
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I Love You, Man
Title: I Love You, Man
Character: Wedding Photographer
Released: March 20, 2009
Type: Movie
Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately sets out to rectify the situation, embarking on a series of bizarre and awkward "man-dates."
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Birthday
Title: Birthday
Character: David
Released: December 15, 2008
Type: Movie
"Birthday" is a new short film from the unique three-man comedy group STELLA:
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Title: Childrens Hospital
Character: Rabbi Jewy McJewJew
Released: December 8, 2008
Type: TV
A hospital isn't a place for lazy people. It's a place for smart people who take care of people who aren't smart enough to keep themselves healthy. So begins Children's Hospital, a parody series that follows the lives, loves and laughs of a hospital staff.
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Title: Childrens Hospital
Character: David Wain
Released: December 8, 2008
Type: TV
A hospital isn't a place for lazy people. It's a place for smart people who take care of people who aren't smart enough to keep themselves healthy. So begins Children's Hospital, a parody series that follows the lives, loves and laughs of a hospital staff.
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Title: Childrens Hospital
Character: Square Dance Caller
Released: December 8, 2008
Type: TV
A hospital isn't a place for lazy people. It's a place for smart people who take care of people who aren't smart enough to keep themselves healthy. So begins Children's Hospital, a parody series that follows the lives, loves and laughs of a hospital staff.
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Title: Childrens Hospital
Character: Self
Released: December 8, 2008
Type: TV
A hospital isn't a place for lazy people. It's a place for smart people who take care of people who aren't smart enough to keep themselves healthy. So begins Children's Hospital, a parody series that follows the lives, loves and laughs of a hospital staff.
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Role Models
Title: Role Models
Character: Chevron Baine
Released: November 7, 2008
Type: Movie
Two salesmen trash a company truck on an energy drink-fueled bender. Upon their arrest, the court gives them a choice: do hard time or spend 150 service hours with a mentorship program. After one day with the kids, however, jail doesn't look half bad.
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The Guitar
Title: The Guitar
Character: Phone Man
Released: November 7, 2008
Type: Movie
The life of a woman is transformed after she is diagnosed with a terminal disease, fired from her job and abandoned by her boyfriend. Given two months to live, she throws caution to the wind to pursue her dreams.
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Title: Superjail!
Character: The Warden (voice)
Released: September 28, 2008
Type: TV
An eccentric warden and his staff run a bizarre maximum security prison full of dangerous prisoners.
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Heckler
Title: Heckler
Character: Self
Released: November 4, 2007
Type: Movie
HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Jamie Kennedy takes on hecklers and critics and ask some interesting questions of people such as George Lucas, Bill Maher, Mike Ditka, Rob Zombie, Howie Mandel and many more. This fast moving, hilarious documentary pulls no punches as you see an uncensored look at just how nasty and mean the fight is between those in the spotlight and those in the dark.
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The Ten
Title: The Ten
Character: Abe Grossman / Cartoon Voices
Released: August 3, 2007
Type: Movie
Ten stories, each inspired by one of the ten commandments.
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Puberty: The Movie
Title: Puberty: The Movie
Character: Principal Kirkpatrick
Released: May 11, 2007
Type: Movie
Ernie Goldberg goes on an adventure days before his Bar Mitzvah.
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Reno 911!: Miami
Title: Reno 911!: Miami
Character: Breen the Plumber
Released: February 23, 2007
Type: Movie
A rag-tag team of Reno cops are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a national police convention in Miami Beach during spring break. Based on the Comedy Central series.
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Title: Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Character: Shell Dante
Released: February 11, 2007
Type: TV
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! is an American sketch comedy television series, created by and starring Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, which premiered February 11, 2007 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim comedy block and ran until May 2010. The program features surrealistic and often satirical humor, public-access television–style musical acts, bizarre faux-commercials, and editing and special effects chosen to make the show appear camp. The program featured a wide range of actors, spanning from stars such as Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Will Forte and Zach Galifianakis, to alternative comedians like Neil Hamburger, to television actors like Alan Thicke, celebrity look-alikes and impressionists. The creators of the show have described it as "the nightmare version of television."
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Delirious
Title: Delirious
Character: Byron
Released: September 26, 2006
Type: Movie
Les, a small-time celebrity photographer desperate to make it big, befriends Toby, a homeless young man with no direction except a vague desire to become an actor. When by chance, Toby becomes romantically involved with K'Harma Leeds, the hottest pop star of the moment, Les grows jealous and plots revenge.
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The Baxter
Title: The Baxter
Character: Louis Lewis
Released: August 26, 2005
Type: Movie
A man with a "doormat" personality tries standing up for himself for a change in this comedy. Mild mannered tax accountant Elliot Sherman is what he calls a "Baxter": the kind of calm, unexciting fellow who "wears sock garters" and "enjoys raking leaves." Loved by bosses and parents, Elliot is a perfectly nice guy. And that's his problem.
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Title: Stella
Released: June 29, 2005
Type: TV
Stella was a short-lived television series that originally ran from June 28, 2005 to August 30, 2005 on the American television channel Comedy Central, created by and starring Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, and David Wain, the three members of the sketch comedy troupe of the same name and former cast members of MTV's The State. Stella, as a comedy troupe, has existed since 1997. It has a cult following and plays to sold out shows across the USA. The show aired on Tuesdays at 10:30 PM, EST. In September, after 10 episodes, Stella's timeslot was filled by Mind of Mencia. On March 8, 2006, the following message was posted on Stella's official website: "The STELLA series was on Comedy Central last summer. The network has officially decided not to renew it for a second season," thus effectively cancelling the series. The first season DVD was released on September 12, 2006. Episodes have also been available on iTunes and Hulu and some episodes on Joost. Stella premiered in Australia on The Comedy Channel on May 3, 2007.
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Title: American Dad!
Character: Mailroom Guy (voice)
Released: February 6, 2005
Type: TV
The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."
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Title: I Love the '90s: Part Deux
Released: January 17, 2005
Type: TV
I Love the '90s: Part Deux is a miniseries on VH1 in which various music and TV personalities reminisce about 1990s culture. It premiered on January 17, 2005. This series is a sequel to I Love the '90s. Its title is a reference to the 1993 comedy, Hot Shots! Part Deux.
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Packed Lunch
Title: Packed Lunch
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
What is it about Speedos? Well here Australian director Tim Hunter is on a mission to find the answer to the question of why so many gay men can't seem to get enough of hunks in tight fitting trunks? Although somehow I think the answer can be found in the question! Anyway in a bid to discover the truth, Hunter has carried out a series of interviews with men who have more than a passing interest in this briefest of garment, including that of Speedo designer Peter Travis, who here relates his part in the history of 'the male equivalent of the Wonder Bra.'
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Title: My Coolest Years
Character: Himself
Released: December 6, 2004
Type: TV
My Coolest Years is a television program that aired on VH1 in which actors, musicians, and other celebrities reminisce about their high school years.
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Title: Best Week Ever
Released: January 23, 2004
Type: TV
Best Week Ever is a weekly television program on the United States cable/satellite network VH1. It started airing in 2004 and was put on hiatus in the summer of 2009. In January 2010, it was announced that the show was cancelled. On August 3, 2012, VH1 announced the return of Best Week Ever. New weekly episodes began January 18, 2013. On the show, comedians analyze the previous week's developments in pop culture, including recent happenings in entertainment and celebrity gossip. The show's tagline is, "It's everything you love, everything you missed, and all the stuff you need to see again."
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The Third Date
Title: The Third Date
Character: Ralphie
Released: December 31, 2003
Type: Movie
It may only be the third date, but Tony knows it's time to pop the question and make the beautiful, shy Katrina his wife. And what better place for romance than Coney Island? Using his family's old mob connections, Tony has mapped out every detail for a very special evening. But Coney Island's finest its hot dog lady, rollercoaster operator, cotton candy vendor and performing freak have their own way of doing things. And the date of his life turns out to be more than Tony bargained for.
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Title: Reno 911!
Character: Sensual Masseuse
Released: July 23, 2003
Type: TV
This partially unscripted comedy brings viewers into the squad car as incompetent officers swing into action, answering 911 calls about everything from speeding violations and prostitution to staking out a drug den. Within each episode, viewers catch a "fly on the wall" glimpse of the cops' often politically incorrect opinions, ranging from their personal feelings to professional critiques of their colleagues.
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Title: Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Released: January 26, 2003
Type: TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.
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Stella Shorts 1998-2002
Title: Stella Shorts 1998-2002
Character: David
Released: December 20, 2002
Type: Movie
STELLA is a three-man comedy troupe from New York City, comprised of well-known comedians/actors Michael Showalter, David Wain, and Michael Ian Black. Though the three have made a living performing at comedy clubs, they are perhaps best known for their home-made short films. The STELLA SHORTS have garnered cult success because of their nonsensical plotlines, absurd dialogue, graphic sexual humor, sporatic violence, and sheer hilarity. This DVD showcases the trio's first twenty-three adventures, each one more bizarre and hysterical than the last. Highlights include: a game of whiffleball that goes terribly awry, an expedition to the South Pole (?) to meet Santa Claus, an edge-of-your-seat moustache-growing contest, a twisted "whodunit"-style murder mystery, and much, much more.
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Bamboozled
Title: Bamboozled
Character: Bunning
Released: October 6, 2000
Type: Movie
TV producer Pierre Delacroix becomes frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea. Hoping to get fired, Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit.
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Title: Random Play
Released: July 24, 1999
Type: TV
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Finishing The Novel
Title: Finishing The Novel
Character: Husband
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
Short film by David Wain, with Amanda Peet
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The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
Title: The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
Character: Various
Released: October 27, 1995
Type: Movie
Comedy troupe The State hosts a Halloween special on CBS.
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Title: The State
Released: January 21, 1994
Type: TV
The State is a sketch-comedy television show combing bizarre characters and scenarios to present sketches that won the hearts of its target teenaged audience.
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The Waiters
Title: The Waiters
Released: October 9, 1993
Type: Movie
People are seen waiting for various things, ranging from a train to a phone call from the Pope.
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Title: Friday Night Videos
Released: July 29, 1983
Type: TV
Friday Night Videos is an American music video show broadcast on the NBC television network from July 29, 1983 to May 24, 2002, and was the network's attempt to capitalize on the emerging popularity of music videos as seen on MTV. Belinda Carlisle was the guest host for the first episode.
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MTV: The State, Skits and Stickers
Title: MTV: The State, Skits and Stickers
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
VHS only release featuring skits from MTV's The State.