Michael Showalter
Biography: Michael English Showalter (born June 17, 1970; Princeton) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director. He is one third of the sketch comedy trio Stella. Showalter first came to recognition as a cast member on MTV's The State, which aired from 1993 to 1995. He co-wrote (with David Wain) and starred in Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and he wrote, directed, and starred in The Baxter (2005), with Michelle Williams, Justin Theroux and Elizabeth Banks. Both of these movies featured many of his co-stars from The State, and so do several of his other projects.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 17, 1970
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Wet Hot American Summer
2001-07-27
Wet Hot American Summer
Overview: The setting is Camp Firewood, the year 1981. It's the last day before everyone goes back to the real world, but there's still a summer's worth of unfinished business to resolve. At the center of the action is camp director Beth, who struggles to keep order while she falls in love with the local astrophysics professor. He is busy trying to save the camp from a deadly piece of NASA's Skylab which is hurtling toward earth. All that, plus: a dangerous waterfall rescue, love triangles, misfits, cool kids, and talking vegetable cans. The questions will all be resolved, of course, at the big talent show at the end of the day.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-07-27
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Signs
2002-08-02
Signs
Overview: A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
Genres: Drama Thriller Science Fiction Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-08-02
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The Baxter
2005-08-26
The Baxter
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-26
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Safe Men
1998-08-07
Safe Men
Overview: Two untalented singers are mistaken for a pair of major league safe crackers in Providence, Rhode Island. The two are pressed into service by the local hoodlums and quickly find themselves in conflict with their professional colleagues. Romantic interest is added by the daughter of the underworld leader who won't date the men she knows are gangsters.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-08-07
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Operation Midnight Climax
2002-04-29
Operation Midnight Climax
Overview: Will Nitch is on a mission to achieve a transendental tantric sexual experience: a sustained orgasm. He begins to assemble a Secret Society of Women: women are, afterall, pivotal to helping a man to reach the cosmic blue lights. Will wants all the women for himself, and with the help of all the women in his life and his friend Chip, he plans a midnight tantric sex party; during which he hopes to climax to the point of reaching the mythical blue lights.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-29
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Stella: Live in Boston
2009-08-13
Stella: Live in Boston
Overview: The comedy trio performs live in Boston.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-08-13
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Chocolate For Breakfast
1998-10-01
Chocolate For Breakfast
Overview: Four very different female roommates try to stick together while dealing with hectic daily schedules that living in New York City often conditions.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-01
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Two Night Stand
2014-09-26
Two Night Stand
Overview: After an extremely regrettable one night stand, two strangers wake up to find themselves snowed in after sleeping through a blizzard that put all of Manhattan on ice. They're now trapped together in a tiny apartment, forced to get to know each other way more than any one night stand should.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-26
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Hair High
2004-04-17
Hair High
Overview: Bill Plympton's gothic '50s high-school comedy about a love-triangle that goes terribly wrong. Two murdered teens return from the grave, then go to their prom to get revenge.
Genres: Horror Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-17
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Misery Loves Comedy
2015-01-23
Misery Loves Comedy
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-01-23
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Griffin & Phoenix
2006-09-12
Griffin & Phoenix
Overview: A terminally ill man falls in love with a woman who has a secret that threatens their time spent together.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-12
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Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
2015-07-31
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
Overview: Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage offers a glimpse into the comic minds behind a "Wet Hot" summer-camp cult hit featuring many future stars.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-31
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Wanderlust
2012-02-23
Wanderlust
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-02-23
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The Ten
2007-08-03
The Ten
Overview: Ten stories, each inspired by one of the ten commandments.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-08-03
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Giles Vanderhoot
2016-04-26
Giles Vanderhoot
Overview: No one is better at portraying rehabilitationamalist Giles Vanderhoot than Vanderhoot himself.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-26
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Tick
1996-01-15
Tick
Overview: A brisk look into the lives of two bomb diffusers. John Hamburg's student film.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-15
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Reno 911!: Miami
2007-02-23
Reno 911!: Miami
Overview: 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.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-23
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Birthday
2008-12-15
Birthday
Overview: "Birthday" is a new short film from the unique three-man comedy group STELLA:
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-12-15
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MTV: The State, Skits and Stickers
MTV: The State, Skits and Stickers
Overview: VHS only release featuring skits from MTV's The State.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
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It Started As a Joke
2019-03-10
It Started As a Joke
Overview: This documentary chronicles the decade-long run of the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival – including a final farewell show. The film celebrates Eugene’s unique brand of humor and his role in the alternative comedy movement, offers a bittersweet goodbye to an era, and reminds us of the healing properties of comedy – even in the most challenging of life’s circumstances.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-10
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Stella Shorts 1998-2002
2002-12-20
Stella Shorts 1998-2002
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-20
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The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
1995-10-27
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
Overview: Comedy troupe The State hosts a Halloween special on CBS.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-27
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Kissing Jessica Stein
2002-03-13
Kissing Jessica Stein
Overview: Jessica, a Jewish copy editor living and working in New York City, is plagued by failed blind dates with men, and decides to answer a newspaper's personal advertisement. The advertisement has been placed by 'lesbian-curious' Helen Cooper, a thirtysomething art gallerist.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-13
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