David Wain

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.

Works

5.9

Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist

It’s Holiday Season in Reno, and Lieutenant Dangle wishes he’d never been born. With the help of a roller skating “Angel,” he learns how much better the lives of the other deputies would be if he never existed. Will he decide to live on anyway? There’s still Christmas criminals to catch!

Release Date: 2022-12-03

Department: Crew

Job: Thanks

Vote Count: 29

7.0

The Bob's Burgers 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.

Release Date: 2022-05-26

Character: Grover Fischoeder (voice)

Vote Count: 311

6.2

Kimi

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.

Release Date: 2022-02-10

Character: Angela's Dentist

Vote Count: 890

5.8

Under the Eiffel Tower

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.

Release Date: 2019-02-08

Character: Frank

Vote Count: 37

6.7

Dog Days

A group of people in Los Angeles are brought together thanks to their canine friends.

Release Date: 2018-08-10

Character: Wacky Wayne

Vote Count: 274

6.4

A Futile and Stupid Gesture

In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.

Release Date: 2018-01-24

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Character: Interviewer

Vote Count: 334

7.2

My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes

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.

Release Date: 2018-01-18

Character: Narrator

Vote Count: 18

5.8

Fun Mom Dinner

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.

Release Date: 2017-08-04

Character: Wayne

Vote Count: 218

5.2

Brother Nature

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.

Release Date: 2016-09-09

Character: Uncle Mel

Vote Count: 48

The Second Sound Barrier

The tale of the three fastest drivers in the world and their quest to save Lady Billionaire. Struck with a mysterious illness, the only way to save her is to break the "second sound barrier"

Release Date: 2016-03-10

Department: Directing

Job: Director

6.4

Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage offers a glimpse into the comic minds behind a "Wet Hot" summer-camp cult hit featuring many future stars.

Release Date: 2015-07-31

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Character: Self

Vote Count: 46

6.1

Misery Loves Comedy

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.

Release Date: 2015-01-23

Character: Self

Vote Count: 39

5.6

They Came Together

A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development.

Release Date: 2014-06-27

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Keith

Vote Count: 412

6.0

Take Care

When a car crash leaves Frannie immobilized, she is brushed off by everyone she can count on. With nowhere else to turn and desperate for help, she turns to an unlikely source, her ex Devon.

Release Date: 2014-03-07

Department: Crew

Job: Thanks

Vote Count: 68

5.9

Thanks for Sharing

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.

Release Date: 2013-09-19

Character: Addict

Vote Count: 550

5.2

Hell Baby

After she and her husband move into a haunted house, a woman gives birth to a demonic infant that wreaks havoc.

Release Date: 2013-09-06

Character: Dr. Marsden

Vote Count: 219

6.5

Phone, Keys, Gum

'Genius' choreographer Emerson Stone takes you behind-the-scenes of his latest soon-to-be dance craze, "Phone, Keys, Gum".

Release Date: 2013-06-16

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Himself

Vote Count: 2

6.1

She Said, She Said

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.

Release Date: 2013-03-08

Character: Mediator

Vote Count: 4

6.5

Sleepwalk with Me

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.

Release Date: 2012-08-24

Character: Pete

Vote Count: 184

5.5

Wanderlust

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.

Release Date: 2012-02-23

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Himself

Vote Count: 1257

5.2

Stella: Live in Boston

The comedy trio performs live in Boston.

Release Date: 2009-08-13

Character: David

Vote Count: 4

6.6

I Love You, Man

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."

Release Date: 2009-03-20

Character: Wedding Photographer

Vote Count: 1739

Birthday

"Birthday" is a new short film from the unique three-man comedy group STELLA:

Release Date: 2008-12-15

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: David

6.5

Role Models

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.

Release Date: 2008-11-07

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Character: Chevron Baine

Vote Count: 1920

5.6

The Guitar

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.

Release Date: 2008-11-07

Character: Phone Man

Vote Count: 47

5.9

Heckler

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.

Release Date: 2007-11-04

Character: Self

Vote Count: 49

4.8

The Ten

Ten stories, each inspired by one of the ten commandments.

Release Date: 2007-08-03

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Abe Grossman / Cartoon Voices

Vote Count: 195

6.4

Delirious

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.

Release Date: 2007-07-04

Character: Byron

Vote Count: 106

Puberty: The Movie

Ernie Goldberg goes on an adventure days before his Bar Mitzvah.

Release Date: 2007-05-11

Character: Principal Kirkpatrick

5.8

Reno 911!: Miami

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.

Release Date: 2007-02-23

Character: Breen the Plumber

Vote Count: 245

6.2

Merry F#%$in' Christmas

Denis Leary and a cast of many others celebrate Christmas Leary-style. Packed with original music and skits, this is a great spin on the usual holiday fluff.

Release Date: 2005-11-27

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 3

6.1

The Baxter

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.

Release Date: 2005-08-26

Character: Louis Lewis

Vote Count: 46

4.0

Packed Lunch

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.'

Release Date: 2005-01-01

Character: Self

Vote Count: 2

7.0

The Third Date

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.

Release Date: 2003-12-31

Character: Ralphie

Vote Count: 1

3.0

Stella Shorts 1998-2002

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.

Release Date: 2002-12-20

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: David

Vote Count: 2

6.3

Wet Hot American Summer

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.

Release Date: 2001-07-27

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 807

Finishing The Novel

Short film by David Wain, with Amanda Peet

Release Date: 1997-01-01

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Husband

Where the Fore Are We?

After a crash landing leaves the passengers and crew of a commercial flight stranded for three months, the film follows members of this makeshift community who begin to put together a production of a Shakespearean play to keep themselves occupied, despite their captain trying to focus them on getting rescued.

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

4.0

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

Comedy troupe The State hosts a Halloween special on CBS.

Release Date: 1995-10-27

Character: Various

Vote Count: 2

Aisle Six

Imagine a treacly high-school docudrama about acceptance, cliques, and the secret shames of peer pressure. Now imagine it set in a world where all anyone cares about is plumbing, and the ultimate social crime is to cast a longing glance at a box of electrical supplies.

Release Date: 1991-12-31

Department: Directing

Job: Director

MTV: The State, Skits and Stickers

VHS only release featuring skits from MTV's The State.

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character:

Untitled Kestrin Pantera Indie Project

A former one-hit-wonder relocates her family to a small town, where she becomes fiercely competitive in her daughter's school science fair, reigniting her thwarted ambitions and sparking a parental feud.

Mr. Throwback
5.3

Mr. Throwback

A down-on-his-luck memorabilia dealer looks for redemption by reuniting with his sixth-grade teammate, NBA legend Steph Curry.

Release Date: 2024-08-08

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Episode Count: 6

Vote Count: 9

History of the World: Part II
5.6

History of the World: Part II

Explore different periods of human history through a variety of sketches.

Release Date: 2023-03-06

Character: Bishop

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 64

Murderville
6.4

Murderville

Eccentric detective Terry Seattle teams up with clueless celebrity guest stars to investigate a series of murders in this improvisational crime comedy.

Release Date: 2022-02-03

Character: Magic Melvin

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 90

The Sex Lives of College Girls
7.2

The Sex Lives of College Girls

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.

Release Date: 2021-11-18

Character: Craig Hennessey

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 328

7.5

Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself

Storyteller and Conceptual Magician Derek DelGaudio attempts to understand the illusory nature of identity and answer the deceptively simple question 'Who am I?'

Release Date: 2020-10-24

Character: Self - audience member (uncredited)

Vote Count: 71

Medical Police
6.4

Medical Police

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.

Release Date: 2020-01-10

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Jim Davidson

Episode Count: 5

Vote Count: 130

Oh Jerome, No
6.2

Oh Jerome, No

An extremely sensitive young man in Brooklyn goes way too far in his quest to adhere to society's expectations of traditional masculinity.

Release Date: 2019-09-25

Character: Dan 2

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 5

Miracle Workers
6.8

Miracle Workers

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.

Release Date: 2019-02-12

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: HOA Member

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 267

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
6.4

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

A decade after their wild summer as junior counselors, the gang reunites for a weekend of bonding, hanky-panky and hair-raising adventures.

Release Date: 2017-08-04

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Character: Yaron / Bill Clinton

Episode Count: 8

Vote Count: 114

Superstore
7.5

Superstore

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.

Release Date: 2015-11-30

Character: Dan

Episode Count: 3

Vote Count: 675

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
6.4

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

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.

Release Date: 2015-07-31

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Yarin

Episode Count: 4

Vote Count: 202

Another Period
6.7

Another Period

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.

Release Date: 2015-06-23

Character: Albert Downsy, Jr.

Episode Count: 32

Vote Count: 62

Younger
6.8

Younger

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.

Release Date: 2015-03-31

Character: Hugh Shirley

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 206

Fresh Off the Boat
7.1

Fresh Off the Boat

A '90s-set single-camera comedy about a hip-hop-loving Asian kid growing up in suburban Orlando, being raised by an immigrant father obsessed with all things American and an immigrant mother often bewildered by white culture.

Release Date: 2015-02-04

Character: Reggie

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 254

A to Z
6.4

A to Z

The story follows the lives of Andrew, an employee at an internet dating site who dreams of meeting the girl of his dreams, and Zelda, a no-nonsense lawyer who was raised by a hippie mother and carries a rebellious streak. By an accidental chance of fate, Zelda meets Andrew to resolve a mismatch dating dispute and these two single people suddenly find themselves falling for each other.

Release Date: 2014-10-02

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 37

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
7.9

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.

Release Date: 2014-04-27

Character: Maternity

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 685

Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.4

Late Night with Seth Meyers

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".

Release Date: 2014-02-25

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 98

Broad City
7.2

Broad City

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.

Release Date: 2014-01-22

Character: Maureen’s ex

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 218

@midnight with Chris Hardwick
5.1

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

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.

Release Date: 2013-10-21

Character: Self - Guest

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 18

Drunk History
6.8

Drunk History

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.

Release Date: 2013-07-09

Character: Himself - Narrator

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 85

Newsreaders
7.4

Newsreaders

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.

Release Date: 2013-01-17

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Character: Jim Davidson

Episode Count: [ 14 ]

Vote Count: 16

The Greatest Event in Television History
7.0

The Greatest Event in Television History

Adam Scott is determined to make the greatest event in television history by remaking the opening sequences of TV shows.

Release Date: 2012-10-12

Character: Bell Taint

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 11

Key & Peele
7.6

Key & Peele

Key & Peele is an American sketch comedy television show. It stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, both former cast members of MADtv. Each episode of the show consists of several pre-taped sketches starring the two actors, introduced by Key and Peele in front of a live studio audience.

Release Date: 2012-01-31

Character: Person at People Park #6

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 196

New Girl
7.4

New Girl

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.

Release Date: 2011-09-20

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Male Race Participant

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1456

Bob's Burgers
7.8

Bob's Burgers

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.

Release Date: 2011-01-09

Character: Courtney (voice)

Episode Count: 11

Vote Count: 949

The Webventures of Justin and Alden
9.5

The Webventures of Justin and Alden

Struggling actors Justin and Alden road trip across L.A. and time itself to convince Felicia Day to star in their web series.

Release Date: 2010-04-27

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 2

Party Down
7.4

Party Down

A group of struggling actors and dysfunctional dreamers wait for their big break while they are stuck serving hors d'oeurves for a Hollywood catering company 'Party Down.'

Release Date: 2009-03-20

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 197

Childrens Hospital
7.2

Childrens Hospital

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.

Release Date: 2008-12-08

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: David Wain

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 76

Superjail!
7.6

Superjail!

An eccentric warden and his staff run a bizarre maximum security prison full of dangerous prisoners.

Release Date: 2008-09-28

Character: The Warden (voice)

Episode Count: 36

Vote Count: 85

Wainy Days
9.0

Wainy Days

Wainy Days is an internet video series starring David Wain that is hosted on the website, My Damn Channel. The web series follows a fictionalized version of Wain through his everyday life as he tries to form relationships with numerous women and discusses his problems with his friends at the sweatshop where he works. Elizabeth Banks, Jonah Hill, Julie Bowen, Megan Mullally, Jason Sudeikis, Rob Corddry, Lake Bell, Amanda Peet, Rosemarie DeWitt, Elizabeth Reaser, Thomas Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, Josh Charles, Lucy Punch, A.D. Miles, Paul Rudd, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter and various other Stella/The State/Wet Hot American Summer alum have all guest-starred in various episodes. A DVD containing the first four seasons was released February 14, 2012. In 2013, Blip Partnered with My Damn Channel, leading to season 5 of Wainy Days being premiered simultaneously on Blip and MyDamnChannel.

Release Date: 2007-07-30

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Vote Count: 1

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
7.5

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

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."

Release Date: 2007-02-11

Character: Shell Dante

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 76

Stella
6.8

Stella

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.

Release Date: 2005-06-29

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character:

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 19

American Dad!
7.0

American Dad!

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."

Release Date: 2005-02-06

Character: Mailroom Guy (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 2164

I Love the '90s: Part Deux

I Love the '90s: Part Deux

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.

Release Date: 2005-01-17

Episode Count: 10

My Coolest Years

My Coolest Years

My Coolest Years is a television program that aired on VH1 in which actors, musicians, and other celebrities reminisce about their high school years.

Release Date: 2004-12-06

Character: Himself

Episode Count: 1

Best Week Ever
6.3

Best Week Ever

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."

Release Date: 2004-01-23

Episode Count: 3

Vote Count: 7

Reno 911!
7.2

Reno 911!

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.

Release Date: 2003-07-23

Character: Sensual Masseuse

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 149

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.5

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.

Release Date: 2003-01-26

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 162

Sheep in the Big City
6.6

Sheep in the Big City

Sheep in the Big City is an American animated television series which ran on Cartoon Network for two seasons, from November 17, 2000, to April 7, 2002. The series' pilot first premiered as part of Cartoon Network's "Cartoon Cartoon Summer" on August 18, 2000. Created by Mo Willems, the bulk of the show follows a runaway sheep, Sheep, in its new life in "the Big City". It also features several unrelated sketches and shorts, similar to The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show. With an emphasis on more "sophisticated" humor, using multiple forms of rhetoric from the characters to the plots, it was more popular with older audiences. It was also unusual in featuring many comic references to film-making and television broadcasting. At the time, the premiere of Sheep in the Big City was the highest-rated premiere for a Cartoon Network original series.

Release Date: 2000-11-04

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 3

Vote Count: 42

6.2

Bamboozled

Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit.

Release Date: 2000-10-06

Character: Bunning

Vote Count: 133

Random Play

Random Play

Release Date: 1999-07-24

Episode Count: 6

Strangers with Candy
7.8

Strangers with Candy

Jerri Blank is a former prostitute and junkie whore who returns to high school as a 46-year-old freshman at Flatpoint High. Jerri ran away from home and became 'a boozer, a user, and a loser' after dropping out as a teenager, supporting her drug habits through prostitution, stripping, and larceny. She has been to prison several times, the last time because she 'stole the TV'. At home, Jerri's father Guy is comatose, although he seems perfectly capable of amazing feats. Her stepmother Sara is vain and bitter, and stepbrother Derrick is a bullying jock. Jerri tries to do things the right way but always ends up learning the wrong lesson. Her hijinks often involve, either directly or indirectly, neurotic history teacher Chuck Noblet and his secret lover, sensitive art teacher Geoffrey Jellineck.

Release Date: 1999-04-07

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 31

The State
6.8

The State

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.

Release Date: 1994-01-21

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Character: Various Characters

Episode Count: 24

Vote Count: 17

7.0

The Waiters

People are seen waiting for various things, ranging from a train to a phone call from the Pope.

Release Date: 1993-10-09

Vote Count: 1

Friday Night Videos
9.0

Friday Night Videos

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.

Release Date: 1983-07-29

Episode Count: 44

Vote Count: 2

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