Created in 1993 at the peak of MTV's transition from a primarily music station to what it is today, The State was MTVs first foray into sketch comedy, and wouldn't be its last. Featuring a large cast of the self titled 11 member troupe, if features many greats who would eventually go on to do bigger things, like Robert Ben Garant, Michael Ian Black, Kerri Kenney, and Thomas Lennon (all Reno 911! Stars), Joe Lo Truglio (Brooklyn 99) and even Ken Marino (Party Down). The series is pretty funny, spanning four seasons with only 6 to 7 episodes per season. I definitely laughed hard at at least a single sketch per episode and chuckled at a few more. Wasn't the funniest sketch show, but was kept going by some recurring character favourites (namely Doug), who they were sure to reuses a few sketches per season. A sketch show that was definitely formed out of the troupes improv days, you can really feel many of the bits almost coming from the best results of a "pick a scene from a hat" kind of premise, rather than anything truly original coming from the comedians. Sketch comedy series are often this blend of improv and scripted humour, and this series feels it definitely leans more improv vibe. Not that thats a bad thing, when it lands it certainly does hard, but much of the time it misses the mark and frankly feels a little too silly or just doesn't make much sense. Didn't love, but enjoyed, and would recommend for anyone fans of any of these individuals specifically.