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Comedy History 101The State: MTV's Cult Comedy Sketch ShowThe State was the MTV sketch show that launched the careers of Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, David Wain, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Thomas Lennon, Kevin Allison—and several more (the troupe had 11 members).
From dorm-room sketches at NYU to comedy milestones like Reno 911, Stella, Viva Variety, and the cult classic Wet Hot American Summer, The State helped redefine alternative comedy for a generation.
Director Matthew Perniciaro joins CH101 to talk about his new documentary Long Live The State and how this pioneering sketch group shaped the future of alt-comedy. Learn more about yo...
2025-06-1236 min
Father BotherE-I-E-I-Ohhhhhhhh (The Da Vinci Code)Questions this week: What happened to all the quail? And how many times can we say "weird stuff" in an episode?
Children's Book Review: Everyone Poops
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2021-07-1941 minFather BotherMemory Lanes (The Remains of the Day)Questions this week: How hard is it to avoid trademarks when making a children's book about toys? And has Anthony Hopkins been in any movie besides Silence of the Lambs?
Children's Book Review: Good Night, Good Night Construction Site
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2021-06-0930 minFather BotherThe Free Balloon (The Awakening)Questions this week: How many Adele lyrics can we fit into a single episode? And why did we think going on a bear hunt was a good idea?
Children's Book Review: We're Going On A Bear Hunt
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2021-05-2638 minFather BotherI Don’t Want to Learn My Letters! (Catch-22)Questions this week: how is a classroom like war? And did Farrah Fawcett really paint with her butt?
Children's Book Review: Where the Wild Things Are
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2021-05-1238 minFather BotherBellyache! (Invisible Man)Questions this week: how does a bacterium find acceptance in the gut? And is Nathan's high pitched voice the scariest thing we've ever heard?
Children's Book Review: Don't Let The Pigeon Drive the Bus!
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2021-04-2842 minFather BotherJane Pear (Jane Eyre)Questions this week: what does it take for a pear tree to grow? And why didn't we realize our calling as a Maroon 5 cover band sooner?
Children's Book Review: Llama Llama Red Pajama
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2021-04-1435 minFather BotherThe Mattress With No Memory...Foam (The Bourne Identity)Questions This Week: Where can a mattress go in Manhattan to find some good swiss cheese? And is sleuthiness a word?
Children's Book Review: The Pout Pout Fish
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2021-03-3134 minFather BotherSalamander Surprise! (The Great Gatsby)Questions this week: Isn't The Great Gatsby just the worst? And whose gills are the prettiest of them all?
Children's Book Review: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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2021-03-2437 minFather BotherFrankenstein Bubblegum (Frankenstein)Questions this week: How much bubblegum does it take to fix a Volkswagen? And who does that wolf think he's fooling?
Children's Book Review: The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs (Thanks for the rec, Kaitlyn!)
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2021-03-1734 minFather BotherJuice’s Journey (The Grapes of Wrath)Questions this week: Who brings a bear to show and tell? And why the heck did Elvira rap?
Children's Book Review: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
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2021-03-1039 minFather BotherWing Fling (To Kill A Mockingbird)Questions this week: Why are squirrels just the worst? And how many times can a secret inheritance switch hands?
Children's Book Review: I Love You To The Moon and Back
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2021-03-0334 minFather BotherGerkin Ahab’s Quest for the Perfect Sandwich (Moby )Questions this week: What does a pickle want and how does he get it? And how much talk is too much talk?
Children's Book Review: Green Eggs and Ham
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2021-02-2433 minFather BotherGo Away Big Brother! (1984)Questions this week: What untimely fate awaits Kevin McAllister after Home Alone ends? And doesn't every children's book need a bucket full of rats?
Children's Book Review: Good Night Moon
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2021-02-1734 minFather BotherHoof is in the Heart (Pride and Prejudice)Questions this week: You know you're not supposed to flush baby wipes down the toilet, right? And what the is a bing cherry anyway?
Children's Book Review: Miss Nelson is Gaslighting.
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2021-02-1031 min
Tink & JupiterTink & Jupiter - TeaserAfter Tink discovers one day that she can talk to machines, she accidentally brings to life an old gaming console named Jupiter. And when it escapes into the neighborhood, she sets out to find it and undo the damage it's caused.
Introduction by Leon Perniciaro and Jon Nathan Raby. TRANSCRIPT HERE (PDF)
(A Chicken Patty Mondays Production.)
2018-03-1301 min