Shortly before finishing the DVDs, I visited The State's official website and found these two delightful artifacts. The first is a scan from an ancient issue of Mademoiselle magazine, in which all of the members are naked and covered by states. Kerri got Florida.
The second is an unfortunately censored picture from the long-defunct Big Stinkin' International Improv & Sketch Comedy Festival, May 23, 1997, in Austin, Texas. This was their last public performance before they reunited for a special event earlier this year. At first I thought it was a picture of them changing on stage before the audience got there, but no. According to
this article:
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Last year, six members of an improv group called The State, which has appeared on MTV, stripped naked in one skit.
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A blog entry I found has more info:
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Lennon & Garant came to Austin years ago with most of the other members of The State to perform at the late, lamented Big Stinkin' Improv Festival. I got my copy of the ridiculously useless travel guide State by State with The State signed and then saw them perform that night. At one point, the troupe moved off the stage, ostensibly to change costumes, while member Ken Marino stayed behind and chatted with the audience. Instead of leaving the stage though, the performers stopped and starting taking off their clothes down to their underwear, all while Marino continued to obliviously talk about...something, but at this point who was paying attention to him?
While the near-naked members ambled about, quietly talking amongst themselves, Marino pulled out a disposable camera and encouraged the audience to squeeze in so he could take a picture. At the count of three, he snapped the picture and on the other side of the stage, the underwear came off. Despite the long set-up, it was still a surprise. I doubt the Paramount Theater will ever again have so much exposed genitalia again. At the time I distinctly remember thinking, "Dang. The one guy I've wanted to see naked is the only one who isn't. Dang." Still, hilarious. The crowd went nuts crazy. There were more than a few people with videocameras in the audience, so if anyone has access to a recording of it, please let me know.
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Somehow, I feel that knowing that Kerri went completely naked, live on stage, for the sake of comedy, makes everything else in this thread irrelevant. I
suppose we should be lucky to have photographic evidence of the sketch, but man, I'd love to see the video of it. Or to have been there in person.
Anyway, that's all I've got. Hope you enjoyed the thread.
Enjoy
Fango