Archive for the ‘General’ Category

How David Wain Would Do It #1

January 3, 2010 | General

I'm proud to present the first in a new two hundred part series, "How David Wain Would Do It" Inspired by meeting many fans sporting HDWWDI necklaces, I thought I'd take the mystery out and just tell you how I'd go about doing 200 things. Here's number 1: If I wanted to give ...

DAVID WAIN’S MIDDLE 10 NEITHER BEST NOR WORST MOVIES OF THE DECADE

December 28, 2009 | General

Obviously there were A LOT of great contenders over the last decade. But only 10 can be in the middle, so here are my picks: 10. THE MEXICAN 9. INSOMNIA 8. THE TERMINAL 7. CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR 6. MUSIC & LYRICS 5. 3:10 TO YUMA 3. TIE: RUNAWAY JURY / BABY MAMA 2. BLUE CRUSH 1. CHANGING LANES

Nice review from Videoport Jones

November 29, 2009 | General

Re STELLA LIVE IN BOSTON DVD: "David and the Michaels are a post-modern Marx Brothers, deconstructing standup comedy with absurdist wordplay, dadaist digression, and anti-comic hipness to create a completely winning, weird, and hilarious goofball entertainment. Sure, what I just said sounds like a big mouthful o’nothin’, but you try to ...

Stella drops TOMORROW

September 14, 2009 | General

Hey all the new STELLA: LIVE IN BOSTON DVD comes out tomorrow (Tues).  You can order now on amazon! Here's a review from Exclaim: Stella: Live In Boston Directed by David Wain By Philip Brown           Any list of the most underrated comedians and comedic troupes over the last ...

The State & Stella news…

August 17, 2009 | General

I've been in California for the last five weeks and my arms are just totally exhausted. I think that's how that one goes. Anyway - I'll be glad to head back east to my home base of New York City A.K.A. New York. But before I go ...

Interview with Me in the AV CLUB

August 11, 2009 | General

I mostly talk about The State and how it got started, and a little about Role Models and some other stuff....

Me as the Wedding Photographer

August 10, 2009 | General

Hi folks sorry I haven't updated this blog in a while. I have to admit I've been having more fun doing tiny little Twitter posts so that's you'll find more frequent thoughts & updates. Anyway I'm in Los Angeles right now - just finished directing a Fox pilot called ...

The Day Has Come

July 14, 2009 | General

I came to NYU in 1987 from Cleveland, not really having more direction in life than wanting to be in the same city as Woody Allen, Saturday Night Live and the Muppets. By the middle of my 2nd year, I was a member of a sketch comedy troupe called ...

I made a tweet (a.k.a. I farted)

June 29, 2009 | General

So I asked my Twitter followers for their favorite food, and promised I'd take the first twelve (no more no less) to create an brand new recipe, calling on my skills as an award winning chef. I hope you will get a chance to recreate this in your own ...

And ANOTHER new Wainy Days today!

June 19, 2009 | General

PART 2 of "Rochelle" - the startling, rocking conclusion! WATCH THEM BOTH