Each episode contains 30 minutes of extremely bizarre and funny sketch comedy performed by THE STATE, an 11 member sketch comedy troupe who wrote and starred in various sketches seen throughout the program.
In spite of the plethora of amateur devices and the inevitable tonal conflicts, it's astounding how much of the show still works without feeling derivative or facile.
The first season in particular plays like a rock 'n' roll Gen-X juggernaut paced to accommodate the short attention spans of Ritalin-addled teens. Even if a sketch didn't work, a new one was always just a few minutes away.
