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Michael Showalter

Michael Showalter

Michael English Showalter (born June 17, 1970) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director. He is one third of the sketch comedy trio Stella. Showalter first came to recognition as a cast member on MTV's The State, which aired from 1993 to 1995. He co-wrote (with David Wain) and starred in Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and he wrote, directed, and starred in The Baxter (2005), with Michelle Williams, Justin Theroux and Elizabeth Banks. Both of these movies featured many of his co-stars from The State, and so do several of his other projects.

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Movies Starring Michael Showalter (24)

It Started As a Joke (2019)

This documentary chronicles the decade-long run of the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival – including a final farewell show. The film celebrates Eugene's unique brand of humor and his role in the alternative comedy movement, offers a bittersweet goodbye to an ...

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Giles Vanderhoot (2016)

No one is better at portraying rehabilitationamalist Giles Vanderhoot than Vanderhoot himself. ...

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Jammers (2016)

Danny, Jeremy, and Carol are a Wormy cast of three Frenemies shambling through troubling and absurd teenage times. ...

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Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot (2015)

Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage offers a glimpse into the comic minds behind a "Wet Hot" summer-camp cult hit featuring many future stars. ...

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Misery Loves Comedy (2015)

Do you have to be miserable to be funny? More than sixty comedians—including stand-ups, writers, actors, and directors from the US, Canada, and abroad—take on this question, sharing anecdotes and insights with lively enthusiasm. ...

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Two Night Stand (2014)

After an extremely regrettable one night stand, two strangers wake up to find themselves snowed in after sleeping through a blizzard that put all of Manhattan on ice. They're now trapped together in a tiny apartment, forced to get to know each other way mo ...

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Wanderlust (2012)

Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ultimately deciding to experiment with living on a rural commune where free love rules. ...

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Stella: Live in Boston (2009)

The comedy trio performs live in Boston. ...

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Birthday (2008)

"Birthday" is a new short film from the unique three-man comedy group STELLA: ...

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The Ten (2007)

Ten stories, each inspired by one of the ten commandments. ...

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Reno 911!: Miami (2007)

A rag-tag team of Reno cops are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a national police convention in Miami Beach during spring break. Based on the Comedy Central series. ...

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Griffin & Phoenix (2006)

A terminally ill man falls in love with a woman who has a secret that threatens their time spent together. ...

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The Baxter (2005)

Mild mannered tax accountant Elliot Sherman is what he calls a "Baxter": the kind of calm, unexciting fellow who "wears sock garters" and "enjoys raking leaves." Loved by bosses and parents, Elliot is a perfectly nice guy. And that's his problem. ...

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Hair High (2004)

Rod and Cherri are the unmistakable king and queen of Echo High. When new kid Spud arrives, he makes a faux pas so bad that Rod forces him to be his girl's slave. What unfolds is the tale of Cherri and Spud's blossoming relationship behind Rod's back, and ...

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Stella Shorts 1998-2002 (2002)

STELLA is a three-man comedy troupe from New York City, comprised of well-known comedians/actors Michael Showalter, David Wain, and Michael Ian Black. Though the three have made a living performing at comedy clubs, they are perhaps best known for their hom ...

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Signs (2002)

A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come. ...

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Operation Midnight Climax (2002)

Will Nitch is on a mission to achieve a transendental tantric sexual experience: a sustained orgasm. He begins to assemble a Secret Society of Women: women are, afterall, pivotal to helping a man to reach the cosmic blue lights. Will wants all the women fo ...

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Kissing Jessica Stein (2002)

Jessica, a Jewish copy editor living and working in New York City, is plagued by failed blind dates with men, and decides to answer a newspaper's personal advertisement. The advertisement has been placed by 'lesbian-curious' Helen Cooper, a thirtysomething ...

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Wet Hot American Summer (2001)

The setting is Camp Firewood, the year 1981. It's the last day before everyone goes back to the real world, but there's still a summer's worth of unfinished business to resolve. At the center of the action is camp director Beth, who struggles to keep order ...

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Chocolate For Breakfast (1998)

Four very different female roommates try to stick together while dealing with hectic daily schedules that living in New York City often conditions. ...

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Safe Men (1998)

Two untalented singers are mistaken for a pair of major league safe crackers in Providence, Rhode Island. The two are pressed into service by the local hoodlums and quickly find themselves in conflict with their professional colleagues. Romantic interest i ...

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Tick (1996)

A brisk look into the lives of two bomb diffusers. John Hamburg's student film. ...

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The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special (1995)

Comedy troupe The State hosts a Halloween special on CBS. ...

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Chickula! Teenage Vampire (1995)

In this parody of 1950s horror trailers, a lesbian vampire terrorizes a suburban high school. ...

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Movies Made By Michael Showalter (20)

Verity (2026)

Lowen Ashleigh gets hired by Jeremy Crawford to ghostwrite novels for his bestselling author wife Verity, who's unable to finish after an accident. Lowen uncovers Verity's disturbing truths while residing at the Crawfords' home to work. ...

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Oh. What. Fun. (2025)

Claire Clauster is the glue that holds her chaotic, lovable family together at the holidays. But this year, after planning a special outing for them, they make a crucial mistake and leave her home alone. Fed up and feeling under appreciated, she sets off o ...

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The Idea of You (2024)

40-year-old single mom Solène begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. As they begin a whirlwind romance, it isn't long before Hayes' superstar status poses unavoidab ...

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Spoiler Alert (2022)

Journalist Michael Ausiello embarks on a rollercoaster ride of emotions when Kit Cowan, his partner of 14 years, is diagnosed with terminal cancer. ...

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Stomach People (2022)

When Julia returns home for her grandmother's funeral, she has a nervous breakdown and vomits up the imaginary friends that have been living inside her stomach since she was seven. ...

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The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)

From the 1960s to the 1980s, evangelist Jim Baker and his ambitious wife, Tammy Faye, rose from humble beginnings to build an empire based on big-time evangelical Christianity--only for the couple to fall from grace because of some all-too-human sins. ...

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The Lovebirds (2020)

A couple experiences a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally embroiled in a murder mystery. As their journey to clear their names takes them from one extreme – and hilarious - circumstance to the next, they must figure out h ...

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Ray Romano: Right Here, Around the Corner (2019)

Ray Romano first cut his stand-up teeth at the Comedy Cellar in New York. Now, in his first comedy special in 23 years, he returns to where it all began. ...

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The Big Sick (2017)

Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his t ...

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Giles Vanderhoot (2016)

No one is better at portraying rehabilitationamalist Giles Vanderhoot than Vanderhoot himself. ...

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The Second Sound Barrier (2016)

The tale of the three fastest drivers in the world and their quest to save Lady Billionaire. ...

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Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)

A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker. ...

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Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot (2015)

Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage offers a glimpse into the comic minds behind a "Wet Hot" summer-camp cult hit featuring many future stars. ...

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They Came Together (2014)

A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development. ...

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Stella: Live in Boston (2009)

The comedy trio performs live in Boston. ...

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Birthday (2008)

"Birthday" is a new short film from the unique three-man comedy group STELLA: ...

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The Baxter (2005)

Mild mannered tax accountant Elliot Sherman is what he calls a "Baxter": the kind of calm, unexciting fellow who "wears sock garters" and "enjoys raking leaves." Loved by bosses and parents, Elliot is a perfectly nice guy. And that's his problem. ...

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Stella Shorts 1998-2002 (2002)

STELLA is a three-man comedy troupe from New York City, comprised of well-known comedians/actors Michael Showalter, David Wain, and Michael Ian Black. Though the three have made a living performing at comedy clubs, they are perhaps best known for their hom ...

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Wet Hot American Summer (2001)

The setting is Camp Firewood, the year 1981. It's the last day before everyone goes back to the real world, but there's still a summer's worth of unfinished business to resolve. At the center of the action is camp director Beth, who struggles to keep order ...

Watch Now

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special (1995)

Comedy troupe The State hosts a Halloween special on CBS. ...

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