Wainy Days

Wet Hot American Summer is one of my favorite movies of all time, and it's one of the rare ones I could watch over and over.  So when I discovered that David Wain, the film's writer and alumnus of The State, had a new online comedy series, I had to check it out.

I ended up watching every single episode of "Wainy Days" in one sitting. 

Do I need to get out more?  Perhaps.  Or maybe the show is just. that. good.

The premise is that David Wain's looking for love and we join him on his dating misadventures with a series of women.  The comedy is absurd, ridiculous and sometimes horrifying and/or unbelievable, and the shows feature cameos and writing turns from other members of The State.  Of course I also love that the theme song was written by my friend Craig Wedren.  Many of the episodes have different writers, so even though there is a narrative that links them all together, the tone can vary from episode to episode (and some of them get a little risque so beware if you're watching at work).  Here's the first one, to get you started.

I don't know the story behind why Wain chose to release this series online, but I love that he's doing it this way.  Releasing it online means the show will have more artistic freedom, a quicker turnaround time, and as long as they can get the word out about it, anyone who is interested can watch it.  So here I am, doing my part to spread the good word and support creative comedy.

David Wain's blog just told me that a new episode is out, so I'm off to watch it.  Enjoy!

• Buy Wet Hot American Summer from Amazon because it's genius and you love to laugh.

Comments

[fozboot-typekey]

Oh man that's epic. David Wains is amazing. Never seen him in anything that wasn't completely hilarious. I especially loved when he started naming _all_ of the artists who played at Woodstock.

[Gary]

There's a brand new David Wain episode #19 up now Jan 28. What do you think?

Would love to get your email to notify you of future Wainy Days releases.

gary@mydamnchannel.com