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David Benjamin Wain is an American comedian, writer, actor, and director. He is most widely known for directing the feature films Role Models (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role_Models) , Wanderlust (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanderlust_(2012_film))  and for both creating the Wet Hot American Summer franchise (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet_Hot_American_Summer_(franchise))  and directing the feature film Wet Hot American Summer (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet_Hot_American_Summer) , and the Netflix (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix)  series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet_Hot_American_Summer:_First_Day_of_Camp)  and Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet_Hot_American_Summer:_Ten_Years_Later) . He is also known for his work on the sketch comedy series The State (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_State_(1993_TV_series)) ; for producing, directing and writing the Adult Swim (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Swim)  series Childrens Hospital (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childrens_Hospital) ; and voicing the Warden on the Adult Swim (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Swim)  series Superjail! (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superjail!) . Wain is a founding member of comedy group Stella (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_(comedy_group)) , along with Michael Showalter (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Showalter)  and Michael Ian Black (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ian_Black) , writing and starring in the Stella shorts (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_shorts)  and the later Stella (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_(U.S._TV_series))  TV series (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_(U.S._TV_series)) .


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Podcast Ep. 48 - Wet Hot American Summer: directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/10623344