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The Jew, The Italian, and the Redhead Gay

The State
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The setup

An unaired and unfinished musical sketch from the 90s comedy troupe The State, featuring singing and dancing stereotypes.

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The premise

Here’s the bit.

This unaired sketch, shot in the early 90s, is a musical number featuring three characters: a Jew, an Italian, and a gay redhead. Each character sings a verse comprised of stereotypical phrases and concepts associated with their respective groups. The sketch builds to a large-cast song and dance number, with the entire troupe of 'The State' participating. The sketch was never finished and remains a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process of the comedy group.

The funny people

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Behind the scenes

The people who made it.

A little extra

Notes from the archive.

The sketch is more commonly known by the title 'The Jew, The Italian, and the Redhead Gay' among fans and cast members, though the original video was uploaded with the title 'Unaired sketch from The State'. The information about the sketch's creation comes from a 2009 interview with cast member Kevin Allison in The Advocate.

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