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One of the most famous sketches to come out of “The State” was a two-minute sketch that featured Thomas Lennon and Michael Ian Black dancing around a massive pile of pudding. With voices like old 70s R&B singers, Lennon and Black played Barry and LeVon as they touted their “$240 Worth of Pudding” as they sat upon a disgusting mound of pudding. The simple sketch marked the group’s penchant for absurdist humor, and it appeared early on in the show’s history, debuting in the fourth episode of the show’s first season.
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According to an interview with “The State” members Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, and David Wain in the ArtsBeat New York Times Blog, Black said that it was Lennon who originally conceived of the sketch. He wasn’t sure where the sketch was going, but once Black and Lennon started riffing together, Barry and LeVon were born. Showalter described the characters, “They’re sort of like Barry White. They’re sexy soul crooners, speaking an homage to this enormous pile of vanilla pudding that they have on the floor in front of them.” Barry and LeVon would go on to appear in a few more sketches for the comedy troupe.
