Showalter originally came on the scene via the short-lived MTV series, The State. Much of the cast of that under-appreciated sketch show reunited for the 2001 film Wet Hot American Summer, and Showalter continues to appear with members of that tight-knit group in the current Comedy Central series, Stella. The Baxter is Showalter's feature directorial debut, a funny, lighthearted comedy that will hopefully generate the attention this talented comedian so richly deserves.