Filmmakers David Wain and Ken Marino , who first came together as members of the 1990s sketch comedy troupe the State , and later worked together on the 2001 cult classic Wet Hot American Summer , have a writing writing ritual they’ve slowly perfected over the years while collaborating on movies like The Ten , Role Models , and Wanderlust . It involves locking themselves in a room for seven straight days and batting around ideas that Wain scribbles down as Marino paces back and forth. “The idea