Editing Strangers with Candy (section)

==Film adaptation and future==
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On February 7, 2006, film company [[ThinkFilm]] announced that it had acquired the distribution rights to a feature film based on the series. The film, a [[prequel]] to the television show, was completed in 2004 and acquired by Warner Independent at Sundance in 2005, but release of the film was delayed due to legal clearance issues. Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, and Paul Dinello reprised their roles for the film; several other characters were recast because the actors who played them now looked too old to be in high school. In addition to acting, Colbert is a co-producer and Dinello is a director for the film. [[Worldwide Pants]], a production company owned by comedian [[David Letterman]], was also a producer. This is the company's first feature film production. A [[teaser trailer]] for the film was released in April 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I9wgY91VB8  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/6I9wgY91VB8| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Strangers with Candy – Teaser Trailer – Exclusive First Look |publisher=[[ThinkFilm]]|date=April 24, 2006 |access-date=April 12, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The initial theatrical release was June 28, 2006, in the New York City area, followed by the remainder of the United States on July 7. A DVD of the film was released in November 2006. [[Amy Sedaris]] said of Jerri Blank that "she's like a rash; you never know when she's going to pop up."<ref>{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Lauren|url=http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2006/07/19/LifeArts/strangers.With.Candy.Show.Blooms.Into.Film.Promises.Laughs-2132789.shtml?sourcedomain=www.dailytexanonline.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com|title='Strangers With Candy' show blooms into film, promises laughs|work=[[The Daily Texan]]|date=July 9, 2006|access-date=July 9, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930200925/http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2006/07/19/LifeArts/strangers.With.Candy.Show.Blooms.Into.Film.Promises.Laughs-2132789.shtml?sourcedomain=www.dailytexanonline.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com|archive-date=September 30, 2007}}</ref>

In 2024, it was revealed that the creators had been approached about a revival of the series, which they have declined as "Nothing has felt right so far".<ref name="lat24"/> Regardless, they have not brushed off the possibility of it coming back in some way. Dinello noted: "Everybody seems game to do something. But we need an adult to make it happen".<ref name=TVA/> Although Sedaris has brought up concerns about the difficulty to make the show now, due to its [[Political correctness|un-PC]] humor, Colbert has disagreed, "You can make anything you want, you just have to deal with people being upset".<ref name="lat24"/>