Discovered by Lorne Michaels, creator of "Saturday Night Live", "The Kids in the Hall" - Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson - exploded into the American consciousness when their half-hour sketch comedy show debuted on cable’s HBO in 1989. The troupe’s distinctly edgy humor broke new ground with their characterizations of secretaries, prostitutes, gays, drug users, and oddball creations like the half human Chicken Lady, the vengeful "head crusher" and the chauvinist Cabbage Head. Critical acclaim, Emmy and Ace nominations, and a legion of extremely dedicated fans quickly followed the debut.
The show itself ended in 1995, but lived on in constant re-runs on cable’s Comedy Central, offering new fans the opportunity to fall under the "hilariously warped" (Entertainment Weekly) spell of the "Kids’" spin on life, love, lust, middle-class values, and the dark corners of suburbia. Since the show ended, each member of the troupe has been involved in a variety of extremely successful projects, but finally acquiesced to the steady demands from fans to take their classic sketches out of the hall and back in front of a live audience in 2000. A movie version of the tour, “Same Guys, New Dresses” followed, along with another tour and DVD in 2002 (“Tour of Duty”).
Winter Vacation with a few KITH!
Spend your winter vacation on a music and comedy cruise with Kevin McDonald and Dave Foley from February 1st to Feb 6th 2009, The ship departs from Miami, FL, and it is hosted by the Barenaked Ladies, and features Sloan, Great Big Sea, The Weakerthans, The Mountain Goats, Luke Doucet, Christine Fellows, the comedy of Sean Cullen plus many more great bands. Should be ridiculous good fun! See details and ticket info here: www.shipsanddip.com
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The Most Critically-Acclaimed Comedy Troupe of Our Generation Hit the Road for First Major Tour in Six Years
"The Kids in the Hall", the watershed comedy troupe of the 1990's, returned to their live-performance roots for a major North American theater tour in 2008. The tour kicked off at the Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, IN on April 4, 2008 and included approximately 30 cities in the US and Canada.
Join The Kathies, Headcrusher, the Sales Guys, Buddy Cole, and people you’ve never met before (but somehow recognize from your everyday life) on an adventure into the bizarre and side-splittingly funny.
Check this page for updates on when and where to see Kids in the Hall!
I am offended with the fact that you will not allow HTML in your comments. I am so offended that I will no longer send you the funniest thing ever. The thing I would have sent you would have been so fuckin funny that you'd never stop laughing. It would have been the funniest thing that you'd ever seen. But now you cannot see it. You now must never now see the funniest thing ever.
You guys got a star? That is so cool. I miss you guys. Seeing you live was one of the best things that ever could have happened to me. I want to see you again! Love you all! ~~Jessica~~
I just wanna say congrats again on your induction into the Canada Walk of Fame. You guys truly deserve it. I saw a clip on the news. You guys looked quite handsome in your tuxedos ;)
p.s.s. btw, melissa, for your comment about me.....i'm crushing your head! what better place to do that than right here? :D p.s.s.s. i'm soooooooo excited for your star guys!!! that's so cool!
:( haha mel! i, too, want to congratulate the kids on their walk of fame! you guys deserve it, and you are the best thing that has ever happend to canada! and america! and ME! and my friends! you guys rock! and rule! xoxoxo p.s. kevin, melissa ADORES you :P
I'd like to apologize for all of LoryDory's insane comments :P
That being said, I would also like to say that I am a very big fan, I've been a fan since I was 13 and I think the five of you are truly amazing. Congrats on the walk of fame thing, and I wish I could make it to the secret show to see you guys again.
