The Kids in the Hall
1988–2022 · Prime Video · 30 min · 6 seasons
S06E08 · Episode 8
Thu, 12 May, 10:00 pm
Sketches: I'm Not Crazy, I Just Lost My Glasses, Must Wash Hair, Friends of Kids in the Hall: Sasha, Much too Much, My Card, Cliffhanger, Don and Marv - Reburial
About
Get ready for sketch comedy...Canadian style! The Kids In The Hall are a hilarious sketch comedy troupe. They got their name from a comedian named Jack Benny, who would often end a joke by saying: "I got this from the kids in the hall", referring to the amateur comedians who would hang around outside his office. KITH was formed in 1984 when McCulloch and McKinney, who had worked together in Calgary as part of a group named the Audience, teamed up with Foley and McDonald's Toronto-based group, KITH. Thompson officially joined in January 1985. That same year, McCulloch and McKinney were hired as writers for NBC's Saturday Night Live after a talent scout saw KITH in performance. Significantly, SNL had also been created by Michaels, himself an ex-patriate Canadian living and producing in New York. Still in 1985, Foley appeared in the film High Stakes, and Thompson and McDonald toured with...
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Thu, 12 May· 25 minSketches: The Curse, Money Mart, The Last Fax, Friends of Kids in the Hall: Donovan, Foodie's Tarte, 60 on the Pole, Don and Marv Discuss KITH
- E02
Episode 2
Thu, 12 May· 27 minSketches: Speed Racer, Drop Average Pt. 1, The Last Gloryhole, Drop Average Pt. 2, Imaginary Girlfriend, Friends of Kids in the Hall - Charlene, Masturbation Policy
- E03
Episode 3
Thu, 12 May· 26 minSketches: Doomsday DJ PT 1, Ambumdlance, Doomsday DJ PT 2, Shakespeare's Bust, Friends of Kids in the Hall: Ron, Gut Spigot, Danny's New Shoes, Doomsday DJ PT 3
- E04
Episode 4
Thu, 12 May· 24 minSketches: Super Drunk PT 1, Hotel la Rut, Super Drunk PT 2, Friends of Kids in the Hall: Aaron, Antique, Super Drunk PT 3, The Patrol
- E05
Episode 5
Thu, 12 May· 27 minSketches: We're Having a Baby, Couple's Counseling PT 1, Cats, Couples Counseling PT 2, Surprise, Couples Counseling PT 3, Friends of Kids in the Hall: Jill, Assassin
- E06
Episode 6
Thu, 12 May· 25 minSketches: Don and Marv: Amazon, The Baby, Fran and Gordon PT 1, Friends of Kids in the Hall: Michael, Flags of Mark, Fran and Gordon PT 2, Cops - Parade, Bananas, Don and Marv Reach the End of the Hall, Fran and Gordon PT 3
- E07
Episode 7
Thu, 12 May· 24 minSketches: Taddli Guy - No Smoking, Lukewarm, Taddli Guy - Recycle Right, The Eradicator, Taddli Guy - No Dancing, Friends of Kids in the Hall: Lainie; The Professor
- E08
Episode 8
Thu, 12 May· 25 minSketches: I'm Not Crazy, I Just Lost My Glasses, Must Wash Hair, Friends of Kids in the Hall: Sasha, Much too Much, My Card, Cliffhanger, Don and Marv - Reburial
Cast
Dave Foley
Various
Bruce McCulloch
Various
Kevin McDonald
Various
Mark McKinney
Various
Scott Thompson
Various