The
Kids in the Hall
Members
| Troupe History | Trivia
TV/Radio Interviews | Print
Articles | Other Text | Images
| Other Media
Dedicated Links
Members
•
Dave Foley
• Bruce
McCulloch
• Kevin
McDonald
• Mark
McKinney
• Scott
Thompson
•
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet
Troupe
History
[This
is a "temporary" introduction of the KITH. If you would
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"Adopt-The-Troupe" at the bottom
of this page.]
The
Kids In The Hall are a sketch comedy troupe which formed in Toronto
in 1984. In 1988, the "Kids" made a pilot episode for a sketch
show which was produced by Lorne Michaels. A series followed--five
seasons, in fact, aired from 1989-1994, and continues on in reruns
all around the world. In 1994, they ended the show and have moved
onto other projects. In 2000, the "Kids" reunited for
a North American tour.
Troupe
Trivia
•
The name: The name "Kids in the Hall" refers
to Jack Benny. Jack Benny would sometimes take jokes from young
writers who stood outside the studio; when he used one of their
jokes he said, "This one's from one of the kids in the hall."
The name was chosen as a name for "the now," without
the realization they would probably remain "Kids" for
the rest of their lives.
• Drag: The Kids in the Hall
did have women in their troupe; but they were continually woed
away from the troupe for other projects. The guys felt doing skits
only about "guy stuff" would be incredibly boring and
limited, so they started playing the women roles themselves. On
stage, the "woman" was designated by some prop - a red
sweatshirt, for example - when they got their series, they realized
they would have to make their "women" look and act more
convincingly.
Troupe
TV/Radio Interviews
•
Yo, Canada!--Answering
"Why are Canadians so funny?" (July 1, 1995)
See below for RealVideo of this appearance.
• Higgins
Boys and Gruber Show--Various bits. (1989-90?)
• Brain
Candy Related--See for Brain Candy related articles/reviews
and articles from the Brain Candy release time period.
Troupe
Print Interviews/Articles
•
Show Related--See
for articles/reviews about the tv show.
• Brain
Candy Related--See for Brain Candy related articles/reviews
and articles from the Brain Candy release time period.
Other
Text
• Troupe Timeline-
When Brain Candy was released, there was an official site for
the movie. One of the items on the site was a timeline of the
troupe's history.
Troupe
Images
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to see larger version.

Other
Media
•
Yo! Canada- RealVideo of the appearance.
(56K modem recommended.)
See above for transcript only.
Dedicated
Links
•
alt.tv.kids-in-hall
•
Barb's
Kids in the Hall Page
• See the Kids
in the Hall Webring
Contributors
To This Page
•
Photos- Sarah Newhouse
• Interviews- Trista Lycosky,
Manintowel@aol.com
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