The Kids in the Hall (1988)

Watchseries; I have been a Saturday Night Live fan since I first saw it as a child. So it doesn't surprise me that it's originator Lorne Michaels who is also a proud Canadian has contributed by producing a homespun all male revue featuring the hilarious, obviously homosexual Scott Thompson in the cast. Dave Foley is better here than on Newsradio because he can expand his comedy styles. There are others here are who equally important but there are no women. Instead of kids in the hall, it should be called boys in the hall. They don't mind getting dressed up as women. It's hilarious with Mark McKinney as the chicken lady, Kevin MacDonald, and Bruce McCullogh in the cast. I love Thompson playing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth addressing Canada. I love Canada and I love seeing snow outside. God Bless Canada and this wonderful troupe of entertainers.

I have been a Saturday Night Live fan since I first saw it as a child. So it doesn't surprise me that it's originator Lorne Michaels who is also a proud Canadian has contributed by producing a homespun all male revue featuring the hilarious, obviously homosexual Scott Thompson in the cast. Dave Foley is better here than on Newsradio because he can expand his comedy styles. There are others here are who equally important but there are no women. Instead of kids in the hall, it should be called boys in the hall. They don't mind getting dressed up as women. It's hilarious with Mark McKinney as the chicken lady, Kevin MacDonald, and Bruce McCullogh in the cast. I love Thompson playing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth addressing Canada. I love Canada and I love seeing snow outside. God Bless Canada and this wonderful troupe of entertainers.

The Kids in the Hall watchseries. I liked this one a lot more than Saturday Night Live even though some of the skits were downright bizarre. The cast virtually remained the same through its entire run I believe. There were a few others in the skits over the years, but mainly they were just background. The skits though were just one of a kind as most of the time you did not know what to expect or where the laughs were going to come from. Though my favorite skit is a combo of two recurring character's as little Bobby has to face of against Satan in a guitar duel. I always get a good laugh at this particular skit. Never really cared for the head crushing guy though.

These guys are so funny! I have to admit that this series really grew on me. Sure, it's wild, zany and out of control, but that's its major charm!! You've got five guys who deal with pretty much everything: family, relationships, sex, the business world, media, homosexuality, death and so much more. Plus, not to mention that their characters are REALLY characters! Some you can relate to while others you just laugh your head off! While common favorites include Head Crusher, Buddy Cole, Gavin, I am amazed by others like the Flying Pig, JERRY SIZZLER!!, Tucker, Cabbagehead, Whores, Kathy & Cathy, Cops, Sir Simon and Hecubus, Bellini, Mississippi Gary and so much more (I could go on for days). Ah, what the hell, they're all awesome!! By the way, the guys play great women and damn Dave for looking good in drag!

True, KITH may not be for everyone which makes it such a cult classic! If you aren't easily offended, are not frightened by the powers of darkness, the hounds of hell, and the puppies of purgatory, then this is the show to watch....In the darkness. In the silence. In the sadness. In the blackness. It's shown on Comedy Central and hopefully (lick a lobster) will be released on DVD.

Well, the time has come for me to mount my donkey and leave for you are beginning to bore my clearly deranged mind. Ta Ta!

1,000 words is not nearly enough to express my complete, total, and utter love and devotion for TKITH.

I started watching this show on HBO in 1988, when I was 8 years old. I would tune in an hour before my bedtime, and literally laugh my ass off. I really don't think my parents had a clue what I was watching, and thank God. This show was a huge part of my childhood, and shaped my entire view of comedy, and what is truly funny. I was never a Monty Python person. Prime time TV sucked, and made me sick to my stomach most of the time. Later on, The State and Mr. Show came close, but never achieved the absolute comedic excellence of these 5 guys.

Besides giving me hours of enjoyment, I really feel this show shaped me to be a better person in so many ways. Growing up in the burbs I had very little exposure to the true stuff of life: alternative lifestyles, class warfare, and the complete ridiculousness of pop culture. If not for this show, I may have become yet another brick in the wall of socially accepted behavior. The Kids taught me it was OK to be weird - that I didn't need to like what everyone else liked. When I first met a gay person, I didn't blink. When I got my first office job, all I could see were the businessman sketches. This show gave me a very unique perspective with which to frame reality, and I'll be forever grateful.

I guess this is a pretty serious review about a comedy show, but what the hell. I frigging love these guys.

Every sketch is a classic. The Kids in the Hall were one of Canada's best comedy teams and probably one of the most popular right now. They continued to push CBC's limits of censorship, taking from where Codco had left off and pushing it further. Clever satire, sharp writing, great performances, and classic sketches. The Kids in the Hall took the strangeness of the people around us and made them into popular comedic mechanisms. A new chapter in great Canadian comedy.

Too bad people have to constantly compare KITH to Monty Python's Flying Circus. Aside from the fact that they were both unlike anything else before or since, the all-male core cast filling most of both gender roles, the ability to come up with totally fresh & insanely novel sketch ideas, and the ability to show self-absorbed American audiences that humor transcends culture... these 2 comic troupes have absolutely nothing in common! It's not for everyone, but if you're tired of the same old McComedy that clogs your cable like kudzu, find KITH & fire up the VCR! If only the entire KITH series was available on video (better yet DVD), that's one subscription I'd call Time/Life for!