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The closing act of 2008's SF Sketchfest brought the prize of two nights with The Kids In The Hall. First night a Q-&-A sit-down, the second night a rare performance of the group's inimitable sketch comedy.
This legendary Canadian sketch troupe whose deranged, ribald, brilliant humor has scarred the minds of a generation through stage and screen came to Sketchfest as revered elders.
Though the paths of Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson have been mostly separate since their TV show's production ended, few who witnessed them in action can forget the brutal comedic impact of KITH characters such as The Chicken Lady, the fabulous Buddy Cole (now with his own official MySpace), headcrushing enthusiast Mr. Tyzik, and the eeevil manservant Hecubus.
And, as introduced by festival's founders, David Owen, Cole Stratton, and Janet Varney, if it hadn't been for The Kids In The Hall, there never would have been a SF Sketchfest.
Photos/footage via the talented and attractive Jaime Sena
After the jump, a review of the the Saturday night Q-&-A including pictures and video!
The Kids' night began as one might expect for aging comedians -- greeting the audience's applause with push-ups, sit-ups, and jumping jacks.
Surely and certainly and utterly completely un-rehearsed, Kevin McDonald sang a little song 'bout how the group really got their name with guitar accompaniment by host Paul Myers. (Foley went to go pee, and asked specifically that his wireless mic be turned off for the duration. He then joined in on the final chorus pictured at the top of the page.)
The boys were punchy and gleeful; trading quips and chiming in on one-another's stories with the speed of cousins gabbin' at a Thanksgiving table.
When Scott Thompson (left) was little, he wanted to be Burt Reynolds.
Bruce McCullouch (right) is a wildly emphatic speaker in-person.
When Mark McKinney (far right)was hired to write for Saturday Night Live in mid-'80s, he was so sure that Big Money would be coming to him that he began pricing VCRs.
Responsible for the signature surf-rock song used to open KITH's TV show, the band Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet were childhood friends of McCullouch. It was Foley's idea to preface one of their stage shows with the band's music, and it stuck.
It's well known that Kurt Cobain was a big big fan of The Kids In The Hall. Unfortunately, as this video can attest, Scott Thompson killed him (by accident).
Bruce was the last to dress up like a lady, and he never wore fake boobs. "Well, I could bench 210 at the time, so I figured what I had was enough," he said, "I did wear a fake vagina though."
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I love these guy. And when I say "Kids in the Hall got me through high school," it's sort of mostly not a joke.
And in addition: Scott Thomson is STILL SO HOT. I want Scott Thomson to put part of his body inside of my body.
"They're cool; they're hip; they're..."
God, how old are they now?
I actually fell off my mom's sofa laughing when I first saw Dave and Bruce do the opening sketch on the show about Bruce "causing all the cancer." Mom and many others in the family (big family - sorry) had cancer and it's obviously not funny at all so I am glad she was sitting there with me at the time. She was in tears laughing about some weird guy taking responsibility for causing all of it.
Those guys always went for the comedic jugular and most of the time they got it. Mom's cancer went into remission over 10 years ago and she is still with us at 66 years old so Bruce gets a pass. No more cancer Bruce! Stop! Bad Bruce! Bad!
Both evenings were fantastic. I may have enjoyed the discussion more than the show the next night (although they did a lot of new material which I really enjoyed).
The moderator was the brother of Mike Myers - that was implied in their discussion but never stated outright.
Bruce McCulloch's "My Pen!" character and "talkative schoolchild Gavin" are my favorites.
I also love the "Nobody Likes Us" Guys.