Any kids of the hall fans on here?

I don't think any other members of Kids in the Hall are gay. I saw an interview or something where they were talking about how all the women always hit on Scott Thompson, even though he is gay, and all the men thought David Foley was gay (including me), and would hit on him all the time. If you haven't seen it, I would recommend checking out their movie Brain Candy, especially this part...

[quote] Any kids of the hall fans on here?

Oh, dear....

Oh, Rooster Boy.....

My pen! My pen!

The memories! They come flooding back like . . . like memories!

I'm crushing your head!

[quote]kids of the hall

Thirty Helens agree: OP is an idiot!

We don't have much to be proud of in terms of Canadian comedy except for probably this.

Chicken Lady Loves Life!

r1, Canada is the Bermuda Triangle of Gaydar. Ping. Ping. Ping. Ping.

r8, you made Dana Carvey, Mike Meyers and the entire cast of SCTV.

Bump

"Mix, mix, stir, stir.

I married young. It's all a blur."

Bruce McDonald pinged the most to me, apart from Scott. But what do I know.

Was Gavin autistic? I wonder how some of these skits would play today.

A very prescient sketch.

You're doing a public service by reminding the DL about the brilliant KITH, OP. But now I'm about to ruin my budget for the month on the complete boxed set. :)

[quote]Dave Foley and Scott Thompson were devastatingly handsome

Oh come on. Good looking, yes, but "devastatingly handsome"?

Mark McKinney reads fan mail

I used to know a KITH groupie who claimed Bruce was bi - at least when he was drunk. And yes, KITH groupies are a thing.

Kids in the Hall: Francesca Fiore 4- Perfume Commecial

Hi Cath.

I always thought Mark was the most attractive. Ten year old me was secretly thrilled when he tipped Dave over to kiss him in a sketch on their first CBC special. Wore the VHS tape thin watching that bit over and over.

Mark is looking a bit....something these days.

Then again, I may just be annoyed by his Superstore character.

Mark pings the most to me.

I've always thought Bruce is the cutest.

[quote]I'm crushing your head!

I'm pinching your face!

One of the early classics:

Terriers

Their best sketch ever imo: Bobby vs the devil

But Hecubus, I have not seen that movie!

Think they could get away with this one today?

Or this one?

Bruce and Dave looked great in drag.

Scott Thompson lives next door to me in Toronto. Any questions on my observations?

This is DL. All the delusional fucktards think everyone is gay!

whats he's like @R33?

"We're all pink on the inside."

I love them. All of them.

[quote] Dave Foley and Scott Thompson were devastatingly handsome

???

Both of them were vaguely attractive, but "devastatingly handsome"???

They were in my opinion. I love Dave's eyes and Scott had a very handsome face and nice body

What to do when attacked by a bear:

I just saw a commercial for a show called "Nobodies" and almost fell off my chair when Bruce McCullouch popped onscreen. I've seen the other KITH members on TV in the last few years, but lost track of Bruce. Boy, it's weird seeing his younger self under the wrinkles - guess he'll always have that young/old face thing, like Michael J. Fox.

Looks like KITH is coming back for at least a short run.

Uproxx:

Lorne Michaels Wants To Bring Back ‘Kids In The Hall’ For ‘Something Like Netflix’

Hey it worked for Mr. Show on Netflix

I found them pleasant but not very funny. But like with some people who insist on telling jokes badly, they ended up cracking me up. I have fond memories of them now too.

Family blowout

and the sequel...Brian's Bombshell

I'm a bad doctor

Love them but, OP, capitalize if you want people not to think you're a cunt.

30 Helens Agree!

I loved that show. I used to stay up late and watch it on HBO. My favorite was Bruce. Loved him. I about died when I saw him on Arrested Development. Always thought they would become bigger stars.

All of them tried to be Rowan Atkinson.

They failed at that task.

Bruce was the sexiest to me. Age sucks.😥

Not kids anymore.

R30 I wanna stick 50 billion knives in you cunt. Who gives a fuck if they could get away with it today. Means nothing.

I was an extra in the Kids in the Hall movie - the opening scene at the concert. This was back in 1995.

I remember back in the early 2000s, I was working at a concert venue in Toronto and Dave Foley was picking up tickets... and my manager asked him for ID. I thought it was funny. I was like "That's Dave Foley!"

Chicken Lady is one of the weirdest, funniest skits of all time. Why are Canadians so much funnier than us Americans?

Huge fan here

I go on youtube spirals at least once a month, R56. Totally agree.

Buddy holding court at the bar is my all time favorite recurring skit.

I know Dave Foley had a really ugly divorce years ago and couldn't pay child support. Feel bad for him. What a bitch ex-wife for expecting him to continue to pay as much as he was when he started to make less money.

I don't feel sorry for idiots stupid enough to get married. Why give a bitch half your stuff?

Is she the one that had dated every other KITH but Scott?

The sure had Prince Edward's number.

Kevin McDonald is extremely underrated, even in this thread. Without his nervy, crackling energy reacting to everything the other Kids throw out and boosting their characters many of the skits wouldn’t work.

He can sell pretty much any scenario or character and make it sympathetic; I remember thinking he played women better and more realistically than the other cast-members because he wasn’t going for drag and embodied the apathy of an average put-upon Frau wife or girlfriend.

One of my favorite characters of his was the earnest Depeche Mode fan who wants to “get into The Doors” with Bruce’s help. Everything from the way he is dressed to the way he speaks is a flawless interpretation of an insecure New Waver. “Steal a car-“ “I have a car-“ “STEAL A CAR” “Steal a car...”

This talk given by Bruce is really good.

His speaking voice still sounds so bizarre, though.

Glad I didn't have blow my pope's nose!

I found them unfunny with a dull Canadian wit. But I watched them as I found them cute to look at until I became a fan.

Loved Mark McKinney in Superstore. He still had that aggravating (but appealing) natural voice, like his balls only dropped halfway. Dave Foley also had a good follow-up career. I thought they were all adorable and loved the fact they did the Monty Python-thing of playing women characters. Loved SCTV, too. Those Canadian troupes were way ahead of Americans - until SNL came along.

Cube fraus before Ginny from billing was a thing.

I had such a huge crush on Dave Foley. As a gayling I hoped to move to Toronto and meet a cute gay man who was just like him. It never happened.

I liked the pug nosed Bruce. Gay?

Terrier Guy!

R71 Of course, 100% of all men are gay. Cunt.

R8, there’s also the Baroness Von Sketch Show. It probably wouldn’t appeal to a gay male audience, since it’s a female cast and female-centric humor. Quite a bit of lesbian content, which Americans are afraid to touch.

I don’t know about gay, but it was known that as younger men Bruce & Dave had a tense dramatic love/hate working relationship where they often locked horns creatively. Sometimes that dynamic comes across as erotic when it’s anything but.

I really liked the music played as their opening theme, the guitar piece.

R63 He does my favorite bit. The King of Empty Promises.

I like KITH because it doesn't feel mass produced to appeal to the lower common denominator. It's just some guys having fun. America's answer to that was The Whitest Kids You Know which just was ridiculously absurdist humor and not as smart.

When KITH railed on the US, I used to have to turn it off. No one wants to be demoralized and shamed about how bad it is where they live. Years, later now I realize that was their catharsis for living in America's shadow and feeling bullied.

All these years later, when I catch myself being overly fussy or anxious, I chide myself by repeating Fran's mantra when leaving the kitchen.

"The burners are off. Number one is off, number two is off, number three is off, number four is off. All the burners are off. Because number one is off, number two is off, number three is off, and number four is off."

I don't know why that cracks me up so much, but it does. So much of their comedy was like that; it caught you off-guard with its weird particularity.

Everytime I watch Superstore, I hear Chicken Lady from Glenn.

So, this was a Lorne Michaels show. Bruce McCulloch wrote for SNL before KITH and Mark McKinney went on SNL after KITH. Mildly interesting.

My favorite was Girl Drink Drunk.

Mark McKinney was the only one even marginally attractive. And he no longer is..

Dave Foley is a balloon now.

Nobody wittier or more trenchant than Buddy!

They're coming back!

My favorite skit. "I'm not gonna spread for no roses"!

Thanks for the heads up SCOTT!

It is amusing that Scott is the Out & proud gay man when he’s more butch (out of drag/Buddy) and straight-seeming than the others put together.

If I didn’t know of them, Mark is the one I would pick out first as the probable gay guy with Bruce as a questionable second. Kevin & Dave don’t ping much to me but they sure are the nerdiest femmey straights.

They’re all fantastic actors.

R8 And while it's redneck humor, & geared toward a hetero audience, I've always liked "Red Green".

So many classic gems. I recall Dave’s earnest nurse-turned-prostitute is sparkling.

“You want me to pretend to be your wife again? You want me to pretend to be a Democrat again?”

I love re-watching the Buddy Cole skits on YouTube. Thompson recently toured the monologues.

They were SO trying to be the cast of 'Not the Nine O'Clock News' and so not making it

I feel like Dave & Bruce had that awkward sexual chemistry that straight Male friends sometimes accidentally develop much to their surprise.

I disagree R79. Bruce and Mark went to SNL via Lorne Michaels after the KITH series. I’ve read Bruces’ book, and Paul Meyers’ book on them.

I recently learned that Mark McKinney was one of the voice actors on the comedic dub of Dynaman. Anyone remember that? It used to be on late night cable tv. One of those so-stupid-it's-funny shows.

"I can't swim!"

"You can't dance, either!"