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Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks

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Post by Avshalom »

anm89 wrote: post #4

Here's a Kids in the Hall sketch I love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C4TGGtPzBU

If we're just gonna post our favs:

Ham of Truth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2Ka2nkIi2I

Skoora, the Remorseful Shark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmdYSNcpN68

Plungers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKhO475rzRU

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Post by throw0101a »

In case anyone is curious, the theme song is "Having an Average Weekend" by Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet:

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuifllwrFe0

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadowy_Men_on_a_Shadowy_Plane...

Live performance at Sled Island 2012 reunion show (at a Legion hall of course):

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmU3FYlRZNM

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Post by throw0101a »

darrenf wrote: post #6

Loved KITH. So happy it was broadcast in the UK back in the day. I still occasionally go back to watch The Chase[0], or Bad Doctor, or I Speak No English to this day. Haven’t seen the revival show yet, need to dig out some time to do so. [0] https://youtu.be/cxY0-Qr_l78

> or I Speak No English

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vgoEhsJORU

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Post by davesque »

My favorite thing about Kids in the Hall was how it was somehow impossible to describe one of their skits to a friend and have it seem funny. And, to be clear, I mean this as a compliment.

By the way, a couple of my favorite sketches:

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7ApuaJrtck (The Monkeys)

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOQBXA5CPEM (Mouse Killer)

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Post by the_af »

The article and Wikipedia seem to agree in saying Brain Candy was a disappointment (even to the troupe).

But I differ: I love that movie. It's hilarious. Sketches and phrases from it are forever stuck in my head.

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Post by fipar »

the_af wrote: post #25

The article and Wikipedia seem to agree in saying Brain Candy was a disappointment (even to the troupe). But I differ: I love that movie. It's hilarious. Sketches and phrases from it are forever stuck in my head.

I agree, I loved that movie, and I also have sketches forever stuck in my head.

Interestingly, whenever I'm in too much of a rush while visiting my dad (because of work, or having to take the kids to a birthday party, that sort of thing) the "happiest moment scene" of the grandma character pops into my brain and I automatically extend my stay a bit more at the cost of arriving late at some less important place. That was just pure genius!

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Post by tlb »

davesque wrote: post #24

My favorite thing about Kids in the Hall was how it was somehow impossible to describe one of their skits to a friend and have it seem funny. And, to be clear, I mean this as a compliment. By the way, a couple of my favorite sketches: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7ApuaJrtck (The Monkeys) * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOQBXA5CPEM (Mouse Killer)

The viral coefficient must be higher for sketches that can be imitated in a few lines. SNL really specialized in this. KITH had a few such (like the Crusher) but as you say, most defied summarization.

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Post by version_five »

davesque wrote: post #24

My favorite thing about Kids in the Hall was how it was somehow impossible to describe one of their skits to a friend and have it seem funny. And, to be clear, I mean this as a compliment. By the way, a couple of my favorite sketches: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7ApuaJrtck (The Monkeys) * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOQBXA5CPEM (Mouse Killer)

Part of that I think is their humor is very niche, and I don't know how to describe the niche.

I had friends who absolutely loved them, and I never found any of their stuff remotely funny. There is something either in the context that people were introduced to them, or in some subtelness of people's sense of humor that seems to completely make or break how they get perceived. Sort of like the comedy equivalent of Rush

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