Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks

Post by omgmajk » Wed, May 25, 2022, 10:19 AM UTC

Post by throw0101a » Wed, May 25, 2022, 11:25 AM UTC

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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 Rus…

At it’s best it’s a very quintessentially Canadian sort of absurdism, but then you have to define Canadian. That said i think this is no less true of Monty Python which is really a very British kind of absurdism. Weirdly i feel like there’s no really good, singular American equivalent (certainly SNL isn’t it - Canada’s SNL is probably this hour has 22 minutes). Maybe like… In living color or something. It rarely make…

Post by lc9er » Wed, May 25, 2022, 11:58 AM UTC

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At it’s best it’s a very quintessentially Canadian sort of absurdism, but then you have to define Canadian. That said i think this is no less true of Monty Python which is really a very British kind of absurdism. Weirdly i feel like there’s no really good, singular American equivalent (certainly SNL isn’t it - Canada’s SNL is probably this hour has 22 minutes). Maybe like… In living color or something. It rarely make…

> Weirdly i feel like there’s no really good, singular American equivalent What about The Whitest Kids U Know? For some reason they remind me a lot of the Kids in the Hall, and not just because both have "kids" in their names. There's the absurdist humor, but I also think they even physically resemble the other troupe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Whitest_Kids_U%27_Know Example skit: "Happier And With Your Mouth…

Post by at_a_remove » Wed, May 25, 2022, 2:37 PM UTC

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Vacant Lot was a great show. One of the cast members is the brother of Mark McKinney.

My friends and I loved The Vacant Lot. It was just our kind of humor. Right off the top of my head I can sing the whole of “Slept on his arms last night” and “This songs gonna make an great video” And probably recite most of the “blinded by the light” sketch. That show was gold.

Post by darrenf » Wed, May 25, 2022, 7:49 PM UTC

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I’m a kiwi - never seen the series - awesome! I loved Sarcastic Guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9vunDdxWLA > or I Speak No English In France a Mum with her ~8 year old daughter came up and asked me something. I replied “Je ne parle pas français”, and the daughter looked very confused and said to her mum (in French) “¡But mama, he’s speaking French!”. As an aside: when going to a country it is really worthwhile…

If I'm traveling to kiwi land, what comedy culture should I familiarize myself with? Kangaroo jokes? Sheep jokes? Russell Crowe films? Hobbit trivia? What should I watch to learn more about kiwis in Australia? Is kiwi a fruit, bird, sexuality, or just someone from Australia?