The kids in the hall go back to the little screen and feel “dangerous again”

kirkwilliamMay 8, 2022

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The Canadian sketch comedy group Kids in the Hall is back with a new episode of Prime Video. Photo by Prime Video

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When they are ready to go back to TV Kids in the Hall I’m not too worried that their brand of humor may not fit well with the politically correct awakened crowd. In fact, a comedy troupe of longtime companions Scott Thompson, Dave Foley, Mark McKinney, Bruce McCulloch, and Kevin McDonald can offend a few with a restarted sketch series that hits Prime Video around the world. I enjoy the idea of having sex. week.

“Strangely for men of our age, it’s a kind of gift in a way because of the opposition to us and today’s rigorous political correctness,” Thompson, 62, said in an interview. ..

“It’s like’F—I feel dangerous again.'” That’s what I didn’t expect. I had to really remember that for myself — personally — this was a gift to feel the danger again. “

“Old people usually don’t get that chance,” Foley, 59, adds.

Executive-Produce Saturday night live Mastermind Lorne Michaels will feature an eight-episode revival on their eponymous television show aired on CBC from 1988 to 1995.

The Emmy-nominated series produced several cross-country tours, films, and 1996. Brain candy — And the 2010 serial comeback, Death comes to town..

“We are like cicadas. They come every 17 years, prosper and die in 24 hours,” jokes 60-year-old McCulloch.

Born in Toronto in the 1980s, the show hits both sides of the border.

In the new season, the quintuplets will showcase quirky characters and their beloved favorite new batches.

Mark McKinney, Dave Foley, Scott Thompson, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch from left to right, “Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punk” at the ZACH Theater during the South by Southwest Film Festival on Tuesday, March 15th. Arrive at the World Premiere of. 2022 in Austin, Texas. Photo by Jack Plankett / /Associated Press

“Many of the old characters you didn’t really care about are back, and some of the characters you like are back,” Foley died. “The cop is back. Buddy Cole is back. Sorry, Simon and Hecubus aren’t back. No chicken lady. Wait, should I give them out? People may not be in sync. not.”

“Scott and I wrote one about two women in constant existential crisis, which was one of the first shots we took,” McKinney adds. “The head crusher is there.”

There will be a shortage of A-list guest stars this season, including Pete Davidson, Catherine O’Hara, Kenan Thompson, Will Forte, Samantha Bee, Jay Baruchel, Tracy Ellis Ross and Mark Hamill. is not.

A two-part documentary will participate in the series Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punk May 20th (also on Prime Video).

Between the comedy tours, the kids all accepted other projects.McKinney co-starred at NBC for 6 seasons Super storeWhile McCulloch is signed on to create a CBC TallBoyz..

Foley, on the other hand, has been successful on television. Dr. Ken When Spin outThompson Hannibal When American Gods..

No one says whether this iteration of the kids will expand into the second season or lead to another tour.

“We may continue to be buried for another 17 years,” grins 62-year-old McKinney.

But for now, kids (except McDonald’s) are sitting here in the pristine dressing room of the newly reopened Massey Hall in Toronto. They’re in town, walking the red carpet for a premiere party at Rivoli, the Queen St. Club, where they first played in the 1980s, and thinking of another comeback.

You have a strong presence on stage. But it’s been a while since I met him on TV. Why was it the right time for the kids to come back?

Foley: “Because someone forgave us. That made it much easier. Prime Video wanted us to do it. Curiously, it gathered like a cloud,” It’s time to do it now. It becomes. ” We don’t have a smart business mind. “

Thompson: “When you see a flock of birds gathering together, it’s like us.”

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Did you come back easily?

Foley: “I used to say I would never sketch again, but then I sketched. So we’re liars. The show is over, but when we start talking about what to do, we all say: “Let’s do sketches and new things and do an OG show that looks like the next season. Kids in the Hall.” It seemed like the right recipe. “

Thompson: “We didn’t want to reinvent it. We just wanted to know who we were at this stage of our lives.”

McKinney: “I used to have a hard time writing. I don’t know if I’ve learned discipline in 25 years, but I was able to create and write a lot of new things.”

Foley: “We were on a live tour, but we still found that we really liked playing each other, so I thought,’Let’s write something.’ I decided to write a new material that corresponds to the entire show. We learned that we still like to write together. “

Thompson: “And then we couldn’t write something like this and we couldn’t get rid of it … we wanted to solidify our reputation. Is it wrong to say? “

Foley: “You are supposed to say,’This time I’m going to do that.'”

Thompson: “This time I’m going to achieve that.”

I came across a clip of the political correct art class from the previous series. I don’t think there was such a word at that time.

Thompson: “This is what happened in my community and I’ve emigrated to take over the whole world over the last 25 or 30 years, but at the time it was very big in the gay community.”

Foley: “The term” political correctness “was coined in the 1980s. So it was always there. “

Thompson: “It was a fringe, but now it’s everywhere.”

Are you worried about cancel culture?

Foley: “We are about to find out.”

McCulloch: “It’s an interesting time to come back. We’re like old blues musicians. We’re figuratively back on the road by doing a series. Putting something in culture and those It’s a good time to have a lot of conversations to deal with some. “

Kids have been together for nearly 40 years. Why do you think you could put up with it?

Foley: “We were never talked about, so we weren’t tied to that era, but I think we didn’t try to do anything other than make each other laugh. We’re outside. I wasn’t worried about the audience at all. It was always “Can others get excited about this idea?”

Thompson: “We are like a family singing and harmonizing together. We are not trying to make other families happy. We want to make this family happy. A harmonious family is always worth it … we are like McGarriguru. “

I know them I love Rufus Wainwright.

Thompson: “That is, we’re like five Loudon Wainwrights … no, wait, five Ashley MacIsaacs.”

McCulloch: “It’s another weird reference. Just take it.”

Kids in the Hall We will debut on Prime Video this Friday.

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