The Kids in the Hall (TV Series 1988–2021)

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
- 10 wins & 18 nominations total

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Trivia
The troupe took their name from a line that comedian Sid Caesar always said after telling a joke: "I got that one from the kids in the hall" (referring to the aspiring joke writers always hanging around outside his office).

Quotes
Gunslinger: I once shot a man just to watch him die. Then I got distracted and missed it.

Crazy credits
During the credits for the last episode, two business men bury the troupe in a grave marked "Kids In The Hall, The TV Show 1989-1995." After, Bellini's music plays and he dances on their grave. It's the Oompah Band music from Daryl's Just-listening-to-the-Band sketch.

Connections
Featured in The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1993)

Soundtracks
Having An Average Weekend
(opening theme)
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet

Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson formed the funny group in the 80s Toronto. Everybody wanted to get into Second City and then graduate to SNL. These guys decided to start a sketch show on their own.

Their combined skills generated some of the most original characters in comedy. My favorite characters include host Simon and his sidekick Hecubus, chicken lady, red hair girl, crushing your head, and when all 5 cross dress as office temps. Also Scott Thompson's "Fag!". The guys are a great group, but they didn't break down any major walls. They re-engineered, they reworked, they pushed the envelope, they just didn't invent the envelope.