'Kids in the Hall' gets third-season DVD
Associated PressLOS ANGELES - The sketch comedy series "The Kids in the Hall" took a few years to grow up, series co-star Kevin McDonald said.
"By the third season, the writing and the acting were at their peak," McDonald said. "We were doing so much of both that we were probably better than we had ever been. I don't think any class can teach you acting or writing better than actually doing both, day in and day out."
The show, which became a cult favorite for its edgy humor, starred Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson along with McDonald. Lorne Michaels ("Saturday Night Live" was the executive producer.
"The Kids in the Hall" grew out of club performances in Toronto and started airing on Canadian television in 1984 and in a different version on HBO. It was part of CBS' late-night lineup from 1992-95.
A four-disc DVD set containing the third season's 20 episodes is available online from A&E Home Video.
McDonald said his own creative perspective had started to change by season three.
"I was being influenced not as much by world events as just by working on a TV show," he said. "I started writing a lot of 'office politics' scenes. The scenes took place in accounting offices or banks but they were based on my experience working with the people who worked in our office."
"Even the "relationship" scenes I was writing were usually about an overworked husband trying to find time with his wife - this was my life," McDonald said.
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I just wanted to post something about this Duo I saw, late night, in Chicago. They are called Competitive Awesome, and they are ridiculously funny. Late night comedy is not dead in Chicago, as long as these two gentlemen are around. It felt like I was back in the 70's at Second City watching the greats before the whole world knew they were great. These two guys will be the next big thing. If you are in Chicago you must go and see them if they are performing. I found their website which is as follows: www.competitiveawesome.com
These guys reminded me so much of Kids in the Hall...just good writting.
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