The History of ‘The Kids In The Hall’

where do you idiots come from to get
your head so Ted of the cut combining a
bizarre quirkiness with a little drag
the kids in the hall formed in toronto
canada in 1984 hey welcome to
watchmojo.com i’m your host Derek well
it certainly is a pleasure to meet you
Derek and today I’m going to take you
through a little of the history and
story behind the sketch comedy group so
who are the five members they are Bruce
McCullough check it out mark McKinney
whoa what a taste sensation blows my
mind Scott Thomson hey that’s me Kevin
Macdonald what are you all staring at
you think I got mad and Dave Foley your
guy I clothes line is you went by on
your bike
you don’t know me but I’m the guy who
broke your collarbone working together
under the name the audience matteau load
and mckinney met foley and mcdonald in
1984 in toronto the four began
performing under the name kids in the
hall in 1985 Thompson was invited to
join the group and there has been no
lineup shift since in 1985 Martin Bruce
were invited to write for Saturday Night
Live and the other three moved on to
different kids however after SNL creator
Lorne Michaels saw the group performed
together plans for a show quickly took
off in 1989 the Canadian broadcast
channel began airing kids in the hall it
ran through to 1995 adopting a different
approach to their statuz than SNL a
staple of the kids in the hall show was
the guys dressed in drag many of the
sketches were overly bizarre and quirky
often to the point where they seem to
make no sense yet still remain fun
probably the show is most famous
recurring character was McKinney as the
head pressure I mean I’ll only crashing
yacht and other fan favorites included
Davin you know what’s in weiners a young
child who rambled on to anyone about any
throws eyes and dogs heads and old phone
books and of course weiner flavor the
half woman half chicken sets obsessed
chicken lady played by McKinney yeah and
buddy cole Thompson’s portrayal of a
flamboyant lead a socialite fun she oh
let me catch my breath room with me
happy happy tailors happy workers happy
farmers happy after the show finished in
1995 the group made a movie called brain
candy it was by no means of financial
success but became a cult classic among
fans of the show other than a 2000 North
American tour and an appearance at the
2007 just for laughs festival in
montreal canada each members went on to
varying levels of success in their post
kids in the hall careers but no matter
where any of their careers finally end
up or how grey and old they become
they’ll always be recognized as the kids
in the hall