Kids in the Hall, The

First Aired in 1989

Get ready for sketch comedy...Canadian style!

The Kids In The Hall are a hilarious sketch comedy troupe. They got their name from a comedian named Jack Benny, who would often end a joke by saying: "I got this from the kids in the hall", referring to the amateur comedians who would hang around outside his office. KITH was formed in 1984 when McCulloch and McKinney, who had worked together in Calgary as part of a group named the Audience, teamed up with Foley and McDonald's Toronto-based group, KITH. Thompson officially joined in January 1985.

That same year, McCulloch and McKinney were hired as writers for NBC's Saturday Night Live after a talent scout saw KITH in performance. Significantly, SNL had also been created by Michaels, himself an ex-patriate Canadian living and producing in New York. Still in 1985, Foley appeared in the film High Stakes, and Thompson and McDonald toured with Second City. In 1986, KITH were reunited in Toronto and Michaels finally saw them perform. He immediately envisaged a television project around them. In 1987, he moved KITH to New York and, paying each member $150 per week, had them perform in comedy clubs, write new material, and rehearse sketches. In 1988, Michaels produced their HBO special. The regular series followed. The TV show lasted between 1989-1994 for 5 seasons on the CBC in Canada and on HBO and CBS in the U.S. After the TV show, the Kids went on to different projects, one movie, and 2 tours. One in 2000, and one in 2002.

Awards
Won the 1993 Golden Rose Award at the Rose d'Or Light Entertainment Festival, 1993.

1993 Emmy Nomination: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program.
1994 Emmy Nomination: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program.
1994 CableACE Nomination: Best Comedy Series
1995 Emmy Nomination: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program.

The show currently airs on Comedy Central. You can see it every other week late at night on Tuesday nights/Wednesday mornings, 2AM-4AM (EST)

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Episodes:

Season 1:
1. Pilot
2. #101
3. #102
4. #103
5. #104
6. #105
7. #106
8. #107
9. #108
10. #109
11. #110
12. #111
13. #112
14. #113
15. #114
16. #115
17. #116
18. #117
19. #118
20. #119
21. #120
22. #121

Season 2:
1. #201
2. #202
3. #203
4. #204
5. #205
6. #206
7. #207
8. #208
9. #209
10. #210
11. #211
12. #212
13. #213
14. #214
15. #215
16. #216
17. #217
18. #218
19. #219
20. #220
21. #221
22. #222

Season 3:
1. #301
2. #302
3. #303
4. #304
5. #305
6. #306
7. #307
8. #308
9. #309
10. #310
11. #311
12. #312
13. #313
14. #314
15. #315
16. #316
17. #317
18. #318
19. #319
20. #320
21. #321
22. #322

Season 4:
1. #401
2. #402
3. #403
4. #404
5. #405
6. #406
7. #407
8. #408
9. #409
10. #410
11. #411
12. #412
13. #413
14. #414
15. #415
16. #416
17. #417
18. #418
19. #419
20. #420
21. #421
22. #422

Season 5:
1. #501
2. #502
3. #503
4. #504
5. #505
6. #506
7. #507
8. #508
9. #509
10. #510
11. #511
12. #512
13. #513
14. #514
15. #515
16. #516
17. #517
18. #518
19. #519
20. #520
21. #521
22. #522

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