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The Toronto-based team took more inspiration from the absurdity of Monty Python--and the craziness inherent in everyday life--than the topical humor of SNL (on which celebrities, politicians, and pop culture are frequent targets). Each 30-minute installment features short, punchy skits (some filmed in advance, some before a live audience), men in drag, and no special guest hosts or stars (musical or otherwise). During their small-screen rein, the Kids took aim at everything from mainstream comedy and corporate culture to sexism, bigotry, and pretension. Many of their best-loved characters first appeared during the 20 episodes produced between 1989-1990. They include the 30 Helens (30 Helens standing in a field agreeing about something or other), Tyzik (McKinney), rockin' Bobby (McCulloch), bickering Fran and Gordon (Thompson and McCulloch), chatty Cathy and Kathie (McCulloch and Thompson), the "Nobody Likes Us" guys (Foley and MacDonald), and the acerbic Buddy Cole (Thompson).
Canadian underground heroes Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet provided the icing on their spicy little cake with their wistful surf-rock theme "Having an Average Weekend." --Kathleen C. Fennessy
| ACTORS: | Dave Foley |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| MANUFACTURER: | A & E Home Video |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby |
| TYPE: | Television |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 4 |
| UPC: | 733961712032 |
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Customer Reviews of The Kids in the Hall - Complete Season 1 (1989-1990)
A comdedic treat in the tradition of Monty Python This set is a real treat for Kids In The Hall fans with more than 8 hours of material plus every uncut show from season one. If you've never seen TKITH before, these shows will make you an instant fan; that's what happened to me after seeing just a couple of these early shows the first time years ago. The DVD includes new previously unseen interviews with the Kids and with producer Lorne Michaels, 30 minutes of performances from the Rivoli Theater show, plus audio commentary, sketches from the pilot episode, biographies, and even more.
If you appreciate comedy such as Monty Python's Flying Circus then you will thoroughly enjoy the demented surreal twists and zaniness found in this set, such as the sketch about "The Eradicator". The comedy in most sketches is very dense and holds up on repeated viewings, allowing you to pick up more bits of hilarity each time you see them. Very few shows this clever, funny and original have ever been on television. If you like entertainment with the aforementioned qualities and many layers of humor, such as Mystery Science Theater 3000, Black Adder, Fawlty Towers, The Simpsons or Red Dwarf, buy this Kids In The Hall set and you will not be disappointed. It will provide many hours of laughter. Incidentally, the theme music during the opening titles is terrific; it rocks!
A comedic treat, best sketch show since Monty Python
This set is a real treat for Kids In The Hall fans with more than 8 hours of material plus every uncut show from season one. If you've never seen TKITH before, these shows will make you an instant fan; that's what happened to me after seeing just a couple of these early shows the first time years ago. The DVD includes new previously unseen interviews with the Kids and with producer Lorne Michaels, 30 minutes of performances from the Rivoli Theater show, plus audio commentary, sketches from the pilot episode, biographies, and even more.
If you appreciate comedy such as Monty Python's Flying Circus then you will thoroughly enjoy the demented surreal twists and zaniness found in this set, such as the sketch about "The Eradicator". The comedy in most sketches is very dense and holds up on repeated viewings, allowing you to pick up more bits of hilarity each time you see them. Very few shows this clever, funny and original have ever been on television. If you like entertainment with the aforementioned qualities and many dense layers of humor, such as Mystery Science Theater 3000, Black Adder, Fawlty Towers, The Simpsons or Red Dwarf, buy this Kids In The Hall set and you will not be disappointed. It will provide many hours of laughter. Incidentally, the theme music during the opening titles rocks!
Highly Inventive Sketch Comedy
The great thing about Kids in the Hall was that they shunned the topical, obvious humor so common within the ranks of SNL, MAD TV, In Living Color, Ben Stiller and so forth. KITH relished the subtle quirks of everyday existence: inanely busy businessmen, a mullet-headed slacker obsessed with his beat-up heap of a used car, or the morose "nobody likes us" outcasts who hang themselves just to make a point. Granted, all of these are not gems; truth be told, the Kids hadn't yet hit full stride as they would in later seasons. You may have to suffer through a few clunkers but it is all worth it. Personally I think the risk-reward is worth it for the edgy elements and oddball genius. If you want to be this creative and be truly landmark then you can't always grab the obvious punchline. Long live the Kids! can't wait for the stronger seasons to come out.