Talk:The Kids in the Hall

message: What's the name of that sketch with the dude who had a list of things to do in the day and wouldn't divert from the path even if he was held hostage by bank robbers?
:On the DVD and most episode guides, it's listed as "Things To Do".Raymondluxuryacht 03:17, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Miscellaneous

message: What is the consensus on this sketches popularity?  Is it well known enough to make it into the list?--68.206.175.114 00:27, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it's as valid as any on the list. It's easily recognizable and (IMHO) one of Kevin's funniest bits. --Happylobster 20:20, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

text: It definitely ranks as one of the troupe's most popular sketches. There was a follow-up sketch (which features Kevin's character in prison) which should be mentioned as well.Raymondluxuryacht 03:58, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding the King of Empty Promises to Infamous Sketches? 

message: I'm not even sure whether it's Fuzzy Bunny or Fluffy Bunny, but there is a recurring theme on one episode--three or four members of the cast are in bunny suits and speak in rhyme. Later it is revealed that they are actually drunk college students. Everybody I know loves this one.
: Nutty bunnies, mate. They're nutty bunnies. --Happylobster 21:17, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding the Fuzzy Bunny sketch to Infamous Sketches 

message: I added a link to TVRage.com's page for the show.  The place has an actual episode guide, which is more than I can say for the rest of the links posted at the bottom.  It also has dates, sketch information, and a number of other sources of info that the others do not have.  This is not an ad site, this is an actual guide to the show.  If you bothered to check it and not just delete it on the fly Cleduc, you'd see that.  If you're going to list IMDb and it's horrible excuse for a guide, then TVRage gets to stay.  JohnQ.Public  10:12, 16 October 2006
:No spam and external linking to websites, especially ones where you have an obvious personal stake.  See WP:SPAM and WP:EL. --Madchester 17:56, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  TVRage.com Link 

message: Was that really necessary? I don't think it was particularly "long-winded", although I would've removed "the Soaking Competition" and "Sixth Kid in the Hall." - BNLfan53, Saturday, 2006-11-04 T 14:54 UTC
:I think the move could be supported easily. Wikipedia is about verifiability, so by whose standards are they infamous? With no way of objectively deciding if a sketch was "infamous" or not, the list was growing as everyone's own personal "infamous sketch" got added to the list. This could be re-added, but only after some means of objectively deciding if a sketch should be added or not is determined. - Vedexent (talk) - 16:16, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I do think there should be a listing of notable sketches outside those featuring recurring characters, simply for completeness's sake. As for what criteria to use to determine notability... that might be trickier. We might try drawing from the sketches included on the seasonal "best-of" releases. Those episodes have commentary from the Kids themselves, so we might glean from their comments which sketches they feel are noteworthy. We could also look up critical reviews of the show, or perhaps check for fan polls.Raymondluxuryacht 17:45, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Removing Infamous Sketches 

message: When watching repeats of the shows on CBC and the Comedy Network in Canada, I noticed a complete lack of sketches featuring the CabbageHead character.  Was this because the character was only featured in a few seasons (and those seasons were not being shown) or was there some other reason? Mruss 16:39, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It was most likely because of his hyper-sexist attitude, although it was still funny. --24.57.97.56 19:57, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

text: Or indeed you happened not to see the episodes in which he appeared. —Tamfang (talk) 00:18, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  CabbageHead 

message: I'm going to have to check this out:
The name of the group came from Sid Caesar, who, if a joke didn't go over, or played worse than expected, would attribute it to "the kids in the hall," referring to a group of young writers hanging around the studio. For years this was erroneously attributed to Jack Benny, though the Kids themselves offer a corrected version of the origin of the troupe's name on the DVD release of the show's pilot episode.
One of the earliest edits attributed it to Steve Allen. I corrected it to Jack Benny (after finding sources) There's this Boston Globe article for example:
:With comedy that is by turns arcane, lurid, absurdist and sly, whu are 
:these clever men known as kids?  "When Jack Benny would walk into 30 
:Rockefeller Plaza to do his radio show," McKinney explains, "there were 
:all these comedians who were not hired by show but people were hoping to 
:sell a gag. As Benny walked to the elevator, they would pitch these gags, 
:and if he used one on the radio and it worked he would say, 'That was one 
:from the kids in the hall.'" 
-***NEW KID IN TOWN; Mark McKinney Comes in From the Hall to Talk About the 
Comedy Troupe's First Movie***           
from the Boston Sunday Globe, April 7, 1996  by M. Gilbert 
Actually, this is a little suspect since Benny did most of his shows from Hollywood. -Dhodges 12:36, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The name 

message: I took the liberty of removing the entire section for other (non recurring) sketches, as none of them are significantly notable. Calgary 06:08, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed section

message: First of all, the 2008 tour is called "Live as We'll Ever Be."  Secondly, since this tour has been publicized fairly well, a lot of interviews have been recorded/documented on the internet, along with some new sketches, in the past few months.  If there are any KitH fans on Wikipedia, they might want to observe them for new information, such as on the troupe's reasons for breaking up or reuniting.
Also, the Kids announced a new movie project called Death Comes To Town.  It is listed on IMDB and a few other (mostly fan) websites.  I don't know how to cite references or anything yet, so I just wanted to put that here in case anyone would have the time to update the article.  71.127.124.181 (talk) 18:28, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Live as We'll Ever Be and Death Comes to Town

message: This surely should be one of the recurring sketches? Gimme a tea, ya bastard!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.181.201.204 (talk) 20:15, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Exactly 2 appearances.Vonbontee (talk) 05:19, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mister [[Tisane]] 

message: Recently added:
: Among the characters portrayed by McCulloch in Brain Candy is a slightly modified version of Gavin, known as "Cancer Boy".
Well, they're both young and played by the shortest Kid.  Is Cancer Boy's angelic politeness a slightly modified version of Gavin's steel-plated insensitivity?  Is Cancer Boy's spooky optimism in the face of certain death a slightly modified version of Gavin's obsession with fanciful trivia?  Perhaps my memory of Cancer Boy is too faded to see a resemblance. —Tamfang (talk) 16:15, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gavin and Cancer Boy 

message: Smitty in "Steps" is described here as a fop, which I don't think fits at all: the word suggests making an effort to be ahead of fashion trends, but Smitty's clothing is prissily conservative. How about "prig"? —Tamfang (talk) 03:57, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  fop 

message: I just saw the final episode ("But do we make it?") in which Rod's name is clearly Torfelson on the drum and a poster; interestingly this spelling is not mentioned in the article.  I believe it was shown as Torfulson at least once. —Tamfang (talk) 01:17, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Armada 

message: : Darcy, Darcy, Darcy Pennell, she makes your life a loveless hell. Darcy!
It sure sounded to me like "a lot less hell" (from which it was recently changed).  What do y'all think?  —Tamfang (talk) 08:16, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Darcy! 

message: There is nothing "nonsensical" in Monty Python that hasn't been put there for rational reasons (e.g. as a reference to something like Alice).  It is also misleading to imply that the Python team "verges" on anything; normally, they either do it or they don't.--JO 24 (talk) 10:28, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Monty Python: "verging on nonsensical" 

message: The article currently says:  frequently utilizing drag (not primarily for comedic effect but merely to allow female characters in the skits).  Nowadays (as opposed to the Elizabethan theatre), convention dictates that female characters are played by female actors.  I cannot see why using drag would be for any reason that isn't comedic, particularly since TKITH is a comedy team.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by JO 24 (talk • contribs) 10:46, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It's also conventional to have old men played by old men, and funny to violate that convention; would you say that incongruity was the primary reason for using bald-wigs or grey mustaches?  They played in drag because they wanted to have women characters in the skits, without going out of their way to hire women to play them.  They said so.  According to a DVD (i think), they had a hard time getting the makeup staff to understand that they wanted to look like women, not drag-queens; not "Oo, look at me, I'm in drag."  —Tamfang (talk) 23:39, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Frequently utilizing drag" 

message: Would it be possible to find a better image, where we can see everyone's face? --DrBat (talk) 04:51, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image? 

message: The entry reads as an overview of the group, but the infobox is written as if it is solely about the original show. This should be two separate entries. (24.62.126.170 (talk) 18:52, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Entry About Show? Or The Group Itself? 

message: It might be a good idea to remove the link to the "Kids in the Hall Message Boards," as while the board is still there, nothing has been added since 2008, and almost all the entries are spam about "beautiful handbags."2001:558:6026:9:14A:9662:3B45:1517 (talk) 22:31, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  External Links 

message: I don't see the need for any of the "other appearances" except those which feature more than one member of KITH; propose removing all the instances of single-alumnus appearances from this list. PacificBoy 04:22, 4 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other appearances 

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message: I may be missing it, but i couldnt find anything about the recent return of the kids in the hall. havent watched it yet, seems to be accompanied by a documentary on amazon as well.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:A45B:CBC9:1:54F5:1AC3:F301:8DF4 (talk) 18:02, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
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