The Kids in the Hall: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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...

Series details

• Title: The Kids in the Hall
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1988-10-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-05-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Prime Video
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 5112

Cast and credited roles

• Dave Foley — Various
• Bruce McCulloch — Various
• Kevin McDonald — Various
• Mark McKinney — Various
• Scott Thompson — Various

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-10-16; final listed air date 1990-05-22; episode order: 20.
• Season 2: premiered 1990-09-25; final listed air date 1991-05-07; episode order: 20.
• Season 3: premiered 1991-10-01; final listed air date 1992-05-05; episode order: 20.
• Season 4: premiered 1993-10-06; final listed air date 1994-05-25; episode order: 20.
• Season 5: premiered 1994-10-05; final listed air date 1995-04-15; episode order: 21.
• Season 6: premiered 2022-05-12; final listed air date 2022-05-12; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

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