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Thirty Helens agree: The Kids in the Hall is a funny
show. (Mr. Tyzik, the bitter Head Crusher, however, may not agree.) The
no-holds-barred sketch comedy is also strange, silly, profane--occasionally even
profound. 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). The characters 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). |
