The Kids in the Hall

The Kids in the Hall
At the 2008 eTalk Festival Party, during the Toronto International Film Festival (from left to right: Dave Foley, Mark McKinney, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Scott Thompson)
Starring	Dave Foley Bruce McCulloch Kevin McDonald Mark McKinney Scott Thompson
Opening theme	"Having an Average Weekend", performed by Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
Country of origin	Canada
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	102 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	Lorne Michaels Joe Bodolai
Running time	25 minutes
Release
Original network	CBC Television HBO
Original release	(Pilot) October 16, 1988 HBO July 21, 1989 HBO, September 14, 1989 CBC – November 1994 CBS, 1995 Comedy Central
Website

(Pilot) October 16, 1988 HBO July 21, 1989 HBO,

The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian sketch comedy group formed in 1984, consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson. Their eponymous television show ran from 1989 to 1995 on CBC in Canada, and CBS, HBO, and Comedy Central in the United States. The theme song for the show was the instrumental "Having an Average Weekend" by the Canadian band Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet.

The troupe made one film, Brain Candy, which was released in 1996. The troupe reformed for various tours and comedy festivals in 2000. They later reunited for an eight-part miniseries, Death Comes to Town in January 2010.

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.

Before the troupe formed, Bruce McCulloch and Mark McKinney were working together doing Theatresports in Calgary, performing in a group named "The Audience". Norm Hiscock, Gary Campbell, and Frank Van Keeken were co-members and later became writers on the show. At the same time, Dave Foley and Kevin McDonald were performing around Toronto (along with Luciano Casimiri) as The Kids in the Hall (KITH). In 1984, the two pairs met in Toronto, and began performing regularly as KITH, with a rotating band of members, including Paul Bellini for a short time. When Scott Thompson was invited to join in January 1985, the group had its final form. The same year, McCulloch and Foley appeared in the Anne of Green Gables series, as Diana Barry's husband and a former classmate of Anne's from the fictional Queen's College, respectively.