Category: Canadian
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Until Proven
Time was, such a stupid attitude and demeanour in courts was the subject of ridicule and comedy. And no, I have no idea why this Kids In The Hall sketch ends like this either. Ah well, it’s good up until that moment.
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Roy’s Food Repair
I’m just as fascinated by the shows that Lorne Michaels produced that failed, than the huge successes. Here’s a great sketch, featuring John Candy and Carrie Fisher, from the short-lived The New Show. The New Show aired on NBC for nine episodes in the spring of 1984. It featured appearances from a host of SNL…
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The David Steinberg Show
Here’s a sketch from The David Steinberg Show. It takes a turn for the better half way through. This show actually had two iterations. The first had a five week run on CBS in 1972, and was an hour long variety format. In 1976, the show became a half hour sketch show within a sitcom,…
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Four On The Floor
I miss sketch shows. So I’m often on the look out for ones I haven’t seen before. After a chat with a friend, I came across Four on the Floor, a Canadian show from 1986, which aired on CBC for 13 episodes. The show was a vehicle for comedy foursome The Frantics, who are still…
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Aroomba Full Of Kids In The Hall
With the welcome news that the Kids In The Hall will be back on our screens with eight new episodes of the show, I thought you would enjoy seeing them perform live in a small space circa 1988. And also this sketch that aired on CBC but was excised from the DVD release for some…
