Agent Palmer

The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks

Writers: Names

Director: Reg Harkema

Release: March 15, 2022

Producer(s): Kim Creelman, Nick McKinney
Executive Producer(s): Jennifer Harkness, Laura Michalchyshyn, Paul Myers, Sam Sniderman, Cindy Wolfe

Stars/Actors: Dave Foley, Mark McKinney, Kevin MacDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Scott Thompson

Music by: David Wall, Adam B. White

Production Company: Blue Ant Media

Genre(s): Documentary, Comedy, Entertainment, Show Business

ID: tt17662096

Rating: n/a

Runtime: 95 minutes

Synopsis: Through never before-seen archive material, interviews with celebrities, industry insiders, rabid fans and the Kids In The Hall themselves.

Declassified by Agent Palmer: The Kids finally get their due respect in The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks

Quotes and Lines

“Comedy doesn’t have to come from a quagmire, but a lot of us are broken toys.” – Mark McKinney

“They were like a band that only knew three chords, but they were three great chords and had great energy.”

“Saturday Night Live always covers what’s ripped from the headlines. Kids in the Hall were never about that. They weren’t so much riffing on pop culture. The Kids examined everyday Americana.“ – Michael Musto

“I was just an angsty 20 something year old and Kids in the Hall were kind of the only comedy group that reflected Gen-X.” – Fred Armisen

“ I think that we were very much seen as like, the comic arm of the grunge movement.” – Scott Thompson