Of the origins and the initial struggles of The Kids in the Hall, with some miscellaneous reflectionsīefore they were one, they were two separate comedy troupes. I enjoy listening to the cacophonous sounds of three Scottish bartenders reciting the greatest hits of The Kids in the Hall. My Prince Charlie Cut (extra thick, always bone-in) and its four sides arrive and I tuck in. Ponytail exclaims, “I’m the King of the Mercy Fuck!” Miming holding a cigar and in his best Cabbage Head voice, Mr. The two bartenders are trading memorable quotes back and forth as yet another bartender, a blond ponytailed gentleman whose name I don’t catch, makes his appearance, back from his 30-minute break. “ ‘Girl Drink Drunk’ is their best sketch,” says Martin’s co-worker, Brian. Tyzik, the lonely Eastern European curmudgeon, made famous by Kids member Mark McKinney, with a propensity to “crush the heads” of random passersby.Īs Martin proceeds to crush my head, a second bartender joins us. Martin begins to do his impression of Mr. He would come in here and we’d close the place down together, talking about Kids in the Hall shit. “I know Dave Foley,” Martin says, eyes slightly bulging over the bridge of his mask. Both are now available to stream on Amazon Prime. “What are you working on, lad?” I tell him that I am a writer and that I am prepping a piece on the Canadian comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, who in a matter of days were set to see the release of the sixth season of their acclaimed sketch comedy show (just a mere 27 years after getting the ax), as well as a brand new documentary detailing their nearly 40 years together. The bartender, whose name is Martin, refills my club soda. The Tam O’Shanter, which has been around for 100 years, serves a fine certified Angus beef prime rib with all the Scottish trimmings. He possesses a thick Scottish brogue, made even more indecipherable due to his Bane-like carbon filtered face mask.
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