Jaixan wrote:
Do you think it's only because it was a canadian show that it did not last that long of because the cast was the same, unlike SNL with a fresh batch of comedians every once in a while?
I don't know. But now I am suddenly interested in the history of the show and it's ratings. Wikipedia doesn't have anything on it's ratings. Although it does have this:
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Because the show and the actors originated in Canada, where censorship laws are somewhat more relaxed, the content was edited slightly for American tastes in one respect: sketches mocking religion were sometimes cut down or removed, necessitating the adding of material from other episodes to round out the half-hour. The most controversial sketch was probably the final sketch of Season 1, "Dr. Seuss Bible", in which the story of Jesus Christ's crucifixion was told in the style of children's author Dr. Seuss.
I do remember from watching Kids in the Hall on Comedy Central that certain curses were sometimes muted. U.S. television, I believe, has become somewhat more coarse since The Kids in the Hall aired originally and in reruns.
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Kids broke up for a short time when scouts for Saturday Night Live invited Mark and Bruce to become writers in New York. Dave Foley made a poorly received movie debut with High Stakes[1] and Scott and Kevin worked with the Second City touring group. They were reunited in 1986 and shortly after Lorne Michaels saw them perform as a troupe, and started making plans for a TV show. In 1987 he sent them to NY to what was essentially a "Comedy Boot Camp" and in 1988 their HBO special/pilot aired. The series began in 1989.
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The
TV Guide Guide to TV lists the show as originally airing in The United States on HBO from 1989-1990, and CBS from 1992-95.
23 Feb 2007, 10:21 pm
