# Anyone see "The Kids in the Hall" on Letterman friday? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 9, 2003, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-kids-in-the-hall-on-letterman-friday/153794 "2003-02-09T01:06:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Murcielago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Murcielago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murcielago)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-kids-in-the-hall-on-letterman-friday/153794/1 "2003-02-09T01:06:04Z")
For some reason my VCR quit recording during the first half-hour of the show. I got this info from the “Lateshow” website: * * * ## **THE KIDS IN THE HALL:** The gang is all here: Kevin, Scott, Bruce, Dave, and Mark. Dressed as men playing poker, they discuss what is bothering as if they were women. Topics include menstruation, menopause, the childbearing years, hot flashes, boobs, and lesbians. Watch for their Pay-per-view special Saturday night and their _Tour of Duty_ DVD. I know the _Tour of Duty_ DVD is a recording of their live show from last year. Anyone know what the pay-per-view special is? Also curious to know how they came across on the Letterman show. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-kids-in-the-hall-on-letterman-friday/153794/2 "2003-02-09T01:42:20Z")
They came off a little flat, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-kids-in-the-hall-on-letterman-friday/153794/3 "2003-02-09T01:57:49Z")
I was gonna watch 'em, but I fell asleep when Dave was talking to Brendan Frasier. If only they didn’t spend so much time in the beginning with their stupid unfunny time-wasting segments I coulda seen 'em. And when I woke up the TV was off and everything was dark… Spooky. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-kids-in-the-hall-on-letterman-friday/153794/4 "2003-02-09T02:10:58Z")
I saw it. I was a bit underwhelmed by it, but then I usually was with their stuff back in the day too. To this non-fan’s eye it looked about like the original material. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-kids-in-the-hall-on-letterman-friday/153794/5 "2003-02-09T02:23:33Z")
From that description, I think you’re right. I didn’t watch it either, but, if they had to do an ensemble skit from the olden days (and make no mistake, being on Letterman, they **did** have to do an ensemble skit, even if those weren’t the best), I think _Skura the Friendly Shark_ might have been a better pick. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-kids-in-the-hall-on-letterman-friday/153794/6 "2003-02-09T02:58:47Z")
Still had that great guitar riff, though. I squisha your head! ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-kids-in-the-hall-on-letterman-friday/153794/7 "2003-02-09T03:46:54Z")
See, now I liked it. The idea of a group of men–apparently blue-collar, average joes–ending up talking about wanting a period, (helps keep everything organized) and breasts (to be able to feed a child, not just for fun), being maternal and finding an up side to menopause (hot flashes, never needing a coat) struck as both funny and sweet. Maybe I just miss seeing them perform, but I thought it came off well. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-kids-in-the-hall-on-letterman-friday/153794/8 "2003-02-09T03:59:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Blue Sky \* > \*\*They came off a little flat, IMHO. \*\* The guys looked good but it was heatbreaking how poor the material was for that skit. ID this line KITH line “What have you DONE!?” ---
**Author:** ![meyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@meyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meyer)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-kids-in-the-hall-on-letterman-friday/153794/9 "2003-02-09T04:06:04Z")
I didn’t see the Letterman show, but the skit described sounds word for word like one from the early seasons. Here it is - [http://www.kithfan.org/work/transcripts/one/poker.html](http://www.kithfan.org/work/transcripts/one/poker.html) - **The Poker Game** from Season One. You can’t fool a Kids In The Hall fan with _that_. ---
**Author:** ![Wearia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Wearia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wearia)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-kids-in-the-hall-on-letterman-friday/153794/10 "2003-02-09T04:07:06Z")
I saw them. Time has taken its toll on Dave and Mark but the rest of them look pretty good. The skit was done flawlessly but it was never very funny in the first place. Are they going on a tour soon or something? Was this just for fun? ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-kids-in-the-hall-on-letterman-friday/153794/11 "2003-02-09T04:13:20Z")
Yes, **meyer,** that’s the skit, I just don’t remember ever seeing it. This exchange: > [@](#): > > Mark: Yeah, well I’ll tell you this–you’d get in a lot of trouble if your foreman caught you breast-feeding on the loading dock. > > Scott: Huh, huh, huh, huh. > > Bruce: Well, then I’d just have to get a job in a more enlightened warehouse. is exceptionally funny, at so many levels. I’d bet women like this skit more than men, but I may be being sexist when I say that. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-kids-in-the-hall-on-letterman-friday/153794/12 "2003-02-09T08:18:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by astro \* > ID this line KITH line > > “What have you DONE!?” I’ll look it up after I get a pitchuh for da goils of da deah, or beah, by duh wattah. I caught their reunion stage show once and was disappointed because almost all the sketches were word-for-word from their TV show. Geez, for $45, I’d hope for mostly original material. ---
**Author:** ![meyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@meyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meyer)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-kids-in-the-hall-on-letterman-friday/153794/13 "2003-02-09T08:31:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bryan Ekers \* > I caught their reunion stage show once and was disappointed because almost all the sketches were word-for-word from their TV show. Geez, for $45, I’d hope for mostly original material. \*\* I went to see a stage show of theirs too, a few years ago - in the fall of 99 or the spring of 2000? - and found the same thing. It was cool to see them live, but I was pretty well familiar with all their work, so I could almost say the lines along with them to certain parts. I always wanted to see them, so I guess it was worth it, but it was awfully expensive. That and it seemed like they hadn’t rehearsed at all - they screwed up cues, entrances, lines, the whole works. ---
**Author:** ![Apos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-kids-in-the-hall-on-letterman-friday/153794/14 "2003-02-09T10:17:12Z")
Didn’t Monty Python shows suffer from the same deficiency? Of course, it’s hard to be a tight comedy sketch group with new material when everyone’s working on different projects rather than together. ---
**Author:** ![Banger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@Banger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banger)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-kids-in-the-hall-on-letterman-friday/153794/15 "2003-02-10T19:51:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by astro \* > \*\*“What have you DONE!?” \*\* Not exactly sure, but Chickenlady’s father is the one who done it.