First of all, I’m not really familiar with much of what Kids In The Hall has put out. This is why I’m asking.
There was this skit where everybody was at a dinner party. One of the characters keeps making faux pas. Of course they keep getting more and more ridiculous…It ends with someone tied up in the bedroom…and the character saying “How was I to know he was a hostage?”
Anybody know the title of this one?
Did the individual sketches actually have titles?
I’m not sure that sketches have titles, but I know the one you’re talking about. All I can tell you is that the wife was played by Dave Foley, the husband by Kevin MacDonald, and the hostage boss my Mark McKinney.
I love that sketch.
This site has transcripts of many, if not most, of the skits and descriptions of them all. I don’t recall the specific skit but you might be able to find it.
That’s “The Party/Faux Pas” from the second season.
Summary: Kevin plays a crass husband to Dave’s embarrassed wife as they give a party.
The sketch starts as Kevin finishes telling a joke to a guy (Scott) who doesn’t seem to get the punchline, after which Kevin insults him by saying “What, are you deaf? You some stupid deaf guy?” Dave drags Kevin back into the bedroom, where Kevin insists, “How the hell was I supposed to know he was really deaf? Anyway he should be used to it by now.” Of course, as it turns out the poor guy only became deaf last week.
Back into the party, Kevin spots his sister-in-law and her boyfriend coming out of the kitchen, and then jokily suggests whether the couple had been up to “something greasy” in the kitchen, complete with finger-into-hole gestures.
Cut back to bedroom, where Kevin proclaims to his wife, “How the hell was I supposed to know they were having sex? What is your sister, some kind of a slut??” Dave is furious but replies basically, “I won’t kill you. I can’t kill you, this is a party. Just don’t embarrass me in front of my boss, okay? Don’t say a single word.”
Party. Wife is talking to her boss (Mark) when Kevin suddenly appears with tape across his mouth. “See? I’m not gonna say anything!” he mumbles. Boss turns around, takes one look at him and freezes, having a heart attack.
Bedroom, as wife packs a suitcase. “How the hell was I supposed to know he was a hostage? Why the hell are you leaving? Are you on the rag? Honey don’t go, I love the hell out of you!”
Hee. Great sketch. Damn I love me some Kids in the Hall!