# Kids in the Hall tonight! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 29, 2008, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012 "2008-05-29T14:38:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012/1 "2008-05-29T14:38:26Z")
at the Chicago Theatre…third row! I saw them on their last tour a few years ago, and enjoyed it. That last show was mostly old material w/ just a few new sketches mixed in. I hear this new show is the reverse of that…mostly new material w/ some old ones thrown in. I also hear that the new stuff is pretty good. Anyone else seeing them on this tour? Anyone just want to chime in w/ their favorite KITH bits/quotes/wigs/etc? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012/2 "2008-05-29T14:56:36Z")
Jealous jealous jealous. Was supposed to see them in LA but my sched didn’t allow it. Even though, technically, they were sold out and there were people lined up around the block, I still consider them way underrated and practically timeless. Case in point: Gave my nephew some old SNL and some first season KITH (on videotapes, way back when). He barely got halfway through the SNL, but passed around KITH to everyone in his dorm. I say quite a few comedy groups these days, the weirder ones, at least, owe their careers to those guys. Let me know how the show was! ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012/3 "2008-05-29T15:08:56Z")
I’m going Saturday in Cleveland. Yay! I saw them on their last tour and I thought it was a hoot. I also managed to hang around the exit long enough to get everyone’s autographs. They all seemed like genuinely nice guys! They have a few new sketches on their MySpace page but I am not going to watch them so as not to spoiler the show for me. I’ve been a huge KITH fan for quite a while now, but I can’t seem to find any other IRL friends who appreciate them as much as I do (except the one guy who is going to the show with me). Seems like people are either obsessed with them or could care less. They just don’t “get it,” man. I’ve got to go. I’m in the middle of a bike race. ---
**Author:** ![Iggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Iggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggins)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012/4 "2008-05-29T16:49:24Z")
I saw them in Portland a couple of weeks ago. It was much, much funnier than I’d dared to hope. I had seen the 2002(?) tour show on TV a couple of years ago, and was disappointing. This show has a few old skits mixed in with new. It’s very fresh and funny. “You are a buzz abortionist!” - Dave “Bastards in the Hall is more like it…” - Kevin ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012/5 "2008-05-29T18:15:53Z")
They put on a good live show. (Although I should say I haven’t seem them this century.) Add me to the “envious” list; I picked up the _Georgia Straight_ last week and said, “Awesome! _The Kids in the Hall_ are coming to town… uh… the day before yesterday.” I should check local media more frequently. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012/6 "2008-05-29T18:49:29Z")
Do they actually do anything new or is just recycled material? Marc How in the heck did I miss that in the OP? Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012/7 "2008-05-29T19:08:09Z")
I got all excited they were coming to Cleveland and went to see how much tickets were… Uh… cheapest ones were over $200/seat. Guess I’m missing this one. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012/8 "2008-05-29T19:52:03Z")
[QUOTE=OpalCat] I got all excited they were coming to Cleveland and went to see how much tickets were… Uh… cheapest ones were over $200/seat. Guess I’m missing this one. ☹ [/QUOTE] Wow, really??? My ticket to see them at The Chicago Theater - arguably one of the nicest places they’ll be playing on this tour - was only about $40. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012/9 "2008-05-29T20:04:01Z")
ARGH! Of course I find out about this after they’ve already played LA. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012/10 "2008-05-29T20:09:14Z")
I think that maybe by the time I looked at tickets, all the affordable ones were gone. ---
**Author:** ![Lunar\_Saltlick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/977dab/32.png) [@Lunar\_Saltlick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lunar_Saltlick)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012/11 "2008-05-29T20:19:13Z")
I used to be a huge KitH fan, quite a few years ago. What does Dave Foley look like these days? Last time I saw him on TV he was huge, gray and grizzled. It didn’t look like makeup, either. Anybody ever listen to Bruce’s comedy albums? Does he perform any of the tunes on-stage? I’d love to see him do _Daddy’s on the Drink Again_, \*Clinique Ladies \* or \*Sucra Poppa \* live. I’m sick of hearing the _Daves_ song, though. He’s got much better stuff than that. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012/12 "2008-05-29T20:34:06Z")
[QUOTE=Lunar Saltlick] I used to be a huge KitH fan, quite a few years ago. What does Dave Foley look like these days? Last time I saw him on TV he was huge, gray and grizzled. It didn’t look like makeup, either. [/QUOTE] I just saw Foley in an article about the tour, and he’s looking pretty good. He was clean shaven, normal hair, and he lookd like he’d lost weight. He honestly looked about 5-10 years younger than the last time I’d seen him on anything (Celebrity Poker maybe?). ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012/13 "2008-05-29T20:37:07Z")
[QUOTE=OpalCat] I think that maybe by the time I looked at tickets, all the affordable ones were gone. [/QUOTE] Nope…still under $40 before tax. Maybe you clicked the wrong button? \*\* Lunar Saltlick\*\*, I love _Shame Based Man_. Fantastic album. I can’t for the life of me remember if he performs any of it on stage. I am leaning towards “no”… Here’s their [MySpace page](http://www.myspace.com/kithtour08) with videos, pics and a blog. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012/14 "2008-05-29T20:59:30Z")
I clicked every button I could find and the prices I was seeing were like $200-$280. ---
**Author:** ![Iggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Iggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggins)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012/15 "2008-05-29T23:05:59Z")
[QUOTE=OpalCat] I clicked every button I could find and the prices I was seeing were like $200-$280. [/QUOTE] Are you looking on StubHub or something? Try here: [http://www.playhousesquare.com/Events/Events.aspx?EventID=1559](http://www.playhousesquare.com/Events/Events.aspx?EventID=1559) ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012/16 "2008-05-29T23:39:17Z")
I don’t remember what site it was, but I’ve never heard of StubHub. It was whatever claimed to be the official site for buying tickets. I tried ticketmaster but they didn’t list Cleveland. ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012/17 "2008-05-30T01:53:43Z")
Saw them in Seattle a couple of weeks ago - GREAT show - almost all new material, and yet quality, with appearances by many favorite characters. AND a couple of videos thrown in - one to kick off the show, and one ‘intermission’ piece that was about 6 minutes long. ---
**Author:** ![Lunar\_Saltlick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/977dab/32.png) [@Lunar\_Saltlick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lunar_Saltlick)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012/18 "2008-05-30T12:48:10Z")
[QUOTE=ZipperJJ] … **Lunar Saltlick** , I love _Shame Based Man_. Fantastic album. I can’t for the life of me remember if he performs any of it on stage. I am leaning towards “no”… [/QUOTE] Shame-Based Man has to be one of the most underrated comedy albums of all time. Some of the pieces are throw-away fluff, but _Daddy’s on the Drink_, _Eraserhead_, \*Doors Fan \* and \*Lift Me Up \* are gold. I gotta try to see the Kids live sometime. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012/19 "2008-05-30T13:24:39Z")
If someone gets the chance please ask Dave Foley what the hell he was thinking (or taking) when he decided to do a full frontal scene in a Uwe Boll movie. ---
**Author:** ![Juliette\_Culture\_Junkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5fc32e/32.png) [@Juliette\_Culture\_Junkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juliette_Culture_Junkie)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012/20 "2008-05-30T16:50:00Z")
I bought tix for May 1st in Providence, but that stop got canceled,… Aw, bum. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-the-hall-tonight/451012.md?page=2)