FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEE THE CLASSIC EPISODE THAT LAUNCHED THE
MOST OUTRAGEOUS COMEDY TROUPE TO HIT TV
THE KIDS IN THE HALL
AS FEATURED IN THE NEVER-BEFORE RELEASED
THE KIDS IN THE HALL 'PILOT EPISODE,' HEADCRUSHER EDITION
INCLUDING ALL NEW DVD EXTRAS AND LENTICULAR PACKAGING
THE KIDS IN THE HALL PILOT EPISODE MAKES ITS
DVD DEBUT AUGUST 14 FROM MEDIALINK FOR $19.98 SRP
LOS ANGELES, CA, August 1, 2007: FINALLY, the long-awaited and never-before available
KIDS IN THE HALL television pilot episode comes to DVD August 14. Hailed by
The New York Times as "the comedic hope for the '90s,"
THE KIDS IN THE HALL: SPECIAL HEADCRUSHER EDITION (www.headcrusherdvd.com) features all new bonus DVD features, including KIDS commentary, Hangin' with the KIDS Q&A (2007 reunion in Los Angeles), KIDS trivia, and photo gallery. Produced by legendary comedy producer Lorne Michaels (
Saturday Night Live), the multi-talented cast of Dave Foley (
News Radio), Bruce McCulloch (
Stealing Harvard), Kevin McDonald (
That 70's Show), Mark McKinney (
Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip), and Scott Thompson (
The Larry Sanders Show) are at their rawest and most innovative as they introduce timeless characters and sketches such as the Headcrusher, the romantically challenged Cabbage Head, and everyone's favorite self-proclaimed "queen," Buddy Cole. Packaged in specially designed and high-end lenticular packaging,
KIDS IN THE HALL: SPECIAL HEADCRUSHER EDITION makes its DVD debut on the MediaLink label for $19.98 SRP.
What THE
KIDS IN THE HALL are is unique. Their brand of humor, an unlikely mixture of Pythonesque absurdities, razor-sharp monologues, cartoon-like inanities and sketch comedy reminiscent of Gleason or Burnett, is nonetheless utterly their own. All of them social misfits in one sense or another,
THE KIDS have a unique perspective on the mundane standards and values of suburbia, and a surgeon's skill at honing in on its absurdities and stretching them into the preposterous. They cut their teeth on improvisational comedy and have learned to adapt their style to the rigors of television. Nominated for 3 Emmys and a Cable Ace Award.
BACKGROUND:
THE KIDS IN THE HALL came together when Mark McKinney and Bruce McCulloch - a comedy duo called "the Audience" - met Kevin McDonald and Dave Foley at a midnight comedy fest in an old movie theater. Disaffected actor Scott Thompson joined up with them shortly thereafter. The group quickly gained a following at Toronto's trendy The Rivoli Club. They knew they'd really made it in early '85 when their fans turned out during a snowstorm to see them perform. They were scouted by Ivan Fecan and expatriate Canadian Lorne Michaels; Michaels soon brought them down to New York to "toughen them up." Two of them also did a stint working as writers for SNL. Then a dream came true when they started work on a one-hour television special for CBC and HBO. They haven't looked back since. The name of the group came from Sid Caesar, who, if a joke didn't go over, or played worse than expected, would attribute it to "the kids in the hall," referring to a group of young writers hanging around the studio. For more information, please go to www.headcrusherdvd.com.
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