Better than Mr. Show. Better than The State.
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Kids in the Hall
MothPriest — 15 years ago(June 19, 2010 05:41 PM)
Better than Whitest Kids U Know. Better than Human Giant.
Not as good as:
Monty Python or SCTV.
Of the "modern" sketch comedy programs, including all those not mentioned, Kids In The Hall reigns supreme. -
ruinously — 15 years ago(August 17, 2010 08:59 AM)
The best of Mr. Show is right up there with the best Kids. A different kind of humor, but just as gut busting. I didn't used to think that at all, but seeing some of the Mr. Show stuff on YouTube the past few years has totally changed my opinion about that show.
I barely remember The State. I liked the one where everybody portrayed motor vehicles. You'd have to have seen it to know what the hell i'm typing about. I never remember anything that funny on a consistent basis. I'm sure they had some great stuff, but overall they are nowhere near as good as Python, Show or Kids in my opinion. -
zerobeat — 15 years ago(October 10, 2010 07:29 PM)
I place Kids In The Hall second only to Monty Python as the best sketch comedy show of all time.
SCTV third.
Mr. Show, Chappelle's Show, Little Britain all excellent too.
Saturday Night Live and to a lesser extent MadTV have great stuff but a hell of a lot of crappy filler. -
rockmail — 13 years ago(April 12, 2012 12:06 PM)
SCTV can't possibly be third. The show was on more seasons, had wider distribution, had more spin off television and audio projects, and had more stars go onto major movie careers (than KITH).
I might even argue that SCTV is a bigger/better show than Monty Python, even though I personally prefer Python's more "sophisticated" humor.
It's kind of like how "I Love Lucy" is more "the best sitcom of all time" over Arrested Development, even though AD has much better writing, acting, and production values. -
lexicron — 12 years ago(August 07, 2013 01:04 AM)
Well, duh.
I remember Comedy Central paraded a few new sketch shows after KITH ended. Route 55 or something like that. Empty Lot or something like that. I guess the Empty Lot actually had a connection to the KITH. They had been on the show and one of them was one of the Kid's younger brother. You can't catch lightning in a jar twice, you have to rerun it or something. -
Therunningbrook — 12 years ago(November 01, 2013 09:45 AM)
SCTV wasn't as good as KITH in my opinion. The first and second season were amazing, thats when they had Harold Ramis. Everything after was terrible.
That's my opinion, I agree with you on everything else even though Mr.Show is a close contender -
theblackestmagic — 9 years ago(June 02, 2016 03:23 PM)
I personally prefer, and ultimately rank, 'The League of Gentlemen' over all the other shows that have been listed/mentioned on here.
I never at all liked or got the mass appeal and enormous appraisal of 'Chapelle's Show'; way too much simplistic and in-your-face humor for my own personal taste(though it did certainly have its moments I admit). But I'm obviously very much in the minority though when it comes to my opinion of that show.
"Life IS pain highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something". -
lukejbarnett — 3 years ago(March 26, 2023 04:38 AM)
so there is a lot to discuss here and a lot of debate here and lot to compare here.
but before we go any further you have to know that the kids in the hall is the greatest sketch comedy show of all time. now keep in mind im not familiar with monty python's flying circus. i have watched like maybe 40 sketches of it over the years when i was like 12 and maybe 10 when i was in college but i never got into it meaning i never focused in on it or really paid attention to it while watching it, so i don't know it.
but i do know sctv enough to know it's not as good as the kids in the hall it's just not it's not as ground breaking it's not as creative it's not as funny it's not as inventive, it's not as imaginative. it doesn't have as many creative ideas as the kids in the hall.
the edge isn't as good as the state.
one you didn't mention which has to be is the ben stiller show from fox. it is the 3rd best sketch comedy show of all time.
the state is somewhere around #5 after sctv.
so what is modern from the '80s to now? did snl fail to be one of the top 5 from the '80s to now? snl is in the top 5 of all time from the beginning through the '80s and the first half of the '90s.
one you didn't mention which needs to be is baroness von sketch show definitely in the top 5 all time.
so it goes: 1. the kids in the hall 2. baroness von sketch show 3. the ben stiller show on fox 4. sctv 5. snl 6. the state
lukejbarnett