Although he's being funny here... The series has yet to be sold in the U.S., but it will likely end up on cable. "They're shopping it now," he says. "I think there needs to be a massive letter-writing campaign. I think the press has to galvanize the public. This has to be the biggest social movement since the Vietnam War protests. If we can get a million people on the [National] Mall then maybe the Kids in the Hall will be on American TV."
... I think the more buzz and excitement there is about this thing, the better.
Prep and Landing, the new Disney animated holiday special that Dave co-stars in as the voice of Wayne the Elf, airs on ABC on Tuesday, Dec 1 at 8:30 (and will be available for streaming on abc.com the following day.) Set your DVRs!
A girl named Jen set up a Facebook "page" for Kids in the Hall some time ago and made me an admin last year. Recently, the guys started shooting Death Comes to Town, so I made Mark and Dave admins on the page and then asked Mark if they would start posting a production blog for the fans.
I had to ask him a couple times. And show him exactly how to do it.
But now he's doing it! You have to join Facebook and then join this group to read them - the update about Scott's fantasy "To Kill a Mockingbird" league is particularly awesome.
Tip: If an update begins with my name or Jen's name in parenthesis, it's by us. If not, it's by Mark.
This article talks about Dave's upcoming web series with Fuel Industries for... it's not entirely clear whether it's Babelgum's Comedy Channel or Funnyordie or what, but anyway, it's called The Sensible Guy’s Guide to Travel and it premieres next month... somewhere.
this is a weblog devoted to comedy troupe kids in the hall. are you a KITH fan? tend to be good at finding things of notifiable content? want to join? drop me an email! (it may take a while, but i'll get to it)