The career trajectories of the former Kids in the Hall have been fascinating to behold. Dave Foley went from a starring turn in News Radio to a funny, but strange co-hosting gig on Celebrity Poker Showdown. Mark McKinney appeared briefly on SNL and now sits around the writer's room of Studio 60 hoping Aaron Sorkin will throw him a bone and actually let him write something. Kevin McDonald turns up in bit parts everywhere and keeps a steady gig as the voice of Lilo and Stitch's alien life form Pleakley. Scott Thompson visits Conan every once in awhile, but my favorite Bruce McCulloch's post-Kids appearances have been few and far between. McCulloch served a brief stint as a SNL writer and wrote and directed the forgettable film Dog Park.It would seem that the talents of the "Poo Guy," the man who got the "These are the Daves I Know" song stuck in my head in perpetuity and who charmed as Kathy with a "K," had gone to waste, which is why I was happy to see McCulloch's name pop up in an otherwise uninteresting to anyone "outside the industry" article in Variety. Bruce has written and will executive produce a half-hour ensemble comedy called Carpoolers for ABC. The show explores "modern manhood" by following the lives of four guys who carpool to work together. Too bad those four guys aren't the remaining the members of Kids in the Hall, but I'll take what I can get.
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1-25-2007 @ 1:30PM
Gary said...
As a Canadian i watched Kids in The Hall regularly and i hope any new project they do will succeed. ABC is a Disney owned channel and in the past were kinda stricked with some shows and if there new show is anything like Kids in The Hall, there will be a lot of denied scripts and edited skits/scenes.
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1-25-2007 @ 1:05PM
Michael said...
Wow. Awesome! Although Kevin was always my favorite. It bums me out how all he gets are guest spots on not-so-good sitcoms.
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1-25-2007 @ 1:17PM
Randal said...
That's not entirely fair to Mark McKinney, who co-created, wrote, and starred on the truly great Slings and Arrows for three seasons.
And Bruce McCulloch (who will always be the "my pen!" guy) did an episode or two of Gilmore Girls as the night manager of the inn Lorelai used to work at...so, you know...
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1-25-2007 @ 6:06PM
mike said...
Welcome back Cabbage Head, Flying Pig etc! Hard to pick a fave but mine's probably Bruce.
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1-25-2007 @ 2:49PM
bumpershine said...
Sling and Arrows will begin airing on the Sundance Channel in February on Sunday nights at 8PM, http://www.sundancechannel.com/feature/index.php?ixContent=8105
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1-26-2007 @ 9:17PM
ann said...
I love love love Bruce. "These are the Daves I know" is STILL in my head!
these are the daves i know, i know,
these are the daves i know.
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