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Man, how I miss this show.

Someone who attended the Kids in the Hall reunion performance at the Just for Laughs festival posted the encore on YouTube, and I've placed it below for your viewing pleasure. Some of the dialogue is difficult to make out, but fans shouldn't have any trouble figuring out what's going on. Mark McKinney reprises his role as the "headcrusher" guy, that wormy fella who loved to vanquish those he disliked by closing one eye and pretending to crush their heads between his thumb and forefinger. In the segment below, he kills off the other cast members (Scott Thompson, Bruce McCullough, Dave Foley and Kevin McDonald) for their poor career choices post- Kids in the Hall. In a final bit of inspired meta comedy, McKinney turns his wrath on himself.

Todd Jackson over at Dead Frog, where I found these clips, also points out that the original pilot episode, previously unavailable, is out on DVD. The pilot features the debut of McKinney's "headcrusher" character.

I loved "headcrusher" as much as all of the recurring characters on Kids in the Hall, but my favorite sketch of all time is the "bass player" sketch, which I've also placed below. Sure, I love it because I also happen to be a bass player, but McDonald's assessment is pretty accurate. We are sad, lonely musicians, us bass players.