Kids in the Hall... you are not forgotten!
One of the comedy groups that has had an influence on my sense of humor has been The Kids in the Hall. If you don’t remember (and let’s not hear that you don’t know), they were a motley crew of young Canadians that had a regular show on HBO. Sure, they made a few crap-tastic films that sort of soured their reputation but they have all gone on to bigger and better things.
One of my favorite monologues from the show is the following:
Mass Murderer: The difficult thing about being a mass murderer isn't the murdering part. It's the mass part. It's the pace you've gotta keep up, the sheer volume of murdering. 'Cause the funny thing about killing: After the first time you've killed, the second time it's easy. The third time you start to get cocky, so you gotta be careful. You know, you gotta stay humble or you make dumb mistakes. And, oh, by around the seventh time you're likely to feel like you're in a bit of a rut. Want to get artistic with it, you know, start cutting off the middle toe of each victim so you'll be known as "The Middle Toe Murderer." By that point, I don't know, I think that's showboating. You know, you gotta ask yourself: "Who am I doing this for? Am I doing it for myself or for the press?" Around about the twentieth murder, well, you're likely to be sick of the whole thing. You know, sometimes I don't even want to look at another corpse. I feel if I even see a chainsaw, I'll scream. It's like what happened the other day: I had just finished ending a human life in a senseless act of violence when I run into this old friend of mine from high school. And he says, "Hey! Whatcha been doin'?" And I think to myself, "What HAVE I been doing? What am I doing with my life? Where's this leading? Am I gonna be doing this at fifty?" Sometimes I think I really should go back to college.
This is only one of many jewels from the show. Someday I’ll buy the DVD set of the entire show. Anyone have $100 laying around?
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March 10, 2007 2:01 PM
