Movies and TV shows like The Kids in the Hall

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The Kids in the Hall (1988)
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The Kids in the Hall (1988)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian sketch comedy group formed in 1984, consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson. Their eponymous television show ran from 1988 to 1994 on CBC in Canada, and 1989 to 1995 on CBS and HBO in the United States. The theme song for the show was the instrumental "Having an Average Weekend" by the Canadian band Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet. The troupe made one movie, Brain Candy, which was released in 1996. The troupe reformed for various tours and comedy festivals in 2000. They released an eight-part miniseries, Death Comes to Town in January, 2010. The name of the group came from Sid Caesar, who, if a joke didn't go over, or played worse than expected, would attribute it to "the kids in the hall", referring to a group of young writers hanging around the studio.
Style: sketch comedy, humorous, not serious, surreal, witty, funny, clever, offbeat, realistic, biting ...
Audience: teens
Plot: sketch, disorder, media, workplace, artists and showbiz, goofy hero, workplace situations, satire, social satire, stereotypes, entertainment, stupidity, gay, lgbtq, homosexual, secretary, friends, gender bending, gays and lesbians, suburbs, lifestyle, suburban life, partner, gender, silly humor ...
Time: 80s
Place: canada
Keyword: sketch show, partners

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out sketch comedy, humorous, not serious and parody films and TV series with plots about satire, sketch, joke, social satire, irreverence, absurdism and comedian mostly in Comedy, Music and Fantasy genres. Some movies like The Kids in the Hall: The Ben Stiller Show (1992), Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995), The State (1993), Funny or Die Presents (2007), The Birthday Boys (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Ben Stiller Show (1992)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 306 min.
TV show
Story: The Ben Stiller Show is the name of two sketch comedy television shows that aired on MTV from 1990 to 1991, and then on Fox from September 1992 to January 1993. The Fox show stars Ben Stiller, Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo and Bob Odenkirk. Character ...
Style: sketch comedy, sitcom, parody, spoof, slapstick comedy ...
Plot: sketch, media, disorder, behind the scenes, showbiz, rock music, musician, guest, comedian, joke, pop culture, monologue ...
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Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A pharmaceutical scientist creates a pill that makes people remember their happiest memory, and although it's successful, it has unfortunate side effects.
Style: cult classic, humorous, clever, offbeat, realistic ...
Plot: satire, depression, addiction, obsession, scientist, insanity, cancer, marketing, drug, cognitive science, lgbtq, advertising ...
Time: year 1996, 20th century, 90s
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Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 27 min.
TV show
Story: Mr. Show with Bob and David is an American sketch comedy series starring and hosted by Saturday Night Live writer/actor Bob Odenkirk and stand up comedian/actor David Cross. It aired on HBO from November 3, 1995 to December 28, 1998. Cross and ...
Style: sketch comedy, sitcom, surreal, funny, absurd ...
Audience: teens
Plot: sketch, satire, nihilism, variety show, comedian, silly humor, media, workplace, performer's life, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, goofy hero ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa
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The State (1993)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The State is a half-hour sketch-comedy television show, originally broadcast in the USA on MTV between December 17, 1993, and July 1, 1995. The show combined bizarre characters and scenarios to present sketches that won the favor of its target ...
Style: sketch comedy, slapstick, skit, independent film, realistic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: sketch, satire, comedian, homosexual, partner, violent content, sexual content, silly humor, misfit, nothing goes right, odd couple, nazism ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa
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Funny or Die Presents (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Funny or Die Presents is a half-hour sketch comedy show that spawned from the comedy website Funny or Die, created by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay. It premiered on HBO on February 19, 2010. It is also currently being broadcast in the UK on Sky ...
Style: sketch comedy, humorous, not serious, parody, light ...
Audience: teens
Plot: stand up comedian, media, artists and showbiz, disorder, silly humor, actor's life, friends, sketch, comedian, joke, television, satire ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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The Birthday Boys (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: "The Birthday Boys" is a scripted original sketch comedy, executive produced by Bob Odenkirk ("Breaking Bad", "Mr. Show") and Ben Stiller ("The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", "Zoolander"). The series ...
Style: sketch comedy, surreal, realistic, not serious, humorous ...
Audience: teens
Plot: artists and showbiz, sketch, goofy hero, disorder, comedian, stupidity, absurdism, comedy team, irreverence, surrealism, joke, satire ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Stella (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Stella was a short-lived television series that originally ran from June 28, 2005 to August 30, 2005 on the American television channel Comedy Central, created by and starring Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, and David Wain, the three members ...
Style: parody, not serious, surreal, humorous, realistic ...
Plot: stupidity, roommate, goofy hero, love and romance, everyday life, disorder, friends, couples, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, guest, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york
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Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Monty Python’s Flying Circus is a British sketch comedy series created by the comedy group Monty Python and broadcast by the BBC from 1969 to 1974. The shows were composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and ...
Style: sketch comedy, surreal, sitcom, humorous, parody ...
Plot: satire, monty python, sketch, pop culture, philosophy, crossover, stoner, communism, everyday life, cabaret, mathematics, humour ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place: britain, europe, england
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Human Giant (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Human Giant is a sketch comedy show on MTV, starring writer/performers Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer and directed primarily by Jason Woliner. The show ran for two seasons. In interviews, the group has mentioned that they were offered a third ...
Style: sketch comedy, surreal, not serious, humorous, parody ...
Audience: teens
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The Richard Pryor Show (1977)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Richard Pryor Show is an American comedy variety series starring Richard Pryor. It premiered on NBC on Tuesday, September 13, 1977 at 8 p.m. opposite ABC's popular television shows Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days. The show was ...
Style: sketch comedy, not serious, realistic, exciting, biting ...
Plot: sketch, variety show, urban, black, satire, disorder, artists and showbiz, performer's life, media, lifestyle, society, interracial relations ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story: Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! is an American sketch comedy television series, created by and starring Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, which premiered February 11, 2007 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim comedy block and ran until May ...
Style: sketch comedy, surreal, humorous, parody, not serious ...
Audience: teens, adult
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Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Nick Swardson's Pretend Time (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Nick Swardson's Pretend Time was a TV sketch comedy show created by and starring comedian and actor Nick Swardson. The show premiered on Tuesday, October 12, 2010, at 10 p.m. EST on Comedy Central and ran for two seasons, with the final ...
Style: not serious, humorous, parody, light, feel good ...
Audience: teens
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Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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The Mighty Boosh (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Mighty Boosh is a British comedy television show created by Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding and others. The Mighty Boosh is a comic fantasy containing humour and pop-culture references. Episodes often featured elaborate musical numbers in ...
Style: surreal, sitcom, humorous, exciting, not serious ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Audience: teens
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Super Dave (1987)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: A Bit of Fry & Laurie is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, broadcast on both BBC1 and BBC2 between 1989 and 1995. It ran for four series and ...
Style: sketch comedy, humorous, clever, witty, mind blowing ...
Audience: teens
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At Last the 1948 Show (1967)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: At Last the 1948 Show is a satirical TV show made by David Frost's company, Paradine Productions, in association with Rediffusion London. Transmitted on Britain's ITV network during 1967 and 1968, it brought Cambridge Footlights humour to ...
Style: sketch comedy, surreal, not serious, offbeat, witty ...
Plot: monty python, sketch, satire, absurd humor, social relations, friends, workplace, lifestyle, media, couple relations, human nature, buddies ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, year 1948, 1940s
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MADtv (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series based on Mad, and contained animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts as well as images of Alfred E. Neuman. Its first TV broadcast was on October 14, 1995. The one-hour show aired ...
Style: sketch comedy, not serious, humorous, realistic, spoof ...
Audience: teens
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Saturday Night Live (1975)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Story: A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. ...
Style: sketch comedy, humorous, not serious, talky, witty ...
Audience: teens
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Place: usa, new york, america
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Michael & Michael Have Issues (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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Story: Michael & Michael Have Issues is a cable television comedy series starring comedians and actors Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter, who created the series. Both comedians appeared together in several TV comedy series, including The State, ...
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Audience: teens
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Kroll Show (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Kroll Show is an American sketch comedy television series created by and starring comedian Nick Kroll. Kroll, John Levenstein, and Jonathan Krisel serve as the show's executive producers. The series premiered on January 16, 2013, on the ...
Style: sketch comedy, humorous, parody, feel good, light ...
Audience: teens
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: A half hour sketch comedy show that is not politically correct. It showcased the talents of veteran performers John Byner (the host) and Bob Einstein as Super Dave Osbourne.
Style: parody, not serious, realistic, clever, witty ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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Story: Important Things with Demetri Martin is a sketch-variety show that aired on Comedy Central starring comedian Demetri Martin. Each episode examined a single theme, the "important thing", such as timing, power, control and money. All ...
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The Red Green Show (1991)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: The Red Green Show is a Canadian television comedy that aired on various channels in Canada, with its ultimate home at CBC Television, and on Public Broadcasting Service stations in the United States, from 1991 until the series finale April 7, 2006, ...
Style: parody, spoof, sketch comedy, slapstick, realistic ...
Audience: kids
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The Big Gay Sketch Show (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story: A sketch-comedy series featuring a cast of up-and-coming comics performing live skits, musical numbers and political satire.
Style: parody, not serious, realistic, witty, humorous ...
Plot: satire, celebrity culture, politics, artists and showbiz, gender bending, gays and lesbians, social satire, joke, political satire, gay, live performance, sketch ...
Time: 21st century
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The Whitest Kids U' Know (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story: The Whitest Kids U' Know is an American sketch comedy troupe and television program of the same name. The group consists of Trevor Moore, Zach Cregger, Sam Brown, Timmy Williams and Darren Trumeter, though other actors occasionally appear in ...
Style: sketch comedy, humorous, not serious, parody, feel good ...
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Little Britain (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 29 min.
TV show
Story: Little Britain is a British character-based comedy sketch show which was first broadcast on BBC radio and then turned into a television show. It was written by comic duo David Walliams and Matt Lucas. The show's title is an amalgamation of the ...
Style: sketch comedy, parody, not serious, cynical, witty ...
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Time: 21st century
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CollegeHumor Originals (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Funny sketches with crude, adult, and undeniably hilarious comedy.
Style: not serious, humorous, realistic, parody, feel good ...
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Big Train (1998)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: Big Train is a surreal British television comedy sketch show created by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan, writers of the successful sitcom Father Ted. The first series was broadcast on BBC Two in 1998, while the second, in which Linehan was not ...
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That Mitchell and Webb Look (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 720 min.
TV show
Story: That Mitchell and Webb Look is a British television sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. Shown on BBC Two since 2006, its first two series were directed by David Kerr, who also directed Mitchell and Webb's previous television ...
Style: humorous, sketch comedy, not serious, clever, parody ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
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