More info on the Kids in the Hall's DEATH COMES TO TOWN

More info is coming out about Death Comes to Town, the upcoming murder mystery miniseries from the beloved Canadian comedy troupe, the Kids in the Hall. I hadn't realized that the production is as far along as it is; apparently they're currently shooting, and the 8-part series is scheduled to air in Canada in January and will probably air in the US not long after.

In an interview with Canada's Globe and Mail, Bruce McCulloch (the show's executive producer, and the tiniest Kid of them all) revealed that the project began as his idea but it's evolved quite a bit since the other Kids got involved.

It marks the first time the Kids have reunited for television, and it will be their first narrative outing since the 1996 movie Brain Candy, directed by Kelly Makin, who will also helm the new program. As in their sketch comedy, the Kids will play multiple roles - including a pizza delivery woman with Alzheimer's (McDonald), a 600-pound ex-hockey player who won't leave his house (McCulloch), and a child named Rampop (still to be cast) who sees all people as butterflies.

"We're still working out what Mark is going to look like as Death. We want him to be haunting and hilarious," says McCulloch, who adds that the drifter holes up in a sleazy motel and has a weakness for redheads.

I love everything about those two paragraphs, with the exception of the worrying news that Makin is the director. I haven't seen Brain Candy since it was in theaters, but I remember being deeply and bitterly disappointed, feeling like it didn't come close to capturing the Kids at their best. But Makin did direct a big pile of classic Kids in the Hall segments, including Sausages, a positively brilliant piece of work that was like a lost scene from Brazil or something. If you've never seen it, here's your chance. It's not really funny, but then it's not supposed to be. I can guarantee you'll never forget it.

Just in case you're worried that the Kids have lost their comic edge now that they're middle-aged and pudgy, check out this short film they made last year. It's as sick and funny as anything they ever did, and it's super mega not safe for work, times three. Seriously, this thing will get you fired.

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