some of my favorites are the ones with the "must have slipped my mind" character because i swear it's like dave plays a character written for kevin the way kevin would play the character and kevin plays a character written for dave the way dave would play the character, so it's not like they're just playing characters, they're acting like the other actor playing the character. just look at their mannerisms & speech patterns in those sketches and it seems like dave playing kevin playing a character and kevin playing dave playing a character.
Kevin: Why thank you but it's not like I'm part of an alien race that has advanced sarcasm skills. Control, CONTROL, this is delphi 7. My mission is in jeopardy, destroy the planet!
This is one of my favorite Kids in the Hall sketches, too. I rarely remember the title -- they didn't run the sketch titles on the original airings but they're in the synopses for most streaming services that carry KITH now. It does remind me of multiple things besides the Looney Tunes Duck Dodgers shorts. There was a Star Trek episode with a character named "Gary Seven" who was a human being trained by aliens to observe earthly activities and try to steer humanity on the right course. Now, the fact Dave's character in this sketch is called "Delphar Seven" is another thing that leads me to believe the sketch was inspired by that Star Trek episode, "Assignment: Earth." Regardless, this sketch is a nice piece of writing.
wait. What do they use to transmit signals where you're from? Are you from some kind of advanced civilization where devices send messages without antennae?
So am I pointing out the obvious, or did anyone else realize Kevin's' tiny umbrella was an homage to Wile E. Coyote? No one does the boss/subordinate dynamic better, regardless of the planet. Saw the whole series on it's first HBO run, and to this day Kevin's "Yes! Yes! You are dead last on my popularity list" is one of many KITH phrases that keeps bouncing around my brain.
01:48 Canadian comedian and alien operative David Foley Destroyer of WORLDS. '" Father of the Atomic BOMB, Physicist, Oppenheimer, RIP, will never hold a candle to you in this area. Oppenheimer, RIP, wrote "“Now I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds”. In the sand after the first successful nuclear test conducted by the USA."
I rarely encounter sketch comedy as bizarre and brilliant as what they casually pumped out on the regular. "Kids in the Hall Tier" is the highest possible compliment I have. They should've founded a comedy academy or something to pass on their ways 👽✨
A while ago, someone told me that helmet was a Don Post recreation of Darth Vader's helmet from the original Star Wars trilogy! It certainly looks like a modified Vader helmet the Village People might used in their act! LOL
This one is top 5 of my all time fav skits. So simple but played so purposely dumb at the same time by Kevin and Dave. Kevin's helmet just cracks me up so much. It's so ridiculously funny. Like a parody inside of another parody of Dr. Who-era sci-fi shows. And this skit shows exactly how Kevin's unique, big-eye facial expressions truly are. His body language just gets funnier and funnier the more I watch this. These guys were genius'.
I think what adds to this sketch is that there's a glimmer of what MacDonald is going to do later in Invader Zim . Adds another layer of color to the whole thing.
... And the ensemble Kevin is wearing in this piece comes from the Canadian Nelvanna Studios (movie) serial adaptation of "Captain Video and his Space Rangers."
I love this sketch, quote it allllllllllllllll the time... ....and nobody know what I'm talking about, heh. OH, SO YOU KNOW! CONTROL CONTROL THIS IS DELFAR 7!
@@ProjectFlashlight612 Clearly he's a he since in this portrayal he's played by Dave Foley who is a male. Hope that wasn't not too hard for you to spot.
This sketch reminds me of the old Star Trek episode, "Assignment: Earth" with Robert Lansing as Gary Seven, the human from a more advanced world that came to 20th Century to save it from a nuclear holocaust. Of course, the difference here is that Delphar Seven is an agent of chaos and creates it deliberately! LOL
+AvengerII What do you mean an Agent of Chaos? I mean, he's just a normal double agent trying to masquerade as a surveillance specialist while secretly destroying parents for a secret home planet whose motivations are unknown... what are you trying to say... I mean it's not like he's actually some sort of TH-cam commenter prowling around TH-cam video comment sections trying to find people suspicious of his motives... he's just trying to be a secret double agent alien spy like any other alien spy...
The sketches where Dave and Kevin play off each other are arguably the funniest. The Sizzler Sisters robbing a bank is my favorite KITH sketch ever
The best one they did was the Anal Probe sketch!
some of my favorites are the ones with the "must have slipped my mind" character because i swear it's like dave plays a character written for kevin the way kevin would play the character and kevin plays a character written for dave the way dave would play the character, so it's not like they're just playing characters, they're acting like the other actor playing the character. just look at their mannerisms & speech patterns in those sketches and it seems like dave playing kevin playing a character and kevin playing dave playing a character.
Also the sarcasm speech impediment sketch, classic 😂
No one on planet earth can master sarcasm the way Kevin has 😂
“Suspense music” oh so you know huh “pull out point” control control this is delfar 7 they discover Kevin destroy planet I repeat destroy planet!
Kevin: Why thank you but it's not like I'm part of an alien race that has advanced sarcasm skills. Control, CONTROL, this is delphi 7. My mission is in jeopardy, destroy the planet!
yes, space sarcasm
It's because of this sketch that I call everything in sci-fi movies "space _____".
"We get it... you're from SPACE!" - Piccolo
Anyone who MIGHT have complained has been blown up. Do you see the problem? 🙏
Quite possibly Kevin's most iconic expression/gesture.
It's official.
Kevin is the son Daffy Duck NEVER claimed!
I can be in a BAD mood and still find this sketch amusing!
I don't think it ages.
30+ years later, and it's remains funny. It's timeless!
“I’m not here to win any popularity contests.”
“Oh, you haven’t!”
Best line reading ever.
For over 20 years, I've used that same line and inflection whenever someone says something like that!
@@marshalt &So will I-starting NOW!
That little foil umbrella cracks me up every time!
I bet you can still get them at the space ACME store.
Sharp!
Space Wile E. Coyote shops there all the space time!
Kevin's face when he says "can you see the problem?" makes me laugh every time.
No one does passive aggressive like Kevin. This was the first Kids sketch I ever saw.
This is one of the best ones to start with lol. This and the "Watching Your Dad Get Pathetically Drunk."
This is one of my favorite Kids in the Hall sketches, too.
I rarely remember the title -- they didn't run the sketch titles on the original airings but they're in the synopses for most streaming services that carry KITH now.
It does remind me of multiple things besides the Looney Tunes Duck Dodgers shorts.
There was a Star Trek episode with a character named "Gary Seven" who was a human being trained by aliens to observe earthly activities and try to steer humanity on the right course.
Now, the fact Dave's character in this sketch is called "Delphar Seven" is another thing that leads me to believe the sketch was inspired by that Star Trek episode, "Assignment: Earth."
Regardless, this sketch is a nice piece of writing.
Kevin's the nicest boss ever. Perfect mix of pleasant, passive-aggressive, still afraid of HR blowback.
A nice change of pace from all the "real life conversation with toxic manager" videos you see on TH-cam these days.
"Oh, you haven't! you haven't!" gets me every time
I came to watch this video specifically for that line.
The earliest view of Kevin as the All Mighty Tallest
haha
You win man
ah you beat me to the joke by 4 years
These guys are legends. Their skits were not only hilarious, but so ridiculous with great social commentary.
I love that after all these years I'm still finding skits I've never seen before
OH SHIIIIIIIITTTTT LOLOLOLOLOL
Back in the day it was easy to miss an episode unless you VCR'd it or caught a rerun!
The Key & Peele effect - at least for me
This is a perfectly put together skit.
It really is, Billy, it really is.
These guys were bonkers ahead of their time! Classic comedy gold!
I love that Kevin was the voice of Tallest Purple on Invader Zim, you know, being an actual alien. He does alien so well.
And Pleakley, from Lilo and Stitch!
This makes it so much better to know that Kevin ended up voicing an alien later in life lolol
Make that two aliens
@@bethanyelise2379 the more I watch it the more I hear pleakly lol
A few aliens!
What aliens? 👽
@@umafinleyopal8471 Almighty Tallest Purple from Invader Zim and Pleakley from Lilo And Stitch
This is so brilliant. As a writer, I'm beyond angry
The MANY different sketches they did are pure GOLD. And they must of kept the set designers VERY busy!!
I love old metal antenna on the “advanced” alien remote control.
Moreso, I don't think Dave's even holding a radio lol. I think it's just the antenna.
wait. What do they use to transmit signals where you're from? Are you from some kind of advanced civilization where devices send messages without antennae?
@@frydemwingz Crazy talk!
And the helmet half of a Don Post Darth Vader mask with some gold-foil highlights.
@Deenie Beenie No...no I don't know!
I like the car antenna. Only the Kids can end sketches so damned horribly yet so damned wonderfully.
Probably a walkie talkie, they had pull-up antenna. Same with portable radios.
Really takes me back to a more innocent happy time. Thank you forever!
Of all the comedy sketch shows, I think KITH came up with some of the most creative, non-cliche scenarios.
Whitest Kids U Know is pretty far out. Same for Portlandia, I never know what's gonna happen.
I Think You Should Leave is truly out of pocket.
'space tea', 'space sugar', and 'space store'? And an alien receptionist named Betty? This is the best low-budget sketch ever!
WE GET IT--YOU'RE FROM SPACE!
They couldn’t afford a thesaurus
....kudos' to the wardrobe dept. on the epic space uniform.
@@gracchus7782 because this has space coffee of course!
And if it gets chilly they can turn on the space heater.
The tiny umbrella sells the whole gag.
I really enjoyed that little looney tunes style umbrella at the end.
Dave: "Have there been any complaints?"
Kevin: "No...No...because anyone who might have complained has been blown up. Do you see the problem?"
I love that glass ledger prop. Nice job crew.
Literal 30 years ago.
Time's fun when you're having flies.
It's not like I'm old enough to remember when these skits first came out.
Why, how much do you know?
Destroy planet, destroy planet!
This just popped up, when I needed it! I'm touched, Paul Bellini!
So am I pointing out the obvious, or did anyone else realize Kevin's' tiny umbrella was an homage to Wile E. Coyote? No one does the boss/subordinate dynamic better, regardless of the planet. Saw the whole series on it's first HBO run, and to this day Kevin's "Yes! Yes! You are dead last on my popularity list" is one of many KITH phrases that keeps bouncing around my brain.
I'm an animator and it fly right past me! Shameful.
*a homage
I rewatched Lilo and Stitch recently and was like hey! It's Kevin!
when, we as one people, start using sheets of translucent plastic instead of paper? It's Progress!
Who doesn't wish they could do this during a performance review?
🤣🤣🤣
It doesn't get better than this
01:48 Canadian comedian and alien operative David Foley Destroyer of WORLDS.
'" Father of the Atomic BOMB, Physicist, Oppenheimer, RIP, will never hold a candle to you in this area. Oppenheimer, RIP, wrote "“Now I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds”. In the sand after the first successful nuclear test conducted by the USA."
They're the best pairing since they were friends before starting the troupe.
I rarely encounter sketch comedy as bizarre and brilliant as what they casually pumped out on the regular. "Kids in the Hall Tier" is the highest possible compliment I have. They should've founded a comedy academy or something to pass on their ways 👽✨
No wonder he was destined for Invader Zim.
This sketch and citizen kane are my favorites! hillarious guys!
Dave Folly makes me laugh the most disturbingly so funny!
he's always screwing up
i can't believe there are Kids In The Hall sketches i had yet to see!!!!!!! : D Excellent job posting!
This was one of my fav shows growing up! Also Almost Live, filmed in Seattle.
I was always disappointed Dave and Kevin didn't do more together after KITH...i think of my favorite bits and 95% are two-handers with Dave and Kevin
Dave had a falling out with them after the show ended but they patched things up.
it was Citizen Kane it was Citizen Kane
My favorite sketch as a teenager!
Kevin's helmet makes the sketch.
A while ago, someone told me that helmet was a Don Post recreation of Darth Vader's helmet from the original Star Wars trilogy!
It certainly looks like a modified Vader helmet the Village People might used in their act! LOL
I. never get tired of this ...hilarious
I love these guys. This material holds up well for 20+ years ago!
30+ years ago
This one is top 5 of my all time fav skits. So simple but played so purposely dumb at the same time by Kevin and Dave. Kevin's helmet just cracks me up so much. It's so ridiculously funny. Like a parody inside of another parody of Dr. Who-era sci-fi shows. And this skit shows exactly how Kevin's unique, big-eye facial expressions truly are. His body language just gets funnier and funnier the more I watch this. These guys were genius'.
He was the John Cleese of KITH. Talk and high strung and genius at physical comedies.
I think what adds to this sketch is that there's a glimmer of what MacDonald is going to do later in Invader Zim .
Adds another layer of color to the whole thing.
"Now get out of my office, before you start blowing up little... planet things!"
Let’s face it: you’re a space drink drunk.
Delphar 7 is by far, the most dangerous guy alive.
He has to be able to teleport or something, because he just disappears when planets at destroyed!
Getting ready to say I wish they'd come back. Looked them up and they're working on a revival show. YES!
... And the ensemble Kevin is wearing in this piece comes from the Canadian Nelvanna Studios (movie) serial adaptation of "Captain Video and his Space Rangers."
AvengerII Like from the 50’s? Dang!
Canucks are always imitating or plagiarizing American ideas
John Smith So where did they lift Caillou from?
This one & the "You say ascertain too much" skits are probably some of their best.
so brilliant!
Funny funny show, you can watch it anytime and feel better
In another universe, Kevin saved Earth by rallying to protect it's mosquito population.
Just seeing these guys faces cracks me up
These guys were hilarious.
Kevin McDonald saying "oh shit" was the best part
And the umbrella is a nice nod to Wile E. Coyote.
The umbrella brings the whole thing to 11!
this needs to be a movie
This show was perfect bros
Why can I see Zim and Tallest Purple having that second conversation?
It's going to be really awkward when he suspects they've figured out that he's a triple agent.
"Double Agents."
"So you know."
You blew it!
🤣😂
“Well I’m not here to win any popularity contests”
This is DEFINITELY in my top 5 KITH sketches. ❤
That last-minute plot twist was jolting.
Wow... That escalated quickly!
I Remember as a kid being blown away by the concept of a double again.
kevin mcdonald can crack me up by simply turning in a swivel chair.
For some reason I've been thinking about this skit all week
And now we know how he became one of the Almighty Tallest.
Kevin is hilarious as the Trekkie/crossing guard in National Lampoon’s Senior Trip.
Why is there no band called "Delfar Seven"?
Because Seven ate Nine?
There was, but it was blown up.
@@morlokkurak4763 Oh, so you know, huh?!
The Almighty Tallest! I see you there.
Dang that was funny -- thanks for a very good laugh!
I love that his helmet is the back part of a Vader helmet...altered of course.
Samurai helmet. The inspiration for Vader’s.
@@chuckwilliams3003 No kidding
Kind of trigger-happy aliens.
All Hail the mighty Irken Empire! All Hail the All Might Tallest!
This one holds up more than most.
I love that the" communicator" has electric tape at the bottom.🤔😆😆😆
Kevin was hilarious in this role.
oh shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit !!!!!!!
He was holding a cute umbrella.
Love the sketch in the diner about citizen Kane.
I love this sketch, quote it allllllllllllllll the time...
....and nobody know what I'm talking about, heh.
OH, SO YOU KNOW! CONTROL CONTROL THIS IS DELFAR 7!
the clear tablets killed me!
I love Kevin Mcdonald
Yet again, Kevin in top form and Dave not far behind.
@Michael Savin Except one-note Scott.
1:00 It appears this is where Pleakley came from.
hilarous
This is what Doctor Who is actually like in real life. Because he's real.
She
@@ProjectFlashlight612 Clearly he's a he since in this portrayal he's played by Dave Foley who is a male. Hope that wasn't not too hard for you to spot.
This was his audition for Lilo and Stitch wasn't it
This was a funny show.
I love the space umbrella
that laser effect at the end is pretty cool
This sketch reminds me of the old Star Trek episode, "Assignment: Earth" with Robert Lansing as Gary Seven, the human from a more advanced world that came to 20th Century to save it from a nuclear holocaust.
Of course, the difference here is that Delphar Seven is an agent of chaos and creates it deliberately! LOL
+AvengerII What do you mean an Agent of Chaos? I mean, he's just a normal double agent trying to masquerade as a surveillance specialist while secretly destroying parents for a secret home planet whose motivations are unknown... what are you trying to say... I mean it's not like he's actually some sort of TH-cam commenter prowling around TH-cam video comment sections trying to find people suspicious of his motives... he's just trying to be a secret double agent alien spy like any other alien spy...
@@SlyMaelstrom oh shit😱
He's not an agent of chaos, he's just a typical pfizer representative