kids hall death comes town kids hall death comes town simply death comes town episode canadian mini series aired january march takes place fictional ontario town called mayor murdered residents cope loss new lawyer moves prosecute suspect resident evidence tries find real killer time character death waits room latest residents die series proposed kids hall comedy tour developed ensemble dark comedy murder mystery departure typical sketch comedy format inspiration series came british comedy series league gentlemen members kids hall play major adult characters number comedic actors appear supporting roles including series filmed ontario summer premise mayor population murdered hours announcing town bid summer olympics rejected small time criminal found blood trial murder man named suspects real murderer large help friend investigates crime mayor widow takes mayoral duties women local news team compete attention steals mayor body lawyer cat alive death waits room collect souls dead citizens characters major characters miniseries played members kids hall mayor son played young actor original kids hall characters appear cameo roles including chicken lady candidate clad addition police officers variations officer characters original series actors appeared supporting roles include draft mayor hockey coach shown powers office beloved townspeople larry unhappy alcoholic wife requested mayor mayor seeks economic development opportunities town larry adopted son responds questions arms runs sees humans large animated butterflies mother calls special member family knows remote control turns death true form communicate middle aged delivery driver local prone frequent spells refers man left house lost hockey tournament captain town hockey team lost stamina sex rival team cheerleader night final game crimson small time criminal self identifies sixteenth prime suspect larry murder field reporter local news pregnant child conflicted stay pregnant abortion heather weather thompson weather reporter local news battles spotlight suspected murder learns heather affair larry news producer visibly frustrated heather rivalry mcdonald news team boom microphone operator sleeps rejected women local bar thompson town secretly feelings mayor lawyer murder uses judge jury mcdonald inexperienced local public defense attorney understanding quality life expensive bills keeping sick year old cat alive death grim assigned collects souls personal supposed aborted born survived procedure death late collect soul duty hangs tavern drinking owl blood flirting red headed women town talented doctor uses odd tools methods judge murder trial shown frustrated disappearance replacements police officers investigating mayor murder episodes production style reunion tour summer kids hall comedy troupe decided like work movie falling creative differences worked live comedy tours appeared television end pitched television story idea rest group liked spent couple days developing characters storyline resolved murder mystery miniseries partly inspired british comedy series league gentlemen described meets format diverged typical sketch comedy style following continuous narrative stories explore characters producer fall pitched concept executive project troupe hired people worked including director shot series locations ontario allowed access federal provincial funding incentives economic development example courtroom scenes filmed graveyard site filmed explorer point claimed interviews red vest worn death found old props costumes previously worn friendly giant drafting script cast member diagnosed stage non began sessions shortly august september shooting dates started weeks radiation treatment shooting wrapped broadcast reception series aired minute shows broadcast january march following news comedy shows hour minutes death comes town new prime time shows launched second week january detective comedy drama republic family oriented situation comedy life debut death comes town watched approximately million viewers age demographic higher life american cable network purchased broadcast rights began broadcasting august reviewed writing decidedly different distinctly weird definitely acquired taste kind great characters scenes edgy sure shock nearly viewers toronto star wrote humour classic kids plenty visual gags mixed colour politically incorrect jokes troupe eye satire remains sharp globe_and_mail wrote negative review concluding dismal coda comedy troupe outstanding career identified fan original kids hall series found awful attempts humour comic rhythm called slow mediocre pointless provided qualified positive review writing juvenile deliberately joy watch concludes death comes town easy dismiss lightweight genuine work death comes town silly comedy smart people home media complete mini series released region dvd august
The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town