Kids In The Hall - The DT's

[@AGHathaway]

A pure genius skit. I love the mind of Kevin McDonald.

[@devinfavel6693]

This sketch used to frighten me as a child. Also I cant believe they built a giant teacup on a CBC budget

[@asapnickybars4693]

This also surprised me. It looked like it was genuinely there.

[@olive4naito]

Could be modified from the tea cup ride from an amusement park.

[@asapnickybars4693]

Good call

[@zlkjhgfdsapoiuytable]

I suspect it's a forced-perspective shot. They would use a real tea-cup and place it close to the lens, while the talent is positioned at the back. The floor, or at least parts of it, would be a glass painting. By adjusting the planes of focus and lining up things just so, the scene is done in-camera. Generally it all fuzzes together nicely. You can kind of tell that the cup is well in front of the boys, if you look closely. It would be harder to pull this off believably now-a-days, with the sharper, higher-definition cameras available.

[@zlkjhgfdsapoiuytable]

Actually, now that I re-watch it, there seems to be a bit of fuzziness on the right, where one of the actors crosses in front (forgive me, I'm drawing a blank), before it cuts off. So, I think it's a mix of that forced perspective technique, but likely some editing, as well, either things being shot separately, and using some sort of of chroma-key/green-screen behind the cup when it was shot, compositing the shots together and doing some vision-mixing, playing with transparency, maybe even manually roto-scoping some frames, stopping before it would become ridiculously difficult and not believable. ;) . Not too expensive, but someone had their hands busy that day. OK,I'm off. *woosh*

[@salty_cartoons]

Dave's facial expressions as the tea bag are priceless.

[@derekmaud2425]

“ come on. Lick my bag “ lmao. Nearly died laughing

[@kevinbuchanan67]

He always reminded me of Beeker, from the Muppet Show

[@virtualrealitychannel2276]

If we had more comedy like this the world wouldn't need drugs.

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

True but then, the world doesn't need drugs now. But they sure are good. Have you tried the drugs?

[@cheapcigs9772]

This skit wouldn't have been made without drugs

[@brianharrington5353]

@cheap cigs, You said what I was thinking...😄

[@WeerdMunkee]

​@@cheapcigs9772You apply way too much credit to drugs.

[@Wayzor_]

After some soul searching. I find that I like the drugs.

[@alanhoward395]

I love this one. It's one of those sketches that stay with ypu years after watching it for some reason. Love the atmosphere and tone created, and the absurdity of equating tea with crack or meth lol.

[@coreycox2345]

It's perfect, Alan Howard. I have such an addictive personality that I once became severely addicted to collecting antique rose cuttings over the internet. Dave, like a tea bag, is the perfect representation.

[@xxoMIKoxx]

So the British doctor doesn’t like tea. Also he took the taxi with him only to take another taxi going the opposite way. 😂

[@multiplesifl]

Mark's British accent always gets me.

[@DvidTheGnome]

Hello

[@mike2312p]

It's pretty good

[@papabird4425]

Very posh

[@danw4237]

I've always had a fascination with where they film these skits so If anybody's interested that cafe he went to is at Danforth and Monarch Park Avenue. Dunno if it's any good though.

[@AutomaTom1939]

One of my favorite sketches! I love the super surreal ones--great atmosphere.

[@cyberspore00]

Watched this while drinking tea - I can’t help myself.

[@XxFadexX]

Omg.. the beatles reference was godlike, like the show.

[@XxFadexX]

@Samantha Thompson kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX_HlHmGn6ymo5o

[@johndickerson6946]

I do that all the time and nobody gets it!

[@mr.mountvillain362]

This is a formative memory for me, even at twelve or whatever i was when i saw this after midnight as a child in the 90s

[@Skellington383]

I love the beatles reference! "number 9, number 9...."

[@breakfastsurreal5650]

Turn me on dead man!

[@HarlotBug3]

Still lose it when the tea bag tells him to...you know.

[@michellesmith-vz5gk]

My most favorite Kids In The Hall sketch ever!

[@jinglejazz7537]

mine was the chicken lady on the phone....flash.

[@maxmoore3204]

Number 9....number 9.....number 9....

[@VirtualSuperSoldier]

I really want that giant teacup.

[@alex-internetlubber]

The slow pan to reveal the doctor literally being in the car with him with the megaphone. lol

[@eblizzard2842]

Delirium Tremens. This is what "DT" is referring to, and obviously this character is "de-teaing". Very clever reference to severe alcohol withdrawal symptoms. I've been through them a handful of times and this sketch is funny but not too far from what they're like. Hallucinations and extreme anxiety are not uncommon. Not a good time!

[@minuette1752]

Yea it sucks......

[@Thornspyre81]

We all figured that out

[@HCLSalt]

Well, so much for getting some info on my distended testicles.

[@necrophagus9]

Woohoo! I spent a week under 24 hour observation because I was bleeding internally from chronic alcoholism and the abrupt cessation almost killed me 😂 heavy medication and checks at least hourly if not more frequently. I've been sober for about five years now.

[@user-wi3yx3gy2o]

They moved my lifelong severe alcoholic great grandfather in with my great aunt when my great grandmother died. He had mild dementia, and eventually she succeeded in confining him to the house and forcing him to go cold turkey, but the result was he immediately and completely lost his mind: craping in the yard, didn’t know where he was or what was going on, plus all the symptoms of DT, and he was dead within weeks.

[@Arkygator]

I used to hate tea until a month ago. Now this is my life.

[@danjuric622]

Thanks for uploading this, loved it!

[@TT_09]

I love KITH, As an American who has UK colonist roots, this tea sketch means so much! As forced tea drinking was a thing!

[@srwapo]

Watching this with a cup of tea.

[@refinedsugar]

The doctor in the back of the car with the megaphone!!! Lol ... I love when comedy skits play on movie / tv tropes

[@LTPottenger]

Give me some tea, you bastard!

[@SubPablum]

Message received, never quit tea. Not a problem.

[@longtail4711]

2:30 -- I have that exact Japanese print on the wall behind me.

[@matttherrien9608]

Been waiting for this to come up on my recommended.

[@SaltyFloridian]

Oh I get it now. De-tea's. He's trying to de tea himself. Wow. I'm a little slow today.

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

People who are really bad alcoholics experience the DT's or delirium tremens when they stop taking alcohol. Don't know if you knew that or not but I guess that's part of the joke about the De Tea's.

[@SaltyFloridian]

@@PaulTheSkeptic yes, I know. Thank you.

[@karenmilcarek8299]

Consistently hilarious!

[@RustinChole]

Mark has such range.

[@AvengerII]

Kevin is good at playing the tea addict, but Dave is better with playing the Girly Drink Drunk!

[@connosaurus]

Lemon Zinger!

[@camcussion]

Oh, how I love this so!

[@adizmal]

the "number 9..." beatles reference is so good

[@seansheppard8635]

Stop the tea.... number 9.... number 9.... John and Yoko Beatles reference. Nice!

[@Superflight777ge]

I'm drinking tea as i clicked on this

[@DrFrankensteam]

Funniest KITH skit ever!

[@junkboxhero4825]

#9...#9...#9... That's a head's up to the old British show "The Prisoner"...ever Iron Maiden wrote a song about it!!

[@Emiliapocalypse]

Another commenter said it’s a reference to The Beatles too.

[@doctorinsomnia5410]

@@Emiliapocalypse more likey they got it from the Beatles white album...

[@UnnamedVibesTree]

"I don't like tea..." HOW is he Bri'ish?!

[@CraigStCyrPlus]

Its not even intelligent comedy. It downright genius.

[@Imagi77]

That doctor is as mad as a hatter.

[@SonOfTamriel]

Love the British teeth LOL

[@hughlingard]

Dunk me.

[@nicholassmith3732]

I feel personally attacked by this.

[@Curls105anarm]

No one’s freak out is more funnier than Kevin’s

[@stephenwilliams8963]

Give me the tea bastard !!

[@PkSage89]

AAH HA, what a classic!!

[@SELIMNIVEK]

Number 9,99999,number9,9999,number9,9999!

[@WeerdMunkee]

#9, #9, #9...😂😂

[@Maphisto86]

My god, I am Mr. Tisane. O_o

[@johndickerson6946]

I do that #9 all the time and nobody gets it

[@tennesseerose6400]

😅I fn love tea'

[@aleksyakubson2980]

Lol I dont think I ever saw this one before

[@JoesCaribbeanVanLife]

Me during "No Nut November "

[@richardrosen108]

Why, it's a giant talking tea bag. One doesn't often see that in a comedic routine.

[@nebulousisgod]

Scary

[@Shisha2025]

Stop the tea......Number 9.....Number 9.....Number 9...

[@zillsburyy1]

HELLOOOO!!!!!!!!!

[@ronsauceify]

Stop the tea

[@Bradlez92]

0 dislikes, eh?

[@tinytanks]

this skit falls surprisingly flat in retrospect. it had all the components of a kid's in the hall sketch, but it didn't quite sing like their best ones did.

[@VanDeutscheHammer]

Looks like Kevin attempting to make a Bruce style artsy sketch.... failed. Still funny.

[@gregmattson2238]

I still think it was a parody of a bruce-style artsy sketch. how can you not like dave foley's giant tea bag.

[@herelookatthis]

I remember when I thought Kids in the Hall was the wittiest damned show out there. This was almost painfully embarrassing to watch. I won't give it a dislike, however, just out of the reverent respect they deserve.