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Kids in the Hall’s Kevin McDonald Becomes A Superstar

Kevin McDonald, one of the rock-star comics in Kids in the Hall, is ready to sing his heart out in Kevin McDonald: Superstar, a hilariously autobiographical rock opera alongside Janeane Garofalo, Frank Conniff and Dave Hill. The musical recounts some of the most shameful moments in McDonald’s life, including an epically drunken caper with fellow Kid Dave Foley and an ongoing relationship with a woman who wouldn’t stop cheating on him. 

I recently talked to McDonald about how Catholic school influenced his rock opera, the difference between writing for Kids in the Hall and Saturday Night Live and how his group of Canadian kids made Lorne Michaels cool again. 

How Gene Hackman Inspired One of ‘The Simpsons’ Most Iconic Moments

Despite winning the 1971 Academy Award for Best Picture, defining the late Gene Hackman’s career and producing one of the most badass car-chase sequences in movie history, The French Connection isn’t only famed for its Hollywood hardware and pedestrian endangerment; it also inspired one of The Simpsons’ greatest early gags. 

In Season Three’s “Bart the Murderer,” the eldest Simpson child found himself eating his own shorts, taking L after L during what may be the worst morning in the show’s canon. Stepping on a spiky dinosaur toy, losing out on his cereal prize to Homer and discovering Santa’s Little Helper had eaten his homework — “I didn’t know dogs really did that” — were just the beginning. After glancing up from his shredded assignment, Bart realized he’d fumbled the bag yet again — the school bus was just about to take off without him.

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