Yeah, Bruce was always my favourite too. The fact that some of his characters were based off of people and experiences he had in coming up in Calgary are an added bonus. In fact, the username I use on some other forums reference the skit where he has a guitar battle with the devil haha
Funny stuff. I swear Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny drew from this sketch. Actually, there are quite a few episodes where comedy movies and SNL borrowed from them or reused their ideas. And hearing Joe Rogan speak so highly of Dave Foley and how skilled he is shows the comic industry had a knowledge of this troupe show. Probably through Lorne Michaels, but I'm not sure how KITH was broadcast/distributed in the US.
Order of my favourites:
1. Bruce
2. Scott/Dave (tie)
4. Mark
5. Kevin
I **** my pants when I saw Scott Thompson had a recurring role in the Hannibal show.
I never got into the Hannibal show.
I liked Scott, but his Buddy gay bits were sometimes too long and not subtle enough. Sometimes it felt like he was trying too hard. But I felt Mark was worse in his effort level. That said, when Mark played more subtle characters and he was loud and whiny, he was spot on. Really they were all great. I'd actually put Scott and Dave as a tie. Heck, maybe a 3-way tie with Dave and Kevin. Scott could really pull off any type of character, like the redneck in a bar looking to fight lol. Or the dumb jock gay on STEPS who didn't care he was a tramp lol. Of the five I just found Mark to be annoying at times; didn't care for the Chicken Lady character though even she had some funny moments. Bruce definitely was the best. "He's hip he's cool he's 45" lol.
Great show.
Oh, and btw, just picked up the box set at Wal Mart while browsing. I think they have it for $35 which is a pretty good deal. It also has their reunion season which I've yet to get to.
Ha, and one more thing, some of the clothes and hair styles are starting to come back in, which is funny. Reminds me of when the 70s and 80s did that. Now it's the early nineties (for some things anyway - ripped jeans etc).