Death Comes to Town: The Kids Have Grown Up... Really? That's the cleverest title I can come up with??

The latest work from the Kids in the Hall (who, I must admit, I love unconditionally... so I’ll try not to be too biassed in my review) is a mini series about murder in a small town. Not to nit-pick, but the population of the fictional Shuckton is that of a small city. (You know I was in Germany once and apparently it’s a Canadian thing to classify a town/village/city according to population? Maybe it was just differentiating between a town and a village...) But for a murder mystery, it makes sense to have a larger population because otherwise it would be far too easy to find the killer.

ANYWAY. The series itself. The Kids, though older now, and not quite as slim as they used to be, are still in fine form as they slip into multiple characters- in fact, they show growth in their abilities- there’s a realness when they play characters who are approaching the middle of their lives that wasn’t present when they played similar characters on their self-titled show.

The show follows an assortment of characters (most of them played by the Kids with their usual top-notch abilities to play multiple ages, genders, and casts of life) in the aftermath of a murder- Death has literally come to town.

If you were a fan of KITH from before, you’ll like this. If you weren’t a fan, well, chances are this won’t win you over. They’re keeping with their specific style of humour, complete with the friendly town abortionist.

I’ve always loved KITH’s willingness to let an awkward scene play out. To not avoid the awkwardness, but let humour come out of how awkward and weird the situation is. Other people might be ready to start up a game of Russian Roulette, but I’m laughing it up and having a great time. Maybe it’s because I’m an awkward person, but I like awkward moments in my sketch comedy. Likewise, it works in a KITH mini-series.

So I was a little biased. I’m willing to forgive a few weak moments because of the humour I know the team is capable of, and also some moments are that much funnier because I’m familiar with and a fan of KITH. All in all, Death Comes to Town is good fun to be had on a Tuesday night.