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Sketch Comedy Workshop with Kevin McDonald
Join Kevin McDonald of the Kids in the Hall for a two day sketch-comedy workshop that will culminate in a show on the second night.
Kevin will teach everyone how to run a writers room, rehearse and perform sketches, all leading up to a real show. Kevin invites everyone in the workshop to bring one scripted comedy sketch. The workshop begins as a writers room. Everyone will read their sketches and give notes. Sketches will be re-written, worked on and given notes again. He will pick 5 or 6 sketches, split the class into groups and guide everyone in a rehearsal and help make them into fully formed sketches.
On the final night, Kevin and all the students will put on a real show in front of a paying audience who will see these completely new sketches.
Come and have fun with Kevin, learning a little bit about sketch comedy along the way.
Comedian, actor, writer and director KEVIN MCDONALD founded "The Kids in the Hall" with friend Dave Foley, after they met in Toronto at Second City, and the television series ran from 1988-1995. In the troupe's television series and stage shows, he portrays several popular recurring characters, such as the King of Empty Promises, Sir Simon Milligan, and Jerry Sizzler. McDonald went on to appear in a variety of films including "Boy Meets Girl," "Lilo & Stitch," "Lilo & Stitch: The Series," and "Epic Movie." On television, he has appeared on "The Martin Short Show," "Ellen," "That '70s Show," "Seinfeld," "Friends," "NewsRadio," "MADtv," "Arrested Development," and "Corner Gas." McDonald has also done voice work for various animated series, including Nickelodeon's "Invader Zim," "The Angry Beavers," "Catscratch," and "Clerks: The Animated Series." He also played an imaginary friend named Ivan in the episode 'Sight For Sore Eyes' on "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends," appeared in the music video for "Roses" by Outkast, and made an appearance in "Tim and Eric's Awesome Show."
In 2006, McDonald hosted a CBC Television special, featuring several of Canada's best-known sketch comedy troupes. "Sketch with Kevin McDonald" won a Canadian Comedy Award (Best Taped Live Performance - The Minnesota Wrecking Crew). He was recently at the Just for Laughs Festival with the reunion of Kids in the Hall, and also with his show "Hammy and the Kids" with Craig Northey, based on his two dysfunctional families, his father ("Hammy") and the Kids in the Hall, as well as "Death Comes to Town" on CBC.
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LocationToy Boat Community Art Space (View)
101 Fairview Rd. Suite B.
Asheville, NC 28803
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 15 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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