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Sketch Workshop with Kevin McDonald
Class Description
Sketch Workshop Join Kevin McDonald of Kids in the Hall for a one day workshop. In this four hour workshop, Kevin will discuss sketch comedy and the writing and revision process. Students should be prepared to bring in a full draft of a sketch that they have previously written. These sketches will be read aloud and workshopped by Kevin and the class. In the latter half of the class Kevin will select one sketch and quickly re-write it. At the end of the class all the students will be able to email their sketches to Kevin who will give them feedback over the course of next week. There is no pre-requisite for the class but students must bring a full draft of a sketch. Students who sign up for both Premise to Sketch and Sketch Workshop will receive a rebate of $30 bucks off.
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.
Full Session Schedule
Session Schedule*
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Sep 19, 2018, 6:00pm - 10:00pm
at The Magnet Training Center
(22 West 32nd Street, bet. Broadway and 5th Ave., 10th floor)
