Backstage with Kevin McDonald


Courtesy of Delete Me First and Comedy Central
By Chris Sales
February 2000


A few weeks ago, I had a chance to chat backstage with the Kids in the Hall in-between shows at New York City's Town Hall. Armed with a between-show snack of leftover Chinese food, Kevin McDonald sat down to chat with us, and following is the transcript:

CRIS SALES: So, there's a shot of you and the guys on the cover this week's Time Out New York -- you're the bride and the others are the bridesmaids. How did you end up as the bride?

KEVIN MCDONALD: Well... Actually I got picked because I was the only one who fit the wedding gown -- they had my size. But spiritually it makes a lot of sense that I'm the bride, the happy bride -- they're the grumpy bridesmaids. I can't explain it, but spiritually it makes sense -- though I don't understand how it does make sense.

CRIS: Somebody told me to ask you about Los Angeles and how living there may or may not have adversely affected your life...

KEVIN: Well, basically I bring my life with me -- Brianne, my girlfriend, my movie videos, I have a station (in LA) that shows hockey... The only thing it changed was that I drive now. I had to learn how to drive because I didn't drive in Toronto. So I hear this a lot when I'm driving -- (shifting in his seat to indicate a driver rolling down his window), "SPEED UP GRANDMA!" So that's how my life has changed -- a lot of people call me Grandma 'cause I go a little slow. I'm not the strongest -- (directly into the microphone) I'M NOT THE STRONGEST DRIVER.

CRIS: Tell me about your dog and how did he -- is he a he? -- get the name Popular.

KEVIN: He is a "he." A Staffordshire terrier -- a beautiful one. We call him Poppy, short for Popular, because we found him abandoned in a parking lot in Hollywood, so we wanted to him to feel popular. And also he was pooing a lot and Brianne was calling him Poopy, so we figured, Poopy, Poppy -- it just made sense. We couldn't call him Poopy -- no dignity there.

(At this point Kevin took a bite of this Chinese food and chewed into the microphone. I think it was General Tso's chicken -- use your imagination.)

CRIS: So here's a glaringly self-promoting Comedy Central question, what's your favorite South Park episode, if you have one, and why?

KEVIN: You know, I've never seen South Park, just by coincidence. I don't know when it's on. I know I would like it -- I know, (into the camera) Comedy Central, I would like it... It's on the same time as hockey. But if I did watch it, my favorite episode would be season three, episode four. That would be my favorite.

CRIS: We'll send you a tape of it.

KEVIN: And I think there's a character named Kenny?

CRIS: Yes there is.

KEVIN: (into the camera) He's my favorite. (Shrugging) Hockey's just too good.

CRIS: Thank you, Kevin.

KEVIN: Thank you -- (into the mic) THANK YOU VERY MUCH
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