Last Things First: Bruce McCulloch
Episode #389
Bruce McCulloch is a Canadian actor, writer, and director best known as one of the five Kids in the Hall — who came back in a big way in 2022 — their sixth season of sketch comedy premiered May 13 on Amazon Prime Video, with a documentary about them, Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks, out the following week. As a solo act, McCulloch has written a book (“Let’s Start A Riot”), released two albums, Shame-based Man and The Drunk Baby Project, and created the sitcom Carpoolers for ABC. He’s also directed movies such as Superstar and Stealing Harvard, as well as shows such as Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Schitt’s Creek, and Trailer Park Boys, and he has shepherded a new Canadian sketch comedy group, TallBoyz, to TV on CBC and Fuse. His latest one-man show, “Tales of Bravery and Stupidity,” will make its off-Broadway debut in June 2022 at SoHo Playhouse. McCulloch invited me to his hotel room to talk about the makings of The Kids In The Hall, and his perspective on it all.
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So Bruce McCulloch, thank you so much for inviting me over to your hotel room, in your pajamas.
Yes, I'm in my pajamas, in the glamorous Essex house. I’m going to set the scene for the listeners — there’s only three of you. And I'm wearing white slippers, tartan pajamas, and I have a coffee in my hand. And then the first question I have for you is why are podcasts usually so long?
That's a very good question.
I was on one yesterday that was 90 minutes, and it was like a stand-up going, ‘OK, what else? What else? What else? What else?’ But I know this is nice and concise. And it’s why I was rabid to do this.
So last things first, Bruce. I saw you and your fellow kids on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night. What didn't you get to say on the show that you wish you could have since you had to share your screen time?
Yeah, I was sharing it with those four other effers.