What I always love about sketch comedy shows like this, compared to the quick turnaround weekly shows like SNL, is the fact the actors look to where it makes sense for the character to be looking, and not always looking somewhere off set at cue cards.
Macaulay Culkin had to memorize all his lines. And ya know besides that pointless trivia. I could swear they used to do a MUCH better job reading the cards 20 years ago. I mean, now it’s just so obvious it’s distracting but I don’t remember it always being like that. There was a bit more improve and less reliance on exact wording. They had personality. There was danger. Everything is so sterile now. We’ve become puritans. A little responsible drug use never hurt anyone…
@@thetruthexperiment Oh hell I love pointless trivia! SNL is still pretty damn funny and crazy at times. Yes, if you watch old skits (and keep in mind we only...remember...the _good_ old skits), it's a lot more like theatre without the cue-card reading. Apparently they changed their writing process to make it funnier at the expense of 'better' overall skits that weren't quite as funny. Although you do get those gems from the past that were both and have dated well. A perfect example is the Jon Lovitz/Phil Hartman 'Old Hollywood' skit on here where I don't know if they look at the cue cards once. It was a skit they had already written for Phil's audition, so they had lots of time to practice. Everything is bang-on, the humour, the timing, the delivery, the stereotypical accent. 'One More Mission'. Another is 'Brenda the Waitress' with the late great Jan Hooks and Alec Baldwin. It isn't really a 'joke' skit, it's just two characters acting funny really well. The last 15 years of Jan Hooks' life were kind of sad, she spent all her time boozing in a farmhouse in Upstate New York and died young, but never lost her sense of humour.
@@squamish4244 "We only remember the _good_ old skits"--something people so often forget. I'm going to be the devil's advocate on the cue cards matter and say that Christopher Walken was always hilarious while obviously reading from cue cards. (Though I do normally prefer when the performer can hide it better that they are reading.)
@@zoyadulzura7490 Christopher Walken was one of those actors who was so funny he could get away with it. Alec Baldwin, a 30-year veteran of SNL, can check cue cards in a way so subtle that you can have a hard time catching it unless you are actually looking for it.
There was a short period of time when I was in highschool where I would occasionally say "Thank you, Satan!" when any smallest thing went according to planned. Just once someone knew what I was referencing, but it was worth it.
HannibalOrjustRex, I too loved that line...but when my 1st child was born and I said it at the Hospital before the staff "Thank you Satan." Well my lady was to say the least not pleased. YIKES! So I can relate to your story. Peace and health to you :)
The intro is so fucking brilliant, they could have gotten an outside shot of a car and they chose to use the backdrop and having Scott drop the coin to the floor, always building this surrealist ambiance.
Yes that was a great opener. I’m thinking it was a spur of the moment, sudden insight to do that, rather than a writer sitting someplace and just thinking it up. But that’s just because I cant conceive of myself writing something as good as that.
Really great sketch. But the title for the video shouldn't be Satanic Salesman. It's better without giving anything away. It's minor, but it's worth mentioning. Still funny thought!
Just like SCTV, theseguys proved that you do not need a big budget on sets to create an awesome show...Its the writing and the skill of the comedians to execute. Great show..miss it all lot.
It's so great to see all these great skits again. Comedy Central used to run 2 episodes back to back, that was like 2000, 2001. Seeing all this again, uncensored no less, is fucking amazing.
Saw this for the first time when i was like 14. Ran home from high school every day to catch KITH on Comedy Central. 20 yeats later I still yell "Thank you Satan!" when something goes right.
There are many layers of joke going on here. But one that I noticed is similar to jazz. They always say, "It's not the notes I'm playing It's the notes I'm NOT playing". You get that here with the joke that is NOT made. This entire sketch they never make any pun or joke based on SOUL and SOLE (of a shoe). It's like negative space in visual art but instead with a comedy sketch.
Definitely you can compare comedy to music and other art forms. There is no filler in their sketches, and you see more of them with each viewing. That is kind of like how the Beatles would often leave a lyric unrhymed instead of using a trite rhyme.
I'd have no problem if Bruce picked out my shoes. But I'd ask him to stay in character the entire time. ❤ This man is so lovely to me. "Seemingly to sell my shoes." 😂
I am well stocked in the color of cowards!! Haha damn I used to watch these re-runs all the time on comedy central right before SNL re-runs! Good stuff!
Al Bundy: I sell shoes. Satan: And so you always shall. Al Bundy: What did I ever do to you, huh? Satan: Hey, I let you score 4 touchdowns in one game for Polk High, you owe me Bundy.
The stock background scrim of the street scene represents the illusory nature of the material universe, in contrast with the supernatural "reality" of the occult shoe shop. It would appear so Evan.
@torrentANONYMOUScodc LOL, yes, that IS very Python-- "I find it so hard to get comfortable with this big fat wallet full of money and credit cards, whatever." Reminds me a little of the Merchant Banker sketch. And of course, always remember- Chicken Lady loves LIFE!
Scott Thompson plays a better straight guy than a straight guy. Amazing. He had a broadway show, I think, that got canceled after September 11th 2001. It’s really too bad. It would have been great to see what he would have done with more attention and money and fame and all that.
You have no tail? I have no 9 and a halfs. Best line ever.
Super minor quibble, but Scott kind of undercuts the gag by looking to see if he has a tail.
I love Bruce in these demonic roles lol. He's perfect. This skit is one of their best!
God...THIS sketch.
When I worked in retail? This was my main mojo.
"I am quite well stocked in the color of cowards."
My favorite quote from Bruce! 😊
What I always love about sketch comedy shows like this, compared to the quick turnaround weekly shows like SNL, is the fact the actors look to where it makes sense for the character to be looking, and not always looking somewhere off set at cue cards.
Macaulay Culkin had to memorize all his lines. And ya know besides that pointless trivia. I could swear they used to do a MUCH better job reading the cards 20 years ago. I mean, now it’s just so obvious it’s distracting but I don’t remember it always being like that. There was a bit more improve and less reliance on exact wording. They had personality. There was danger. Everything is so sterile now. We’ve become puritans. A little responsible drug use never hurt anyone…
@@thetruthexperiment Oh hell I love pointless trivia! SNL is still pretty damn funny and crazy at times. Yes, if you watch old skits (and keep in mind we only...remember...the _good_ old skits), it's a lot more like theatre without the cue-card reading. Apparently they changed their writing process to make it funnier at the expense of 'better' overall skits that weren't quite as funny.
Although you do get those gems from the past that were both and have dated well. A perfect example is the Jon Lovitz/Phil Hartman 'Old Hollywood' skit on here where I don't know if they look at the cue cards once. It was a skit they had already written for Phil's audition, so they had lots of time to practice. Everything is bang-on, the humour, the timing, the delivery, the stereotypical accent. 'One More Mission'.
Another is 'Brenda the Waitress' with the late great Jan Hooks and Alec Baldwin. It isn't really a 'joke' skit, it's just two characters acting funny really well. The last 15 years of Jan Hooks' life were kind of sad, she spent all her time boozing in a farmhouse in Upstate New York and died young, but never lost her sense of humour.
@@squamish4244 "We only remember the _good_ old skits"--something people so often forget.
I'm going to be the devil's advocate on the cue cards matter and say that Christopher Walken was always hilarious while obviously reading from cue cards. (Though I do normally prefer when the performer can hide it better that they are reading.)
@@zoyadulzura7490 Christopher Walken was one of those actors who was so funny he could get away with it.
Alec Baldwin, a 30-year veteran of SNL, can check cue cards in a way so subtle that you can have a hard time catching it unless you are actually looking for it.
One of the most well written sketches they made, in my opinion.
+polishgravy I don't know. They had so many
I don't get it
This is perfect from start to finish. Not unlike the CINcinnati Kid.
Chicken Lady trumps all, Satan is no match.
@@harrysatin5110 indeed but what if she's possessed it's a whole new level of power
I guess you could say he sold his...sole.
Do you have these in a size “say, ten”… ??!
They should have hired you for the re-BOOT…
🤣
@@drewjallenmusicmore4385 good one
There was a short period of time when I was in highschool where I would occasionally say "Thank you, Satan!" when any smallest thing went according to planned. Just once someone knew what I was referencing, but it was worth it.
I was the hardcore Satanist before my first year of Middle School that's baby Kitty stuff that you were on
HannibalOrjustRex, I too loved that line...but when my 1st child was born and I said it at the Hospital before the staff "Thank you Satan." Well my lady was to say the least not pleased. YIKES! So I can relate to your story. Peace and health to you :)
@@nikolas_schreck6196 Deicide lyrics don't count as hardcore Satanism.
@@morbiddead666 you can only imagine the things I've done
@@nikolas_schreck6196 Dead cats and puppies?
Said it before, say it again: Bruce McCollough was the secret freak of KitH.
The concept of someone selling their soul to Satan so they could sell shoes is just hilarious
Actually, he sold his sole to Satan
I wear a name tag at my job and, from now on, I'm going to introduce myself to customers exactly the way Bruce did in this sketch.
No one can touch these guys. Brilliant.
James Dillon They ARE.
"the sea..always the sea"
For some reason -people look at you strangely when you talk like that.
The intro is so fucking brilliant, they could have gotten an outside shot of a car and they chose to use the backdrop and having Scott drop the coin to the floor, always building this surrealist ambiance.
Yes that was a great opener. I’m thinking it was a spur of the moment, sudden insight to do that, rather than a writer sitting someplace and just thinking it up. But that’s just because I cant conceive of myself writing something as good as that.
Really great sketch. But the title for the video shouldn't be Satanic Salesman. It's better without giving anything away. It's minor, but it's worth mentioning. Still funny thought!
Yeah giving away the punchline really sucks.
@@LordsofMedia Yeah, kinda like how _The Sixth Sense_ wasn't called _The Guy Who Didn't Realize He Was Just Dead the Whole Time_
@@MarcillaSmith Luckily they changed the working title.
@@MarcillaSmith That guy in the hairpiece? *That was Bruce Willis THE WHOLE TIME!*
@@nutbastard Thats not the twist Charlie!
Just like SCTV, theseguys proved that you do not need a big budget on sets to create an awesome show...Its the writing and the skill of the comedians to execute. Great show..miss it all lot.
have you seen their new season, or their Death comes to Town mini-series????
I always _knew_ that shoe salesmen were in the pocket of the Father of Lies, but no one ever _believed me!_ They said I was _CRAZY!_
I'm a shoe salesman and I can confirm.
I'm pretty sure the "Thank you, Satan" was used as a soundbite by a radio-station in my area a few years ago.
Small world.
Actual footage of Nike making a deal with Satan for that Lil Nas X human blood shoe
It's so great to see all these great skits again. Comedy Central used to run 2 episodes back to back, that was like 2000, 2001. Seeing all this again, uncensored no less, is fucking amazing.
The end of this sketch always fills me with sadness, because I know there will be no new Evan the salesman sketches made, ever again.
Saw this for the first time when i was like 14. Ran home from high school every day to catch KITH on Comedy Central. 20 yeats later I still yell "Thank you Satan!" when something goes right.
How sad
"and so you always shall!"
Bruce is magnificent in this sketch. The Fates were my friend when I discovered this video.
“Why have the gods brought us together?” is an A+ icebreaker.
0:58 - I love the whistling score in this and the "Sound Factory" skit.
“I am quite well stocked in the colour of cowards” 🤣🤣
So classic!!
0:58 i nearly died when that music qued in lmfao
it is at this point, that all sketches from SNL seem pathetic.
There are many layers of joke going on here. But one that I noticed is similar to jazz. They always say, "It's not the notes I'm playing It's the notes I'm NOT playing". You get that here with the joke that is NOT made. This entire sketch they never make any pun or joke based on SOUL and SOLE (of a shoe). It's like negative space in visual art but instead with a comedy sketch.
Definitely you can compare comedy to music and other art forms. There is no filler in their sketches, and you see more of them with each viewing. That is kind of like how the Beatles would often leave a lyric unrhymed instead of using a trite rhyme.
What?
Maybe they just forgot about any acutal shoe jokes lol
This show is the best sketch comedy show of all time. Forget SNL, this cannot be topped.
One of my all-time favourites! Thanks for posting!! XD
KITH's satan always reminded me of Devin Townsend lol
Your curiosity _pleases_ me.
The opening shot of this sketch is brilliant.
Everybody has a gift, his gift is selling shoes.
I’m in sales (sadly not shoe sales) and this is EXACTLY how I feel!
You have no tail?....no, I have no 9 and a halves.
To funny.
The delivery on this line is perfect :)
Though you notice he CHECKED to see if he had a tail.
Great reply to, "Are you sure??"
lol
The acting on this one!
I have been faithful to the things that seemed to send my soul soaring in the past.
The music...
Bruce's purple turtleneck is really cracking me up.
Aww, Mark is an adorable Satan.
Most of these sketches still work years later
Now wait just a damn minute!
Where was Satan's jean jacket?
If only Mark McKinney appeared as the devil in Brain Candy.
One of my all-time fav skits. "I...Sell...SHOESSSS. And so you always shall!"
Bruce has always been so hawt and amazing.
As a Pagan who has worked in retail, this speaks to me.
Gonna start using, "why have the Gods brought us together?" as an opening question.
That would be hilarious 😅
I do find it funny when I'm working away and someone asks "Do you work here?". Nah I'm just volunteering to help this multi-billion retail chain.
I'd have no problem if Bruce picked out my shoes. But I'd ask him to stay in character the entire time. ❤ This man is so lovely to me.
"Seemingly to sell my shoes." 😂
AND SO YOU ALWAYS SHALL!
never fails to please...
I am well stocked in the color of cowards!! Haha damn I used to watch these re-runs all the time on comedy central right before SNL re-runs! Good stuff!
god those were good days for comedy central. and TV in general. good times.
This is exactly how Evans sell shoes.
This is one of those sketches where you just know there's a weird story behind it. If there is, I'd love to hear it. xD
when they hit it they nail it. I wish the new season on amazon packed more punch, but i'll take it!
love the metal scream at the end.
One of the reasons KITH was brilliant!
Kids in the hall gonna get iconic like the Honeymooners 💪🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️
LOL!!! What did I just watch? ...laughing my but off!
As someone who has worked retail for 22 years they nail when someone askes you to check stock when you already tell them you don't have it in
Genius again. Someone really needs to make a meme of 2:46, because I'm laughing at that in freeze-frame as I write this.
...and Satan's horrible, horrible promise at the end! =D
Absolutely brilliant.
Al Bundy: I sell shoes.
Satan: And so you always shall.
Al Bundy: What did I ever do to you, huh?
Satan: Hey, I let you score 4 touchdowns in one game for Polk High, you owe me Bundy.
Your curiosity pleases me. The fates are our friends this day.
This is the best kind of comedy.
listen man you gotta re-title this video because you kill the ending for those who havent seen it
This is brilliant and deep
I! SELL! SHOES!
THANK YOU SATAN!
};-)~
Kids in the Hall, for ever!!! ♥️
@GoblinXXX Goblin! I am'nt the least suprised to see that you ams a KITH fan... but none-the-less delighted :)
KITH was absolute comedy genius
This is the best show ever made
best skit. ever.
That, escalated quickly
That is the best line ever!!!!!
The laughter....the sea...always the sea...
@GoblinXXX heh yeah those were great. my favorite was always "Whatever". it has such a classic Monty Python vibe to it.
Elites at every level
I love this salesman.
The moment Bruce turns and says "I see" he looks like Steve Martin for some reason.
too good
These guys are all so fucking funny, way ahead of there time
I love KITH and the comments people post about them...
I liike this guys sales technique. I'd buy there often just for the exquisite service!
what season and episode?? anyone? i cant believe this hasnt come up!!!
The stock background scrim of the street scene represents the illusory nature of the material universe, in contrast with the supernatural "reality" of the occult shoe shop.
It would appear so Evan.
I'm going to act like that at work from now on.
Still better than that salesman who calls me every day to tell me my car warranty is about to expire.
Can you upload the one where this same salesman is working for "Sound Factory" ... y'know, "No Murray. Not a real hawk."
This is soooo funny!
I doubt I would be fixing this display in my spare time...
@Bubblingbrew you are my hero
YES WE CAN
When you're raised in a cult, but broke free and took any job.
@torrentANONYMOUScodc LOL, yes, that IS very Python-- "I find it so hard to get comfortable with this big fat wallet full of money and credit cards, whatever." Reminds me a little of the Merchant Banker sketch. And of course, always remember- Chicken Lady loves LIFE!
Scott Thompson plays a better straight guy than a straight guy. Amazing. He had a broadway show, I think, that got canceled after September 11th 2001. It’s really too bad. It would have been great to see what he would have done with more attention and money and fame and all that.
My god it's like an interview with Nick Schreck