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Essie (The Kids in the Hall: Old Friends)
Played by Scott Thompson
Essie is Scott Thompson’s character in The Kids in the Hall sketch Cabbage Head: Old Friends. She greets Kay at their restaurant table and joins Kay and Emily’s reunion, which is interrupted by Cabbage Head’s persistent advances. Essie…
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Essie is Scott Thompson’s character in The Kids in the Hall sketch Cabbage Head: Old Friends. She greets Kay at their restaurant table and joins Kay and Emily’s reunion, which is interrupted by Cabbage Head’s persistent advances. Essie wears an orange jacket and a short dark wig.
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