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Jazz Schmazz

The Kids in the Hall 1990 Season 2 Episode 14

SKETCH-O-VISION

A VERY GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME.

The setup

Flanked by two jazz musicians, Bruce turns his dislike of their music into an increasingly elaborate campaign against it.

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The premise

Here’s the bit.

Seated between a flautist and a bassist, Bruce explains why jazz irritates him while they continue playing. His complaint expands from the sound of the instruments to imagined late-night visits from jazz enthusiasts, a vast exclusion zone around himself, and competing musical visions of the afterlife. The musicians provide a calm accompaniment to his escalating objections, and he finishes by advocating a noisier alternative.

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