"The Kids in the Hall" and "Little Britain USA" are headed back to television

If the gay sketch comedy fan in your life has suddenly taken to repeating The Kids in the Hall catchphrases to you, that's probably because the Canadian comedy troupe is preparing for a return to television, according to Dave Foley. Foley said that the Kids are working on an 8-episode mini-series for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, which aired the original Kids in the Hall that American viewers saw on HBO, Comedy Central and CBS.

Find out the details of the Kids return to TV (as well as Little Britain's Stateside return) after the break.

The new Kids program isn't actually a return to sketch comedy, interestingly enough. The new series, currently called Death Comes to Town will have an over-arching narrative with Dave Foley, Scott Thompson, Mark McKinney, Bruce McCullough and Kevin McDonald playing all the characters, something Foley compared to The League of Gentlemen.

There's no word if we can expect any of the familiar Kids characters like Buddy Cole, the Chicken Lady or the Head Crusher to appear in Death Comes to Town, so let's keep our fingers crossed.

Naturally, I'm eager to hear about which US network ends up picking up Death Comes to Town; even if it turns out to be Brain Candy revisited, there are plenty of KitH fans eager for a chance to see new material that doesn't require checking tour dates and debating that angry vow you made the last time you used a ticketing agency.

Little Britain USA's Daffyd (Matt Lucas) and Sebastian Love (David Walliams)

We can also expect more of Little Britain USA as Matt Lucas and David Walliams' crude catchphrase sketch show will be returning for a second season. Lucas announced the new season while promoting the UK DVD for the first season, noting that the ratings for the show were strong.

Little Britain USA got definitely mixed reviews, with some critics panning the series' potty humor. The original Little Britain was definitely a taste that took a few tries for me to acquire, so it'll be interesting to see if any minds change between seasons and critics give the series another chance.