''The Vacant Lot'' is a short-lived sketch comedy show starring the comedy group of the same name, which
CBC Television
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ran for only six episodes starting in December 1993.
''The Vacant Lot'' was originally extended for another 13 episodes, which were scripted but never filmed when new president of the CBC
Perrin Beatty wanted to phase out of edgy comedy programs in favor of lighter fare such as ''
This Hour Has 22 Minutes''. The show was primarily directed by
Rob Quartly
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and executive producers were
Lorne Michaels, Pam Thomas and Jim Biederman, all of whom were producers of CBC's ''
The Kids in the Hall'' (in which the members appeared on as extras from time to time).
Unlike ''The Kids in the Hall'', ''The Vacant Lot'' consists of filmed sketches that were screened to a studio audience. The show would also have a musical piece each episode and did not have recurring characters.
CBC sold the show to
Comedy Central, which did not air the episodes until July 1994.
''The Vacant Lot'' was shown as a
Fourth of July marathon
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on that network.
Nick McKinney, a member of ''The Vacant Lot'', is the brother of ''
The Kids in the Hall'' member and ''
Saturday Night Live'' veteran
Mark McKinney.
The show's other cast members were
Rob Gfroerer
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,
Vito Viscomi
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, and
Paul Greenberg, where they originally started as a trio until they met McKinney at a party.
''The Vacant Lot'' opening theme music was "
Pretty Vacant" by
The Sex Pistols.
Episode list
References
External links
*
CBC Television original programming
1990s Canadian sketch comedy television series
1993 Canadian television series debuts
1993 Canadian television series endings
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