Mark McKinney News

When Mark McKinney found out he would be this year's recipient of the Banff World Television Festival's Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Award, a small part of him panicked.

The slim, boyishly cute member of the zany Canadian comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, Mark McKinney went on to write and perform on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" and to play numerous roles in "The Kids in.... The slim, boyishly cute member of the zany Canadian comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, Mark McKinney went on to write and perform on NBC's ...

FREELANCE PHOTO: CHECK WITH NATIONAL POST FOR RIGHTS INFORMATION REGARDING THIS IMAGE Canadian actor Mark McKinney poses for a portrait.

BANFF, Alta. - Kids In The Hall member Mark McKinney says it's "a gigantic thrill" to be getting the Peter Ustinov Award for comedy today.

Mark McKinney has developed an extensive career both in front of and behind the camera since his Kids in the Hall days, often working as actor, writer and producer of TV shows.

In an interview about the launch of his sitcom Less than Kind , the prolific producer/writer/performer Mark McKinney suggested that the history of Canadian television would henceforth be divided into two distinct eras: before Corner Gas and after.