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If you've ever wondered what it's like to experience a Mouth Congress concert up-close-and-personal, we've got you covered thanks to our photographer for our most recent Rivoli show Morgan Murray (@ momurrayphotos on instagram).

#paul bellini #scott thompson #kids in the hall #indie rock #mouth congress #canadian music #ontario #live music #beam me up #the rivoli #rivoli #new album #queer punk #original song #toronto #sketch comedy #concert photography #photography

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THE BUDDY COLE DOCUMENTARY INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN IS NOW LIVE

#kids in the hall #scott thompson #kith #queer #buddy cole #paul bellini #bruce mcculloch #indiegogo #independent film #fundraiser

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Second official teaser for The Buddy Cole Documentary ft. Scott Thompson and an off-screen Paul Bellini

also I was in actual tears laughing the first time I saw this. btw yes that is the real cast scott had to wear after breaking his wrist in september and yes i did get to sign it last time i saw him in person and yes i did freezeframe to see if you could see my signature (you can't bc it's on the other side but trust me on this)

#kids in the hall #scott thompson #kith #paul bellini #buddy cole #queer #the buddy cole documentary #independent film #buddy cole documentary

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First official poster for The Buddy Cole Documentary!!!!

#kids in the hall #scott thompson #kith #queer #buddy cole #paul bellini #bruce mcculloch #sketch comedy

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First teaser for The Buddy Cole Documentary, from our wonderful executive producer Bruce McCulloch!

#kids in the hall #bruce mcculloch #scott thompson #buddy cole #here comes buddy cole #sketch comedy #the buddy cole documentary #buddy cole documentary

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Kids in the Archive: Special Announcement

For today's Kids in the Archive entry, I thought I'd switch it up and try something a little different by responding to a piece of fan mail from the first year the show was on the air. And if you did send the kids in the hall fan mail in the late 80s/early 90s - don't worry i didn't actually read any of it aside from this letter, because while this fan was not writing to me specifically (how could she, i was over a decade away from being born when this was sent) i think i might have some information that's uniquely suited to answer her inquiry:

Lucky for both of us, Kat Kvill, they did bring Buddy back. Many times. For you see, Kat, Buddy's powers cannot be contained to one monologue. Even after a prolific run on The Kids in the Hall, Buddy still reappeared in his own autobiography:

surrealist independent webseries,

multitudes of live performances,

and even nearly came to primetime as a cartoon:

what's that, kat kvill? how do i know this? you see, i am the foremost expert on buddy cole's legendary career. documenting buddy's history and unearthing these many lifetimes that may have become lost media has been my passion project for the past year. the real-life tale behind our favorite lounge lizard must be told...

and I'm here to announce that soon you all can be part of that story.

Crowdfunding for The Buddy Cole Documentary launches on Indigogo on Thursday, November 16th, 2023

stay tuned for more updates from myself as well as my executive producers bruce mcculloch and paul bellini as we commence launch week!

in addition to helping support a young queer filmmaker give this comedy icon his proper place in the history books, the crowdfunding campaign also features a multitude of exclusive prizes you can only get from donating to this film: from exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and videos of never-released buddy cole material to personalized thank you messages from the kids in the hall and a chance to virtually attend buddy cole's happy hour, we are taking every opportunity to immerse supporters in the wonderfully queer world of buddy cole. so pull up a seat at the bar, this is one story you don't want to miss.

#kids in the hall #scott thompson #kith #queer #paul bellini #buddy cole #bruce mcculloch #the buddy cole documentary #buddy cole documentary #the kids in the hall #independent film #queer filmmaker #kids in the archive #queer comedian #sketch comedy #90s vintage

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For our final Bellini-Solo-Album-Showcase, we bring you a video asking the important questions: what if the Beach Boys wrote a song celebrating the magnificent Ontario Girls? Song by Paul Bellini and Brian Hiltz. Co-starring Joanne Cooke and Michael Murphy, as well as the great Paul Bellini in drag. Directed by Brian Hiltz. 1998.

#paul bellini #kids in the hall #mouth congress #indie music #beach boys #ontario girls #ontario #original song #toronto #indie rock #official video #90s vintage #sketch comedy

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Happy belated Thanksgiving to all our Canadian followers. I hope by now you've all cleared some space on your dinner tables for the Table Dancer, another song from our Bellini Solo Album series recorded in 1998, written by Rob Rowatt and Paul Bellini, with a video directed by Brian Hiltz and co-starring the fabulous Rhys Bevan-John.

#paul bellini #kids in the hall #mouth congress #indie rock #indie music #queercore punk #queer toronto #toronto #90s vintage #canadian thanksgiving

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Mouth Congress Monday: Tumblr Bonus! This video of the song "Beam Me Up" from our upcoming album was too large a file to post on tumblr when it was uploaded to Instagram, but nothing can stop us from the power of gay Star Trek! Enjoy the song which has been dubbed "The Bellini Autobiography," an eternally relatable tale of an awkward gay teen falling for the new kid who vaguely looks like Captain Kirk

#paul bellini #scott thompson #indie rock #kids in the hall #mouth congress #indie music #live music #queercore punk #queer toronto #live entertainment #new year's eve #canadian music #queer punk #star trek #captain kirk #beam me up #spirk

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Welcome back to Mouth Congress Mondays! While we finish the final steps of putting together our upcoming new album, for the next 3 weeks please enjoy this mini-series of videos from Paul Bellini's solo records Put Paul First and The Northland's Own, both available on our bandcamp. First up we have the music video for "The Devil." Song and video by Brian Hiltz and Paul Bellini. Co-starring Rhys Bevan-John. 1998.

#paul bellini #indie rock #kids in the hall #mouth congress #indie music #queercore punk #punk music #queer toronto #90s vintage #the devil

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Every day is Bellini Day with Mouth Congress, but here's a clip from the Bellini Day of July 22nd, when Paul performed a solo concert at OssingtonFest, featuring the song "The Devil" from his solo album "Put Paul First", available on BandCamp now!

#paul bellini #indie rock #kids in the hall #mouth congress #indie music #live music #queercore punk #punk music #queer toronto #live entertainment

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Scott Thompson at Mouth Congress's PhilaMOCA show May 2022. Photo by Anne Hoskins

#scott thompson #kids in the hall #mouth congress #queer #live entertainment #paul bellini #new album #queer toronto #indie rock #live music

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Scott was out of town for this recent rehearsal of the new song "Which Gabor?", but that didn't stop Paul from taking on both his own parts and being Scott's understudy. The legacy of the Gabor family is just that damn powerful.

#paul bellini #scott thompson #mouth congress #kids in the hall #indie rock #indie music #queercore punk #live music #punk music #gabor #new album #zsa zsa gabor #original song #magda gabor

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For one of our final Waiting for Henry music videos (that we know of), today we celebrate TOM! The Tom Song was recorded in 1987 with keyboard tracks created by Tom King and vocals by Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini, and celebrates one of Mouth Congress's original band members. While Tom is not present on Mouth Congress's upcoming second album, we wish the king luck in all future endeavors.

#scott thompson #paul bellini #official video #music video #kids in the hall #indie rock

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A message from the man himself Mr. Paul Bellini inviting you (yes, you, specifically!) to Mouth Congress's concert at the Rivoli this Friday at 7pm!

#paul bellini #scott thompson #concert trailer #live music #the rivoli #live entertainment #kids in the hall #new album #indie rock

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We are feeling positively MAGNANIMOUS on this fine Monday morning and Mouth Congress is here to share that feeling with the world! Join us at the Rivoli on Friday April 7th at 7pm to get in on the fun. Tickets are $20 advance or $25 at the door. Still not convinced? Here's a clip of the band performing "Magnanimous" at our New Year's Eve show at the Bar Orwell to commemorate the end of 2022.

#live music #canadian music #new year's eve #indie rock #indie music #official video #scott thompson #paul bellini #punk music #kids in the hall

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Be sure to catch our screening of the film "Mouth Congress" March 29th at 7pm at the Henderson Brewing company! The film chronicles the band's history as well as the road towards our first reunion concert on February 21st 2016 at The Rivoli. For this week's Mouth Congress Monday we present one song from that show which didn't make the documentary, "How to Strip for your Husband." We will be returning to the Rivoli stage on April 7th 2023, tickets are available now!

#indie rock #kids in the hall #official video #rivoli #live music #indie music #scott thompson #paul bellini #captured tracks #toronto #queer toronto #the rivoli #henderson brewing company #mouth congress #punk music #queercore punk