Cathy and Kathy the kids in the hall

TBIM to bad it's monday
gossip
season 1 ep 9
Cathy and Kathy
Bruce McCulloch and Scott Thompson played Kathy and Cathy respectively, two secretaries at the firm A.T. & Love (a play on AT&T and TKitH's catch-all business). These sketches parodied the banality of office life, from guessing the sexuality of the new guy to dealing with a slutty temp. Occasionally, sketches also included Kevin McDonald as another coworker, and Dave Foley as their boss Elizabeth. In the middle of the third season, the temp, Tanya (played by Mark McKinney), finished her term of employment and left the office amidst mock tearfulness from her coworkers.

The character of Kathy appeared independently of Cathy in the first season, where it was revealed that she once dated a blues singer named Mississippi Gary. A photograph of Mississippi Gary can always be found posted on the wall of her cubicle in later appearances. Mississippi Gary (who was played by McKinney) would go on to become a recurring character in his own right, though his subsequent appearances would neither include nor refer to Kathy. Based on both his name, and his style of speech, some believe that the character is a parody of the blues guitarist Mississippi Fred McDowell.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• the kids in the hall

[heavenlymush]

"Well... it's better to be healthy... than... anorexic!" lmao, these guys know women so well ^_^

[14jetblack]

theyre so hilarious :)

[hattrickk15]

@drido I read in an interview that it was one of his favourite characters to play. He also enjoyed playing Tammy. He enjoyed playing "strange women" apparently :P

[drido]

@hattrickk15 out of all his brilliant characters, Bruce's Kathy was a work of real genius.

[hattrickk15]

It's an amazing feat of make-up, wardrobe and performance that a rather grungy, athletic and well built man can reasonably pass as a dowdy, dumpy, secretary

[imcrushingyourhead7]

TEMP! LOL ;D