Arts·Q with Tom Power

Shane Cunningham's The Dessert is a sketch comedy show that follows in the footsteps of Kids in the Hall

The co-creator and star of Dessert sits down with Q's Tom Power to talk about the new Canadian sketch comedy series.

Canadian comedy legend Bruce McCulloch is an executive producer of The Dessert

Shane Cunningham sits in front of a studio microphone wearing headphones.
The Dessert co-creator and star Shane Cunningham in the Q studio in Toronto. (Amelia Eqbal/CBC)

The full interview with Shane Cunningham is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

The beloved Canadian sketch comedy show The Kids in the Hall was a cult classic that helped shape a generation of comics. Now, one of the Kids, Bruce McCulloch, has set his eyes on the next wave of Canadian sketch talent.

He's the executive producer behind The Dessert — a madcap, whip smart and hilarious new sketch show that's streaming now on Crave. It's the brain child of Canadian performer and filmmaker Shane Cunningham, who sat down with Q's Tom Power to tell us about the series.

WATCH | Official trailer for The Dessert:


Interview with Shane Cunningham produced by Mitch Pollock.