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Encyclopedia > The Higgins Boys and Gruber

The Higgins Boys and Gruber was a cable television show that aired on weekday afternoons during the last few months of 1990. It was one of the first television shows on the Comedy Channel, the precursor to the cable network Comedy Central. Higgins Boys was created and co-written by Joel Hodgson, the creator and original lead actor on Mystery Science Theater 3000, which was picked up by the Comedy Channel at the same time as Higgins Boys. Comedy Centrals old logo Comedy Central is a cable television channel in the United States. ... Comedy Central is a cable television channel in the United States. ... Joel Hodgson on Mystery Science Theater 3000 with robots Crow and Tom Servo John Joel Hodgson (born February 20, 1960 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin) is best known for creating Mystery Science Theater 3000 and starring in it as the character Joel Robinson. ... Movie theater view, featuring the short film Hired!. Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999), usually abbreviated MST3K, is a cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson featuring a man and his robot sidekicks who are trapped on a satellite in space and forced to watch particularly bad movies. ...


The eponymous sketch comedy trio that comprised the show's cast was composed of Dave "Gruber" Allen and brothers David Anthony Higgins and Steve Higgins. Similar to MST3K, much of The Higgins Boys and Gruber consisted of obscure pop culture references, as the trio sat in a kitchen stage set and talked in between clips of Clutch Cargo and Supercar. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... David Gruber Allen (born 1958, is an American television and film actor. ... David Anthony Higgins is a comedic actor from Des Moines, Iowa. ... Clutch Cargo was an animated television series produced by Cambria Productions and syndicated beginning in March 1959. ... Supercar was a childrens TV show produced by Gerry Andersons AP Films for ATV and ITC Entertainment. ...


The cast of The Kids in the Hall guest-starred in one episode. DVD release of Kids in the Hall first season. ...


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"Higgins Boys and Gruber" (1990) (456 words)
The Higgins Boys And Gruber were three dudes (Steve Higgens, Dave Higgins and Dave "The Gruber" Allen) who would sit around, smoke cigarettes, drink coffee, tease each other and play clips from films and television shows that they would then comment on.
Steve Higgins is now a writer/producer for SNL and frequently pops up as an audience member during hosts monologues.
Dave Higgins went on to be on Ellen and Malcom (whom their other brother Alan writes for).
The Higgins Boys and Gruber - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (214 words)
The Higgins Boys and Gruber was a cable television show that aired on weekday afternoons during the last few months of 1990.
Higgins Boys was created and co-written by Joel Hodgson, the creator and original lead actor on Mystery Science Theater 3000, which was picked up by the Comedy Channel at the same time as Higgins Boys.
The eponymous sketch comedy trio that comprised the show's cast was composed of Dave "Gruber" Allen and brothers David Anthony Higgins and Steve Higgins.
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