THE PRODUCER

Mark McKinney, perhaps best known as a part of the legendary comedy troupe Kids in the Hall, is one of Canada's most dynamic comedic talents. He writes. He produces. He performs. He does it all. And whatever he does, he keeps audiences around the world laughing. Mark has been the Executive Producer, Senior Story Editor and driving force behind HBO's Less Than Kind since 2009. The show has been nominated for twelve Canadian Comedy Awards and seventeen Gemini Awards, including Best Comedy Program or Series and Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program Series.

Mark's filmography includes A Night at the Roxbury, The Out-of-Towners, The Ladies Man, Dog Park, The Last Days of Disco, Superstar, The Saddest Music in the World, Snow Cake and New Waterford Girl. On TV, Mark co-starred in Hatching, Matching and Dispatching, Slings and Arrows, Twitch City and Robson Arms.

Mark has written for numerous films and television projects and has performed his one man stage show Fully Committed. He also collaborated with Aaron Sorkin in the critically acclaimed Sportsnight and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.

Mark received the Sir Peter Ustinov Award in 2009—joining the likes of John Cleese, Bob Newhart, Martin Short, Kelsey Grammer, Barry Humphries (a.k.a. Dame Edna) and Rick Mercer as a recipient of this prestigious award.

In 2011 Mark was recruited to produce a television show starring the YouTube sensation Picnicface, a young sketch comedy troupe out of Hailfax.