It was nominated for the Gemini Award for Best Comedy Series every year from 1991 to 1995, winning in 1992 and 1993. The series was nominated in 1993, 1994 and 1995 for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. A number of comedy writers and performers have listed "The Kids in the Hall" among their influences, including Dan Guterman and the creators of the TV series "South Park" and "Portlandia". The Chicago-based sketch comedy trio Hey You Millionaires (2004-2011) was named after the first sketch aired on the show, in which a man (McCulloch) looks out the window to see three millionaires (Foley, McDonald and Thompson) rummaging through his garbage cans out his window (a spoof on Toronto's raccoon problem), and shouts "Hey, you millionaires! Get out of that garbage!", causing the three to run away. In a 2000 interview, Thompson stated that the series, and the troupe, had influenced many comedians, but lamented that this had not translated into material success for the troupe, saying "We thought we were going to be Nirvana, but really, we were Sonic Youth." Amazon announced on March 5, 2020 that they had greenlit an eight-episode season of "The Kids in the Hall" for its Amazon Prime service, with all five members returning along with Lorne Michaels as executive producer. It will be the first Canadian series for the Amazon Prime service.