Mark McKinney of The Kids In the Hall fame poses for a photograph on the set of his TV series, Less Than Kind which was being shot in Winnipeg, Saturday, May 30, 2009. Kids In The Hall member Mark McKinney says it's an ”off year” for comedy. How else to explain the decision to award the funnyman - known for creating such ludicrous characters as a sex-crazed chicken lady and a head-crushing grouch - the Peter Ustinov Award for comedy? “I just didn't think I was there yet, you know, whereever there is,” McKinney says of his surprise to be chosen for the annual honour. “But I saw the, my god, the list of the other people who've won it, you know. It was really impressive.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods