| Kenny vs. Spenny | |
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| Genre | Reality television[1] Comedy[2] |
| Created by | Kenny Hotz Spencer Rice |
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| Composer | Richard Pell |
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| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 86 (list of episodes) |
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| Cinematography | Sebastian Cluer |
| Editors | Duncan Christie, Marco Porsia, Jay Tipping, Jamie Hebbard |
| Running time | 22–23 minutes excluding commercials |
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| Release | August 26, 2003 – December 23, 2010 |
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Kenny vs. Spenny was a Canadian reality comedy television series starring Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice, where they face against each other in competitions. The loser of each episode performs an act of humiliation, usually selected by the winner. Hotz and Rice created the series in addition to serving as executive producers, and it was typically shot in their hometown of Toronto (the pilot was filmed in Los Angeles), based mostly out of the house they shared.[3] As of November 2008, the show aired on CBC, Global and Showcase in Canada, Comedy Central in Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands, The Comedy Channel in Australia, Animax and later, Sony MAX, in South Africa, Italia 2 in Italy, FX in Portugal, on Jim in Finland. The series concluded with an hour-long Christmas special that aired on December 23, 2010, at 9 pm ET/PT on Showcase.[4] It aired in Latin America on Sony Spin for a short time.
The series was nominated for the Canadian Comedy Awards in 2010 and 2011 and for Gemini Awards in 2005, 2006, and 2008 as the best Canadian comedy series, and received a Rose d'Or nomination in Switzerland for "best international comedy series". The show has spawned several replicas of its format, including a family-friendly French Canadian version called Frank vs Girard that airs on VRAK.TV. Also following the format are Ed vs. Spencer in the United Kingdom, Juan vs. Roman in Colombia, Elton vs. Simon in Germany, Katja vs. Bridget, Dennis vs. Valerio in the Netherlands, and Sid vs. Varun in India. In 2009 the show was named #8 among the top 10 Canadian television shows of the decade.[5]
- ^ "Cult-fave reality show "Kenny vs. Spenny" may be getting a reboot | News". dailyhive.com.
- ^ "The Disgusting and Depraved Story of 'Kenny vs. Spenny,' Canada's Most Underrated Show". vice.com. August 9, 2017.
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- ^ "The Showcase Blog – Kenny vs Spenny". Showcase.ca. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ Jaime Weinman (December 10, 2009). "Top 10 Canadian TV shows of the decade". Maclean's. Retrieved June 24, 2013.