Kenny vs. Spenny

Kenny and Spenny are two best friends who compete against each other. Their competitions are ridiculous, immature and totally intense.

Kenny vs. Spenny (2003-2010) is a Canadian reality-style comedy created by Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice for CBC Television. Its two co-creators play themselves, best friends who turn their rivalry into ridiculous, immature and fiercely intense head-to-head contests. Kenny Hotz, a scheming, relentless cheater, and Spencer Rice, who tries and usually fails to play things straight, face off in challenges that spiral far past anything a viewer expects, with the loser forced to endure a humiliating penalty at the winner's hands. Across six seasons and roughly eighty-six episodes of about twenty-two minutes each, the format stays simple while the stunts grow more chaotic and gross. The show runs on cringe, gross-out and absurd humor from the early two thousands, with a loud, unpredictable energy that rewards viewers who enjoy watching friendship tested to its limit. Fans of Jackass, Impractical Jokers and Punk'd will find a similar appetite for escalating pranks, public embarrassment and irreverent chaos.

Viewers broadly regard the show as a hilariously unhinged, gross-out competition comedy whose chaotic challenges and the friends' dynamic make it a standout of its era.

• Jackasscompetitive pranks between friends, gross-out cringe humor, chaotic challenge formats
• Punk'dreality-style stunts with absurd escalation and humiliation, unscripted chaotic tone
• Impractical Jokerstwo-man comedic dynamic built on rivalry and escalating competition

Created by

Kenny Hotz, Spencer Rice

Release Date

2003-11-11

Episode runtime

22 min

Rating

8.1 / 10 (65)

What is Kenny vs. Spenny about?

Two best friends turn every petty rivalry into an escalating, humiliating competition in this gross-out Canadian comedy.

What is Kenny vs. Spenny like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Kenny vs. Spenny as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.

Is Kenny vs. Spenny violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Kenny vs. Spenny as mild.

What did critics think of Kenny vs. Spenny?

Viewers broadly regard the show as a hilariously unhinged, gross-out competition comedy whose chaotic challenges and the friends' dynamic make it a standout of its era.

Which shows are like Kenny vs. Spenny?

Shows with a similar feel include Jackass, Punk'd, and Impractical Jokers.

How long is Kenny vs. Spenny?

Kenny vs. Spenny: 6 seasons, 86 episodes.

Is Kenny vs. Spenny still running?

No, Kenny vs. Spenny has ended.