Kenny vs Spenny - a sighting
This morning, walking into work I spotted Kenny Hotz just in front of me waiting outside of a bank machine. I had to stop to talk to him.
For those who aren’t familiar with him (and there’s probably lots) he’s on a little seen show called Kenny vs Spenny.
Kenny and Spenny are two best friends who compete against each other. Their competitions are ridiculous, immature and totally intense. Like most pals, Kenny and Spenny have always competed against one another. Kenny sees every contest as a way to have fun, get things for free, meet girls and humiliate his pal on national television. He feels that he can beat Spenny “fair and square” but admits that would take all the fun out of it. Kenny loves to compete against Spenny, because Spenny is an only child and isn’t used to sibling rivalry. “I’m like the tormenting brother he never had and probably didn’t want.”
The show aired on CBC around dinner time - I guess CBC thought it would appeal to kids, but I found it to be a bit violent and dealt more adult-themed issues, even though these 2 guys are very immature.
Here’s examples of some of their competitions:
Who can stay awake the longest?
Who can stand up the longest?
Who can sit on a cow the longest?
Who is the sanest?
Who can earn the most money in three days?
Who can stay blindfolded the longest?
Who can win a beauty pageant?
Who can lose the most weight?
Who can stay handcuffed the longest?
Who can put on the best concert?
Who is the strongest?
Who makes the most convincing woman?
Who is the best male stripper?
Who is the best figure skater?
Who will use their arms first?
Who can survive in the woods the longest?
Who can live in a van the longest?
Think of MTV’s Jackass meets Survivor. It’s no-holds barred and Kenny always has a sneeky plan. I’ve seen them stay up for 3 days straight, stay handcuffed to each other for a very long time (going to the washroom was very funny), try to sleep standing up, and dress in drag to host a tea party for a bunch of women. Hilarious. The loser of the competition gets to be humiliated by the winner. I’ve seen them humiliate each other by being forced to run down Yonge St naked, parade on a streetcorner as a hooker and try to pickup men (a cop car even showed up shortly after).
It’s a hilarious show, but CBC hasn’t shown it in a couple years. I went searching for it and found it on the GameShow Network which I don’t get. So I had to talk to Kenny this morning when I saw him to find out what’s going on. He told me it’s coming back soon on Showcase. Showcase always plays great shows, like the brilliant Trailer Park Boys. Kenny also mentioned that now “it’s totally hardcore”. I can’t wait to see it. He asked me if I liked the show and I enthusiastically told him “I love it!”. I can’t wait to see it on again. Check it out if you get Showcase.
UPDATE: Check it out, Kenny actually found my site and replied in the comments. I’m not sure how he found my site so soon, but I’m impressed. Check Kenny’s site for his latest work - Papal Chase, an attempt to meet Pope John Paul II to win a $1000 bet.
May 11th, 2005 at 7:19 pm
wow thanks for the plug, glad you like show. you did seem pretty kool at the time. i spent last night with matt & tre from southpark, they dig the show as well…glad to see we have some kool fans. check out my website you can see us on conan o brien.
your pal
kenny
June 2nd, 2005 at 11:57 am
I love Kenny vs. Spenny, in fact every episode that aired I taped. I remember seeing commercials for it on CBC, I checked it out and it ruled. I remember staying up extra late to watch the repeat with my brother, it was that good. And although I have never meet Kenny Hotz or Spencer Rice, when thier forum was up on their CBC site, they replied to every question I had and Spenny even helped me with an assignment I had on the media. The show is amazing, dare I say the best show on TV. I loved the movie Pitch, Kenny and Spenny made and I can’t wait to see the Papal Chase. Either way, amazing that you meet Kenny. I’m trying to get into the media industry and I’ll be moving to Toronto soon for schooling, so hopefully I could one day meet Kenny and Spenny. Peace
July 24th, 2005 at 11:58 am
OMG I Love Kenny vs. Spenny. Ther are like no pics of them though. Could you hook me up and put some on the site.
July 30th, 2005 at 8:32 pm
ur chill, bill
August 8th, 2005 at 3:30 pm
Kenny vs. Spenny is one of my all time favorite shows. We TiVo it every week. Kenny kills me… and for some strange reason, even though he is completly disgusting.. I think he’s kinda hot! Even with his hairy freakin back and shoulders. Poor Spenny, I’m suprised that he agrees to do a humiliation anymore KNOWING that Kenny cheats EVERY SINGLE TIME! I love the humiliation on Kenny when he lost the “who makes a more convincing woman” episode. I about wet myself when the cars were pulling along side him and he was cussing at them. LOL!!! Its hard to find any fan sites for them. Kenny, if you’re reading this… if you’re ever in California.. hit me up! SMOOCH!! debrajonesmax@yahoo.com
August 8th, 2005 at 3:38 pm
Kenny I LOVE YOU!!!! (even though you’re a cheater and you have a freakin’ hairy back and shoulders, you’re kinka sexy still) Poor lil’ Spencer.. He’s still clueless. If ever you’re in California, hit me up! Hey….don’t forget the children!!! You’ve been warned!!
SMOOCH!!!debrajonesmax@yahoo.com
January 29th, 2006 at 11:19 pm
kenny vs spenny is the best fucking show out there i love the show so fucking much my favurtie guy is kenny cause spenny is a geek but ya keep the show going it rocks
February 8th, 2006 at 10:53 pm
hey man go to my website its dedicated to kenny vs spenny and conan (mostly kenny) i promise youll love it,
http://spaces.msn.com/zedleppelin024
-julian
May 5th, 2006 at 4:28 pm
i can honestly say the 2 things i hate are reality shows and those sophmoric crap that is out .i heard of this show and i didnt actually watch a full episode until once i watched trailer park boys and didnt change the channel, and they had the who is the best parent.i thought i was going to die i laughed so hard i had pains in my side.needless to say i am hooked and have showed it to whoever i have to my house to how funny this show is and my oldest daughter has just come home with freinds and they are having a kenny vs spenny marthon.. i am sitting here listening to them pissing themselves while watching it.i think the only letdown was the parent epiode was not on it the dvd i bought and i have never got a chance to see it again.i guess my question is–is it available to buy or if they are coming with a season 2 and are putting it on it.bye the way got another spastic laugh last night with the toothbrush.
June 18th, 2006 at 3:25 am
HI Kenny,
I love ‘Kenny VS. Spenny’too! Did you recievec my letter
yet? I mailed it to CBC.
August 2nd, 2006 at 1:38 pm
[…] It was a very exciting lunch hour today. I had a dentist appointment for a checkup and as I was walking along King Street, I looked next to Starbucks and saw a small film crew. The sound guy looked familiar and the guy they were filming had his back towards me but I thought I knew who it was. I decided to check it out to confirm and walked past them. Sure enough, it was Kenny Hotz from Kenny vs Spenny. I yelled, “when’s the next season start?” Kenny shouted back “October 16″. I realized this would make a great blog post, so I pulled out my cameraphone, the trusty Nokia 6682, to capture the moment. Kenny said he remembered me from the previous time I ran into him and stopped him to talk and said he reads my blog. He’s left comments here as well. I’ve got celebrity readership! After the photo, he says “film him…get him on the show”. Camera’s rolling and he asks me to borrow $5. I grabbed my wallet, whipped out $5 and handed it over. I said “anything to help you beat Spenny” and started to walk away. Kenny said, “in that case, I should have asked for $20″. I figure with all the laughs this show has given me, it’s well worth $5 for my entertainment and this way I give a little back. This form of payment is way better than coughing up $12 to see a Hollywood movie and then finding out how bad it sucks. […]
November 8th, 2006 at 1:36 pm
Where is the house located?
November 8th, 2006 at 1:51 pm
I think the house they’re in for the 2nd & 3rd season is around the Cabbagetown area. Church/Jarvis/Sherbourne. One of those streets I think. Not sure. You can definitely see street numbers on the house in some episodes.
January 31st, 2007 at 3:21 pm
Hey man,
Can you tell where kenny vs spenny usually shoots.. i would love to get a pic of them doing a humilation.
Thanks alot
March 17th, 2007 at 9:19 am
They definitely live in cabbagetown. It’s driving me nuts, every time they film the house I know the surroundings well, but it’s been a couple of years since I lived there. They like to shoot by the RBC at Yonge and Bloor, Allen gardens, Dundas square, and various locations in Cabbagetown (i.e. Parliament north of Gerrard). It’s funny I have a friend that has been bugging me to watch the show for ages, and when I finally did the opening scene of the first episode I watched had been shot in Allen gardens, which is the park my apartment overlooked for 3 years, and I had no idea the show was shot in Toronto, or even existed.
March 18th, 2007 at 2:29 am
what a great show me and my 20 year sister watch it. im 15 and we find it hilarious…
after the episode where they handcuff themselves together me and my sister decided to try that.
we were cuffed for 5 and a half hours until she gave up
so i made her wash the dishes for a week
we enjoyed it so much were doing it once a month
its good “bonding’ time
October 3rd, 2007 at 11:00 pm
The irst house they used is located one street north of wellesley off of jarvis, it’s called Earl st., unfortunately I don’t know where the new house is
April 9th, 2008 at 12:22 am
I stopped by their house(season2-4) and they moved..i e-mailed kenny and he said that he lost the house and moved:( so i dont no what going on now either they bought a new house or the show is done. But their is house located
Sherbourne and Gerrard Street.
house number 288 and its right near the intersection
June 6th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
hey guys i am going to toronto in like a week, has any one got a deffinative address for the house, i wanna have my picture taken outside…
what a geek i know