We will not sit around and wait for another Canadian Classic slip through our fingers.
But for now, it's going under REALITY: ELIMINATION (I wouldn't consider it 'ongoing', as it's a constant battle).
And the wrongest of the wrong...
Kenny vs. Spenny is a
Canadian comedy reality television series about two best friends,
Kenny Hotz and
Spencer "Spenny" Rice who face each other in various competitions. The loser of the episode must perform an act of humiliation, usually selected by the winner. Kenny and Spenny created the series themselves, and it is typically shot in their hometown of
Toronto,
Ontario, based mainly out of the house they share. As of November 2008, the show airs on
CBC,
Global and
Showcase in Canada, on
Comedy Central in the
United States and
Germany. Kenny asserts that the series is completely unscripted, and is all real.
The series was nominated for
Gemini Awards in 2005, 2006 and 2008 as the best Canadian comedy series, and has received a Rose d'Or nomination in Switzerland for "best international comedy series". The show has spawned several replicas of its format, including a British version on
Sky One called
Ed vs. Spencer. There is also a
German version of the show, called
Elton vs. Simon, featuring two German comedians and friends. A French Canadian version, called
Frank vs Girard airs on
VRAK.TV. Also following this format is
Juan vs. Roman in
Latin America,
Cenk vs. Erdem in Turkey and
Katja vs. Bridget in the
Netherlands.
Each episode is typically based on a statement which sets the goal of the competition in a "who is...?" or "who can?" style; occasionally a "first one to... loses" statement is used instead. Competitions sometimes take the familiar form of performing a task the best, such as catching the largest fish; but they are more often unusual tasks, such as who can be tied to a goat the longest. The other typical style of competition is endurance to see who can do or abstain from something the longest.
Records:
Kenny: 42-19-4
Spenny: 19-42-4
(If competitions where Kenny cheated (15) or arguably cheated (6) and won are not counted, the record would be 21-19-4 for Kenny; If they are counted as wins for Spenny (as Spenny suggests they should), then Spenny would be leading 39-23-4. )
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