![]() Television creators who are getting shows made outside of the mainstream are quick to credit shows like Trailer Park Boys and KvS for creating a path for them. "One of the big problems is that the executives in this country are extremely risk averse," Matt Johnson, co-creator of Nirvanna the Band, told me. Recently, shows like CraveTV's Letterkenny and VICELAND's Nirvanna the Band the Show (yeah yeah yeah listen to the Globe and Mail if you don't believe me) have veered from the standard pablum of Canadian TV, but it's still a challenge for creators to make something entertaining or groundbreaking compared to the US television industry. Aside from a few nominations, KvS never won a Gemini and Trailer Park Boys only won best comedy series once. Meanwhile, from 1995 to 2011, This Hour Has 22 Minutes and The Rick Mercer Report won 10 Gemini awards between them for best comedy series. While CanCon cable shows like Trailer Park Boys, The Tom Green Show, and KvS were aired all over the world during the late 90s/early 2000s and grew massive followings, they often received little critical respect domestically. (Full disclosure: Hotz has since occasionally worked with VICE on classy productions such as " Getting an Election.") "We were the antithesis of television," Kenny Hotz told VICE. The premise was simple: pit two childhood friends against each other in a series of silly competitions such as "Who Can Wear an Octopus on Their Head the Longest?" or "Who Can Eat the Most Meat?" The loser performed a "humiliation," a degrading act chosen by the victor, such as streaking down Yonge Street, french kissing an old lady, or eating sushi off the other's naked bottom. KvS upended the values of decency and politeness in a time when Canadian TV was dominated by staid and family-friendly content. Our tepid public broadcaster picked the show up after MTV and the USA network both pulled the plug on it before even airing it and since then, it has become a legend in Canadian television. Nearly 15 years have passed since the first episode of Kenny Vs. Spenny's jaw just about hit the floor in disbelief. Kenny's bare cheeks jiggled as he failed to contain his snickers. The gas mask-toting crew collapsed to the floor in laughter. After letting out a small toot in Spenny's face, Kenny walked halfway up the stairs, turned back to Spenny and blew an epic 18-second-long fart that sputtered for what seemed to be an eternity. ![]() Once he filled himself up, he marched back upstairs and found Spenny kneeling doggystyle on the couch, trying to squeeze one out. In the basement, Kenny opened the back flap of his onesie, slid a plastic tube up his rectum and proceeded to blow air into himself. Despite ensuring his victory by spiking Spenny's chili with anti-flatulence pills, Kenny had to psychologically crush his opponent.
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