Childhood friends Kenny Hotz and Spencer “Spenny” Rice are back for a fourth season of battling it out on their hit show Kenny vs. Spenny. Now airing on Showcase, the reality-comedy series has recently been picked up stateside by Comedy Central. In Season 4, the duelling duo take competition to a new level, stopping at nothing to humiliate, sabotage and one-up each other in their quest for juvenile supremacy, whether they’re competing over who can eat the most meat or who can be tied to a goat the longest. Here’s what they have to say about their show, friendship and love lives.
What can viewers look forward to in the new season of Kenny vs. Spenny?
Kenny: “An angrier, more annoying Spenny and a much smarter, cooler, happier and fatter Kenny.”
How do you preserve your friendship through all the cheating and humiliations?
Kenny: “I pretend a lot.” Spenny: “The show puts a tremendous strain on the friendship. In the end, because I’m an only child and we go back so far, Kenny has become the brother I never had and never wanted.”
How do you maintain your romantic relationships?
Kenny: “I’m mega horny.” Spenny: “It’s very hard. I travel back and forth a lot, and it’s exhausting. But if you love someone, it’s important to show it by making an effort.”
How have the ladies in your lives reacted to your antics on the show?
Spenny: “Shame, revulsion, disgust, but oddly no issue spending the cash.”
As friends who work and play together, what’s your advice for couples who work and play together?
Kenny: “Break up. It’s going to happen eventually. Get it over with while you’re still kinda attractive.” Spenny: “Make sure you have separate lives. Personally, I find the all-encompassing, spending-every-minute-together kind of romance to be smothering and based largely on a romantic myth. My girlfriend understands that I need me time and buddy time. I think it’s healthy for couples. If you love someone, you should set them free.”
As a duelling duo, what’s your advice for couples who are competitive with each other?
Kenny: “If you compete with someone you love, you’re a douche! Unless you’re competing about who can make the other person happier. See, I do have a heart.” Spenny: “Competition can add to a relationship, but can also be destructive if there is an underlying resentment about the results. If competition is creating unnecessary issues, don’t compete—unless, like me, you signed a contract to compete in a television show. My girlfriend kicks my ass on the golf course. I hate it, but I have it under control. Sure I want to tamper with her clubs, but I’m not Kenny.”
