I would heard of Letterkenny, but had never got around to watching it. But with the latest season of the Canadian cult series set to debut on SBS VICELAND it seemed like the perfect time to find out what all the fuss was about or is that aboot? when it came to this award-winning sitcom.
As a newbie it meant going back to the start and binge watching all ten seasons of the sitcom which have been repackaged into seven seasons at SBS On Demand. The show began life in 2013 as a YouTube series called Letterkenny Problems created by Jared Keeso who plays main character Wayne. It was picked up as a TV series by Canadian streaming service Crave and the first season of Letterkenny debuted in 2016.
Sixty seven episodes later the shows chalked up ten seasons plus two spin off series the animated Littlekenny and the upcoming Shoresy about the brash hockey player of the same name also portrayed by Keeso. One thing I discovered about Letterkenny from the outset is that the English language with a fair smattering of French comedy is more than a tad bawdy crude and violent. People who like their humour on the sophisticated side should probably steer clear of it.
But the series also has many endearing qualities from its likeable lead characters to its funny scripts packed with sharp one liners Canadian slang inventive profanity and clever wordplay. There are also plenty of well shot action sequences whether its on the ice hockey rink or during a bar room brawl.The series is set in the small rural town of Letterkenny Ontario and centres around siblings Wayne and Katy Michelle Mylett who run a farm and produce stand when they are not hanging out with their friends Daryl Nathan Dales and Squirrely Dan K. Trevor Wilson.
Wayne is taciturn helpful and constantly taking on contenders for his title of toughest fighter in town. The four friends and most of their fellow locals are collectively known as hicks. Although laidback by nature they regularly clash with other factions in Letterkenny including the Skids a bunch of Goth meth addicts led by Stewart Tyler Johnston and the hockey players represented by dumb jocks Reilly Dylan Playfair and Jonesy Andrew Herr.
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