99 Fun Facts About Letterkenny

Who created Letterkenny and stars as Wayne?

Jared Keeso created Letterkenny and plays Wayne; he writes the show with Jacob Tierney, who directs, after expanding his own 2013 YouTube shorts into the series.

How many people are said to live in Letterkenny in the text that opens most episodes?

5,000 is the figure on the card, 'There are 5000 people in Letterkenny', although the series was filmed in a city of about 166,000.

Which Canadian streaming service commissioned Letterkenny as its first original series?

Crave, then called CraveTV, ordered Letterkenny in 2015 as its first original series and later commissioned the hockey spin-off from the same team.

Letterkenny grew out of a 2013 YouTube web series with what name?

Letterkenny Problems, a 2013 set of YouTube shorts from the show's creator, supplied the rapid-fire one-liner banter that the full series kept when it launched in 2016.

In which Ontario city is Letterkenny filmed?

The nickel-mining city also stands in for itself in the hockey spin-off, whose team is the Sudbury Bulldogs.

The fictional town of Letterkenny is based on which real Ontario town, the creator's hometown?

Listowel is where the show's creator grew up; Ontario does have a real place called Letterkenny, but the show's town is not based on it.

The town in Letterkenny takes its name from a place in which country?

Ireland: the show's town shares its name with Letterkenny, the largest town in County Donegal, and its St. Patrick's Day episodes nod to that Irish heritage.

On Letterkenny, Wayne and Katy make their living running what?

A small farm and produce stand: Wayne's friends Daryl and Squirrelly Dan help out, and almost every episode opens with a scene somewhere on the farm.

What is Wayne's relationship to Katy?

Wayne is Katy's brother; the two siblings live together in the family home, and his protectiveness over whom she dates is a running joke.

Early Letterkenny plots often revolved around Wayne defending which title?

Toughest guy in Letterkenny was a title Wayne had let lapse, having sworn off fighting for his girlfriend; once she cheated on him, he went back to taking on all comers.

What are Letterkenny's drug-addicted residents, led by Stewart, called?

The Skids are the town's goth-styled drug users and dealers, who hang around the dollar store parking lot and whose scams for drug money drove many early plots.

What is the name of the bar run by Gail in Letterkenny?

Gail runs MoDean's, the town bar where Wayne's crew drinks; it burned down twice during the series, and each time she reopened it under a new number.

Which U.S. streaming service took exclusive American rights to Letterkenny in 2019?

Hulu first carried two seasons in July 2018, took exclusive U.S. rights the following May, and went on to launch the hockey spin-off for American viewers as well.

On which holiday did most Letterkenny seasons, including the last in 2023, first appear?

Christmas Day: the show debuted in February 2016, then delivered a new season every December 25 from that year to 2023.

Which Letterkenny character, also played by the show's creator, never shows his face in the original series?

Shoresy, the foul-mouthed hockey player, is filmed only from behind or with his face hidden in Letterkenny, where the same actor plays Wayne in plain view; the spin-off named after him finally shows it.

In Letterkenny's hockey spin-off, what first name do three of the Bulldogs' players share?

Jim, three times over: teammates lump them together as 'the Jims', and all three are played by former professional hockey players: Jon Mirasty, Brandon Nolan and Jordan Nolan.

In Letterkenny's hockey spin-off, what does the title character vow the Bulldogs will do?

Never lose again is the bet he makes with the general manager when the last-place Bulldogs, losers of twenty straight games, are about to be shut down.

Which actress from The 100 plays Nat, the owner and general manager of the Bulldogs?

Tasya Teles plays Nat, who inherited the Bulldogs from her late mother and is ready to shut the last-place team down until its loudest veteran talks her into one more chance.

What was Littlekenny, released in 2019?

An animated origin-story spin-off: Littlekenny's six shorts showed Wayne and his friends as schoolchildren, voiced by the same three actors who play them as adults.

Letterkenny won Best Comedy Series in 2017 at which ceremony?

Letterkenny took Best Comedy Series at the 2017 Canadian Screen Awards, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's annual prizes that replaced the Geminis in 2013.

Which actor plays Wayne's laconic best friend Daryl?

Nathan Dales plays Daryl; he co-starred with the creator in the original YouTube shorts that became the series and has played the role since the 2016 premiere.

Who plays Katy on Letterkenny?

Michelle Mylett's Katy wears revealing outfits whatever anyone thinks, explaining that covering up is 'not my forte'.

Which stand-up comedian plays Squirrelly Dan?

K. Trevor Wilson was no overnight success: he first acted on television as a teenager in Goosebumps, about twenty years before Squirrelly Dan made his name.

Which of these actors plays the hockey Jock Reilly?

Dylan Playfair, son of former NHL player Jim Playfair, played junior hockey himself before acting, and had already shared the screen with Andrew Herr, his future Jonesy, in a 2013 Gordie Howe film.

Which two Letterkenny characters does Katy date at the same time in the early seasons?

Katy dates the hockey players Reilly and Jonesy simultaneously in the first season, an open arrangement that disgusts Wayne and fuels his feud with the Jocks.

Which Letterkenny cast member plays Stewart?

Tyler Johnston was known as Danny Lubbe in the sitcom Less Than Kind before he went goth to play Stewart; Evan Stern plays his devoted sidekick Roald.

On Letterkenny, which ex-girlfriend cheated on Wayne just before the story begins?

Angie cheated on Wayne before the series starts, and his refusal to get over her drives the first season's push to get him dating again.

Which playwright and actress plays Gail, Letterkenny's bar owner?

Lisa Codrington wrote Cast Iron, a Governor General's Award nominee, long before viewers met her as the bar owner who never stops propositioning Wayne.

Which Letterkenny actor had earlier played a Montreal patrol officer beside the show's creator in the police drama 19-2?

Dan Petronijevic played the antagonistic Officer J.M. Brouillard in 19-2, a far darker part than his comic turn as Letterkenny's McMurray.

Which Wynonna Earp star plays Mrs. McMurray on Letterkenny?

Melanie Scrofano's Mrs. McMurray is the secretary at the Agricultural Hall, yet she and her husband turn out to be swingers, and she often has a gin and tonic in hand.

Besides directing and co-writing Letterkenny, Jacob Tierney appears on screen as which character?

Glen is the town's flamboyant pastor, who also turns up waiting tables, selling ice cream and tending bar; Tierney went on to create the hockey romance series Heated Rivalry.

Which actress plays Rosie, Wayne's love interest on Letterkenny?

Clark Backo plays Rosie, a bookworm who meets Wayne when she brings her dog to be bred with his; Backo later took the lead in Apple TV+'s The Changeling.

Which Alias Grace star joined Letterkenny in season three as Gae?

Sarah Gadon played Grace Marks in the Margaret Atwood adaptation in 2017, the same year she turned up in Letterkenny as Gae, who goads her new friends into vandalism.

Which actress plays Bonnie McMurray on Letterkenny?

Kamilla Kowal plays Bonnie McMurray, whose every entrance is greeted with a chorus of her full name, a gag that runs through the whole series.

Before Letterkenny, the show's creator played which real hockey commentator in two CBC television movies?

Don Cherry was played by the creator in Keep Your Head Up, Kid (2010), written by Cherry's own son Tim, and in its 2012 sequel; the role brought him a Gemini Award.

Letterkenny's creator played junior hockey with which future two-time Stanley Cup champion?

Jeff Carter shared a dressing room with the show's future creator at the Strathroy Rockets, an Ontario junior club; Carter went on to two Stanley Cups with Los Angeles, his teammate to television.

Letterkenny's creator starred in a 2014 Heritage Minute about which team, the first Olympic hockey champions?

The Winnipeg Falcons were mostly Icelandic Canadians who had been shut out of other city teams by prejudice; they won the 1920 Allan Cup and then Olympic gold at Antwerp.

Which two-word phrase does Wayne say before 'let's get at 'er'?

'Pitter patter, let's get at 'er' is Wayne's signature call to action, delivered whenever his crew needs to stop talking and start working.

What was the title of the 2017 St. Patrick's Day special?

St. Perfect's Day was the show's first holiday special, released on March 17, 2017; in it Wayne tries to stop outside troublemakers from wrecking the town's annual party yet again.

Which production company, founded by Mark Montefiore, produces Letterkenny?

New Metric Media, Mark Montefiore's Toronto production company, has produced Letterkenny since its 2016 debut and went on to make the hockey spin-off.

On Letterkenny, where are the 'degens' who keep menacing the town always said to come from?

Upcountry is all the show ever says: the 'degens from upcountry' are rowdy outsiders who keep descending on the town's bar and parties until Wayne and his friends fight them off.

Which Letterkenny character runs the cigarette business on the nearby reserve and has an on-off romance with Wayne?

Tanis starts out as an enemy of every faction in town and ends up an occasional ally to all of them; she defends her trade because its profits go back to the reserve.

Which Letterkenny character, played by Tyler Hynes, is the boyfriend Katy brings home to Wayne's disdain?

Dierks agrees to see only Katy but is caught cheating in the season-eight finale, which sends her on a 'scorched earth' run of dating as many people as she can.

Letterkenny's third season was released on which national holiday in 2017?

Canada Day, July 1, 2017, brought season three barely six months after season two, the first of two batches of episodes released that year.

Squirrelly Dan's verbal trademark on Letterkenny is adding which letter to the ends of words?

An extra S turns up on words at random when Dan talks, yet he is also the one who corrects his friends when they mangle the plurals of sushi and sashimi.

What course does Squirrelly Dan take in a long-running Letterkenny storyline?

Women's studies: Dan earnestly relays whatever Professor Tricia has taught him in class, the modern, open-minded side of the character.

In Letterkenny's hockey spin-off, the Bulldogs play in a senior league known by which acronym?

NOSHO stands for the Northern Ontario Senior Hockey Organization, the senior league in which the Bulldogs sit dead last when the series opens.

What greeting opens most conversations between Wayne and his friends on Letterkenny?

'How are ya now?' is the ritual greeting, answered with 'Good 'n you?' and 'Not so bad', that opens countless exchanges between Wayne, Daryl and Dan.

Before acting, Letterkenny's creator spent years working in what kind of family business?

The creator spent years working at his family's sawmill in his hometown, a lumber business going back generations; the mill was destroyed by a fire in 2018.

In Letterkenny's fourth season, the Hicks and McMurrays defend which bird at the local golf course?

Canada goose is the bird they champion in A Fuss at the Golf Course, the third Letterkenny episode whose title starts with the words A Fuss.

Which retired NHL superstar plays himself in Letterkenny's hockey spin-off, as does Sean Avery?

Wayne Gretzky plays himself in the spin-off, whose cast also takes on NHL alumni in real games while staying in character as the Bulldogs.

Letterkenny director Jacob Tierney later created which sports romance series that premiered in 2025?

Heated Rivalry was created, written and directed by Tierney, who started out as a child actor on the horror anthology Are You Afraid of the Dark?

On Letterkenny, what is the name of Wayne's beloved German Shepherd, for whom he seeks a stud?

Stormy is the dog at the centre of the season two finale, and Wayne's long romance with Rosie begins after their two dogs mate.

When Letterkenny begins, what has Wayne given up at the urging of his high school sweetheart?

Fighting is what Wayne swore off, until seeing a local man bullied behind the bar in the pilot pushes him to break the vow.

In Letterkenny's first season, Wayne and Katy plan what kind of annual birthday party for Daryl?

Super soft is the party's theme, and the episode named after it won awards for both its direction and its writing.

Under Wayne's strict code on Letterkenny, where on his property do scores have to be settled?

End of the laneway is where Wayne keeps every scrap, part of an ethical code that also rules out dirty tricks.

On Letterkenny, Wayne borrows yellow and red cards from which sport to speed up conversation?

Soccer supplies the system in the season seven episode Red Card Yellow Card, where Wayne uses it to streamline the gang's chatter.

A heartbroken Katy adopts which named strategy of dating everyone she can in Letterkenny's ninth season?

Scorched earth is Katy's name for the spree, which ends with her deciding that nobody in Letterkenny is dateable.

Noah and Anita Dyck, whom the Hicks help with chores on Letterkenny, belong to which religious community?

Mennonites Noah and Anita see their daughters slip away during Rumspringa, and the Hicks help track the pair down.

The Letterkenny Hicks first meet their French-Canadian counterparts during what kind of trip to Quebec?

Ice fishing brings the two groups together in Les Hiques, where each Hick finds a Québécois double, including Jean-Guy for Wayne.

Which profession explains why Letterkenny's Jim Dickens slips into rapid-fire patter in everyday conversation?

Auctioneer Jim works agricultural sales, and almost everyone in town mispronounces his name as something ruder.

What does Letterkenny's hot-tempered hockey Coach habitually kick whenever he gets upset?

A trash can takes the punishment so often that Coach brings one along even when he is nowhere near the locker room.

Which Québécoise woman does Wayne plan to marry on Letterkenny before catching her with another man?

Marie-Fred shares Wayne's stoic temperament, and the two end up on good enough terms that he later helps her buy a car.

In Letterkenny's fifth season, the town stages an adult version of which school contest?

Spelling bee night arrives a season after the townsfolk had shown off their special skills in a Letterkenny talent show.

In Letterkenny's final episode, Stewart's crew go back to their roots by organising what for the town?

A rave closes the series, though its organisers struggle to pick a musical genre that everyone in town will turn up for.

In a Letterkenny charity contest, Wayne and Katy go head to head to collect the most of which coins?

Pennies are the target in the season seven episode Letterkenny vs Penny, which raises money for a pet rescue foundation.

What kind of farmer is Daryl, Wayne's best friend who is rarely out of his barn clothes on Letterkenny?

Dairy farming is Daryl's trade, which suits a man whose friends usually shorten his name to Dary.

What do the Letterkenny gang try in the 2019 Valentine's Day special, in which Wayne finds an unlikely friend?

Speed-dating is the plan in the special, whose title deliberately misspells the holiday as Valentimes Day.

Where does Bonnie McMurray, adored by nearly everyone in town, work before tending bar on Letterkenny?

The dollar store is Bonnie's first workplace, and a turf war over the shop features in the fourth season.

In Letterkenny's eleventh season, the gang holds a fishbowl debate to crown the best flavour of which snack?

Chips are argued over in the season premiere, while the two hockey players spend the same episode helping the town's pastor build muscle.

Which Canadian holiday is the setting for Letterkenny's 2023 special featuring brawling Aussie and Kiwi cousins?

Victoria Day is celebrated in the special May 2–4, which also has the town's pastor showing off his pyrotechnic skills with a fireworks display.

On Letterkenny, McMurray serves as president of which local institution, where his wife works as his secretary?

The Agricultural Hall is McMurray's domain, and the Hicks spend the second season premiere trying to restore order there.

Which How to Train Your Dragon voice star plays an alt-right activist Stewart meets online on Letterkenny?

Jay Baruchel plays Hard Right Jay, who travels to Letterkenny hoping to recruit like-minded people and fails.

Which star of The Walking Dead and Prison Break plays Anita Dyck, Noah's wife, on Letterkenny?

Sarah Wayne Callies plays Anita as a slightly more standoffish match for her husband, and the couple's daughters are named Charity and Chastity.

Which Trailer Park Boys actor, famous as J-Roc, plays farmer Noah Dyck and wrote several Letterkenny episodes?

Jonathan Torrens wrote episodes including Les Hiques and Bock et Biche, and later turned up in the hockey spin-off as a play-by-play commentator.

Which Mohawk actress, also Deer Lady on Reservation Dogs, plays the reserve's cigarette boss on Letterkenny?

Kaniehtiio Horn won a best supporting actress award for the role and became a consulting producer on the hockey spin-off.

On Letterkenny, what is the name of the energy drink launched in season nine as a rip-off of BroDude?

NDN NRG, pronounced as Indian Energy, is launched by the reserve's cigarette boss and gives the season nine finale its title.

On Letterkenny, townsfolk pitch Wayne and Katy for a share of money inherited from which relative?

Uncle Eddie leaves the pair a trust in season two, and half of Letterkenny lines up to argue why the cash should be theirs.

What is the name of Letterkenny's hot-tempered women's hockey team, coached to a third straight championship?

The Shamrockettes win it all with the two hockey-playing best friends as assistant coaches, a job the players at first reject outright.

Which two Letterkenny gym regulars eventually marry in a ceremony attended by all of the town's social groups?

Ron and Dax later admit the wedding was an open marriage of convenience, entered into for tax purposes.

After Devon vanishes from Letterkenny before season three, which devoted follower becomes Stewart's right-hand man?

Roald steps up as second-in-command and is known for squeaking his leader's name in a single syllable.

In Letterkenny's third season, a newcomer inspires Stewart's crew to commit vandalism while dressed as what?

Clowns were the choice of the newcomer Gae, a nod to the wave of creepy clown sightings reported in 2016.

Wayne's cheating ex-girlfriend returns to Letterkenny from abroad with which affectation, to everyone's chagrin?

A British accent is what she brings home, long after her affairs with the senior hockey team cost five players their marriages.

Katy ends her brief romance with Stewart on Letterkenny after he tries using which tactic on her?

The silent treatment backfires on Stewart, whose love for Katy had already cost him the leadership of his crew for a while.

In Letterkenny's eleventh season, Katy and the McMurrays rent out their barns to which group of visitors?

Influencers move into the barns in an episode whose title, Influenzas, mangles the word for them.

In Letterkenny's final season, Jim Dickens enlists the Hicks' help with his dream of becoming what?

A country music star is Jim's ambition, so the Hicks and Stewart's crew help him make a song and a music video.

What is the title of Letterkenny's final episode, released in 2023?

Over and Out ended the series after 81 episodes spread across twelve seasons.

What event do the women of Letterkenny host in the 2022 special marking International Women's Day?

An anti-beauty pageant is billed as the first annual one, while the men spend the afternoon with a professor named Tricia.

A Hollywood Reporter critic wrote that Letterkenny's hockey spin-off strongly resembles which classic hockey film?

Slap Shot, the 1977 comedy, was the comparison, and the same review praised the spin-off for putting women and First Nations characters in positions of strength.

Letterkenny's hockey heroes the Bay brothers are played by real brothers who are professionals in which sport?

Snowboarding is the day job of Mark and Craig McMorris, and Mark has won three Olympic bronze medals in slopestyle.

Which actor, a university roommate of the man who plays Reilly, portrays Jonesy on Letterkenny?

Andrew Herr met the show's creator on a men's league hockey team in Vancouver and was cast in the original web skits.

Which of the four groups named in the opening text of Letterkenny's pilot was phased out early on?

Christians were dropped as a faction, leaving the show's structure to revolve around the three other subcultures named in that opening text.

Which stand-up comedian plays Letterkenny's Coach and co-wrote the season nine episode Kids with Problems?

Mark Forward earned an award nomination for that script, shared with the show's creator, and another for his acting.

Which actor, later Uncle Phil on Bel-Air, plays Bradley, the beloved bouncer and cousin of Gail, on Letterkenny?

Adrian Holmes was born in Wales to Barbadian parents and studied nursing as a backup plan before his acting career took off.

Which A League of Their Own actress plays combative hockey player Betty-Anne on Letterkenny?

Kelly McCormack joined in the fifth season, and her character feuds with a teammate over their shared interest in the same foul-mouthed player.

Which hockey team from the reserve near Letterkenny is said to give visiting opponents a dread-induced flu?

Kerry County Eagles games scare rivals so much that the condition gets its own episode, and five senior players later join the team.

The hosts of which antiques-hunting reality series guest-star as themselves in Letterkenny's Yard Sale Saturday?

Canadian Pickers hosts Scott Cozens and Sheldon Smithens, known for their cowboy hats and Western wear, turn up for the town-wide day of haggling.

Ahead of Letterkenny's final season, its producers struck an international streaming deal with which company?

Netflix took the series abroad after the producers bought back its distribution rights from WildBrain.

Letterkenny's 2018 holiday special, in which the Hicks throw a party, takes its title from which Nativity figures?

The Three Wise Men was written by Sonja Bennett, who also co-wrote the series finale five years later.