49 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?

The title card that opens nearly every episode reads 'There are 5000 people in Letterkenny,' and the figure stays at 5,000 for the whole run.

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

Crave (then CraveTV), Bell Media's streaming service, commissioned Letterkenny as its first original series; it premiered there on February 7, 2016.

The show 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?

The show's creator grew up in Listowel, a town in Perth County, Ontario, and modelled the fictional Letterkenny's farmers, hockey players and hicks on people he knew there.

The show's town 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.

Wayne and Katy make their living running what?

Wayne's friends Daryl and Squirrelly Dan help out, mostly by sitting on the tailgate. The produce stand is where many cold opens take place.

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 plots often revolved around Wayne defending which title?

He also spends the first season getting back into dating after dumping a high school sweetheart who cheated on him.

What are the town'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 and most bar fights break out; the original burned down and was rebuilt during the series.

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

The first two seasons arrived on Hulu in July 2018, and the service took exclusive U.S. rights in May 2019.

On what date was the twelfth and final season of Letterkenny released?

The twelfth season dropped on December 25, 2023, closing the series on Christmas Day; the show had earlier released Halloween, Christmas and Valentine's Day specials.

Which Letterkenny character was voiced by the creator but never shown, since he also played Wayne?

Shoresy, the foul-mouthed hockey player, is voiced by the creator and filmed only from behind or with his face hidden in Letterkenny; he later got his own spin-off series.

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

Three of the Bulldogs' players are all named Jim; teammates lump them together as 'the Jims', a running gag from the first season.

In the hockey spin-off, what does the title character promise the Bulldogs will do?

The title character vows that the Bulldogs will never lose again, a promise that frames the whole series once the money-losing team is told it will fold.

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

Tasya Teles, known from The 100, plays Nat, who owns and runs the Bulldogs; the other three actresses play her colleagues in the same series.

What was Littlekenny, released in 2019?

Littlekenny was an animated origin-story spin-off that showed Wayne, Katy, Daryl and Dan as children; its short episodes streamed in 2019.

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?

Mylett, from Ladysmith, British Columbia, played Katy for the show's entire 2016 to 2023 run.

Which stand-up comedian plays Squirrelly Dan?

Wilson grew up in Toronto and had a career in stand-up before debuting as Dan in 2016.

Which of these actors plays the hockey Jock Reilly?

Playfair had already acted alongside Andrew Herr, who plays his best friend Jonesy, in the 2013 film Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story.

Which two 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 cast member plays the Skid leader Stewart?

Johnston is also known as Danny Lubbe in the sitcom Less Than Kind. Evan Stern plays Stewart's sidekick Roald.

What is the name of Wayne's ex-girlfriend who cheated on him before the series 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, the bar owner?

Codrington's play Cast Iron was a Governor General's Award nominee in 2006, and Up the Garden Path won the Carol Bolt Award in 2016.

Dan Petronijevic (McMurray) earlier worked with the show's creator on which police drama?

19-2, Bravo's Montreal police drama, cast Dan Petronijevic as a fellow officer alongside the show's creator, who played its lead Ben Chartier from 2014 to 2017.

Which Wynonna Earp star plays Mrs. McMurray?

Melanie Scrofano plays Mrs. McMurray; she is best known as the title gunslinger in Wynonna Earp, which ran for four seasons from 2016 to 2021.

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

Glen is the town's obviously closeted Christian minister. Tierney later created the sports romance series Heated Rivalry.

Which actress plays Rosie, Wayne's love interest?

Backo went on to star as Emma in Apple TV+'s The Changeling and appeared in the film I Want You Back.

Which Alias Grace star joined the cast in season three as Gae?

Gadon played Grace Marks in the CBC miniseries adapted from Margaret Atwood's novel the same year she joined Letterkenny.

Which actress plays Bonnie McMurray?

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) and its sequel The Wrath of Grapes (2012), the first of which won him a Gemini Award.

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

Jeff Carter, later a two-time Stanley Cup winner with the Los Angeles Kings, was a teammate of the show's creator on the Strathroy Rockets junior club.

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

The Falcons were Icelandic-Canadian players who served in the First World War before winning gold at Antwerp in 1920.

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, released on March 17, 2017, was the show's first holiday special, arriving between the second and third seasons.

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.

Where are the 'degens' who periodically menace the town said to come from?

The 'degens from up the country' are the lawless rural outsiders Wayne and his friends repeatedly fight off; the phrase is repeated almost verbatim in every such encounter.

When did the hockey spin-off starring the show's creator premiere?

The spin-off premiered on May 13, 2022, with a short first season, and a second season followed in 2023.

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

Dierks, played by Tyler Hynes, is the slick boyfriend Katy brings home; Wayne, Daryl and Dan distrust him on sight and needle him constantly.

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

Season three dropped on Canada Day, July 1, 2017; the holiday release became a pattern, with other seasons arriving on Christmas Day.

How many episodes long was Littlekenny?

Littlekenny ran six short episodes in 2019, each only a few minutes long, showing the main characters as children.

What subject is Squirrelly Dan studying at university in his ongoing storyline?

Squirrelly Dan takes a women's studies course, and his earnest, mispronounced summaries of each lecture become a running bit among Wayne's crew.

In the 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?

'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.