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Link: Letterkenny a sharp slice of small-town Canada

From Melissa Hank of O.Canada.com:

Letterkenny a sharp slice of small-town Canada
Remember that guy from that small town you once drove through? Or maybe it was the guy back home who always wore a plaid shirt and jeans? Or maybe he worked the produce stand every second Saturday?

Anyway, that guy now has his own show. Really!

Embodied by 19-2 star Jared Keeso, that guy is Wayne — the main character in the new CraveTV web series Letterkenny. The titular Ontario ghost town has been fictionalized as the home of 5,000 blessed souls, all of them either hicks, skids, hockey players or Christians. Continue reading.

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Link: Canadian comedy ‘Letterkenny’ kicks off on CraveTV Super Bowl Sunday

From Bill Brioux of the Canadian Press:

Canadian comedy ‘Letterkenny’ kicks off on CraveTV Super Bowl Sunday
“Letterkenny” may be the most Canadian TV comedy ever made.

Premiering Super Bowl Sunday on CraveTV and coming to The Comedy Network, the series was conceived by a bunch of guys who play hockey together.

It all began after a game, over beers. Continue reading. 

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Link: Jared Keeso’s ‘Letterkenny’ carves out its own place on Crave TV

From Bill Harris of Postmedia Network:

Jared Keeso’s ‘Letterkenny’ carves out its own place on Crave TV
Here are three things you’ll need to feel the full effect of Letterkenny.

An open mind. An open ear. An open beer.

Letterkenny makes its debut on Crave TV – which is Bell Media’s online streaming service – on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7. There are six new episodes commissioned by Crave TV, following a handful of independently made digital shorts titled Letterkenny Problems that existed prior to this. Continue reading.

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First look: Letterkenny’s first scene revealed

CraveTV has given Letterkenny fans a super-sweet (and expletive-filled) sneak peek at the first scene of the show’s first episode.

The two-minute clip stars creator, writer and executive producer Jared Keeso as Wayne, a small-town hick just looking to get by alongside his best buddy Daryl (Nathan Dales). The opener also introduces thick-headed hockey players Jonesy (Dylan Playfair) and Reilly (Andrew Herr) and Wayne’s sister Katy (Michelle Mylett).

Letterkenny‘s first season debuts Sunday, Feb. 7, on CraveTV.

Related: Get up to speed on what’s to come on Letterkenny.

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