Kenny Bania
Posted on 17. Sep, 2011 by admin in Characters
Kenny Bania is portrayed as a mediocre comedian who idolizes Jerry Seinfeld.
He appeared in at least seven episodes throughout the series (“The Soup”, “The Secretary”, “The Soup Nazi”, “The Wig Master” (in a scene deleted before broadcast), “The Fatigues”, “The Butter Shave”, “The Finale”). His comedic act mainly revolves around milk-based drinks such as Nesquik, Bosco and Ovaltine; Jerry claims that Bania thinks “anything that dissolves in milk is funny.” According to Jerry Seinfeld on the DVD release of the series, one of Bania’s most lovable characteristic is the way he looks up to Jerry and always wants to be around him.
George Costanza called Bania “the voice of my generation”. Bania and George share a fondness for “jokes you don’t have to think about” such as the word “puke.” Also, Kenny is known for the quote relating to Jerry giving him a good comic idea, “That’s gold, Jerry! Gold!”
Jerry, on the other hand, thinks Bania is a “hack” and that listening to his act is “like being beaten with a bag of oranges.”
Kenny will often refer to food items in superlatives, asserting that a particular dish is “the best,” repeating the phrase twice. This format is first used in “The Soup,” where he tells Jerry that Mendy’s restaurant has “the best swordfish in the city. The best, Jerry!” Bania asserts in “The Secretary” that Mendy’s “had the best pea soup. The best, Jerry!”, that the Soup Nazi ”makes the best soup in the city. The best, Jerry!” (“The Soup Nazi”), and that the duck at Poppie’s is “the best. The best, Jerry!” (“The Fatigues”).
At one point in “The Fatigues” when Kenny is depressed he describes his own comedic talents as “the absolute worst. The worst, Jerry!”
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