Character Analysis
Kenny Bania
Played by Steve Hytner
12 jokes across 3 episodes of Seinfeld
1.6
12
6.6
6.3
Character Comedy
Bania delivers 12 scored jokes across 3 episodes of Seinfeld, averaging 6.6 on craft and 6.3 on impact for a career WAR of 1.6. Their comedy leans toward character comedy. The highest-scoring line is below.
Funniest Bania Lines
That's gold, Jerry. Gold.
Puke? That's a funny word. Can I use that?
That risk-management stuff you wrote for me is killer. It's gold, Jerry. Gold.
Maybe I am a complete hack. I'm the absolute worst. The worst, Jerry.
You give me the ticket... and I will take you out for a nice dinner. Can we go back to Mendy's? You wanna go to Mendy's, I'll take you to Mendy's. Twice. I wanna go twice.
All Jokes — 12 total
Forty-two? That's what I am now. I've been working out. I'm huge.
Surely you jest. One seventy-five? Look at the stitching. This is old-world craftsmanship. Three hundred dollars. Sold.
Your nancy-boy cream leaked all over the pockets. Suit's ruined.
You give me the ticket... and I will take you out for a nice dinner. Can we go back to Mendy's? You wanna go to Mendy's, I'll take you to Mendy's. Twice. I wanna go twice.
I told you Mendy's had the best pea soup. The best, Jerry. The best.
It's a gamble. I get it.
Some woman named Uma. I got her number off that ticket before it was smudged. Hope she's good-looking.
The best, Jerry.
Maybe I am a complete hack. I'm the absolute worst. The worst, Jerry.
That's gold, Jerry. Gold.
That risk-management stuff you wrote for me is killer. It's gold, Jerry. Gold.
Puke? That's a funny word. Can I use that?