Kayvan Novak
The Fonejacker
Fonejacker (2006)
Specials
Fonejacker is a British comedy programme broadcast on E4 featuring a series of prank calls involving a number of different characters performed by British Iranian television actor Kayvan Novak. It first appeared in May 2006 and became a full series in 2007. In 2005 Kayvan Novak and Ed Tracy created, wrote and directed Fonejacker, a prank call show, as part of Channel 4 Comedy Lab. After making the pilot together they were given a Christmas special and a six-part series which began airing in the UK on 5 July 2007 on E4 and lasted 6 episodes. They went on to make a second series which began airing on 17 September 2008 on E4, and started on Channel 4 on 6 November 2008. Kayvan Novak said that he was "not sure there will be a third series of Fonejacker" but despite this, several websites reported in October 2009 that a third series would air in May 2010. In November 2009, the third series was officially announced, with the news that it would be called "Fonejacker 3D" and feature Kayvan Novak portraying both old and new Fonejacker characters face-to-face in the public domain. Renamed Facejacker, the new show began airing on 16 April 2010. Fonejacker won the BAFTA award for the "Best Comedy Programme" in 2008. Novak plans to create a film based on the show's characters, and is currently in talks with Film4 and Hat Trick Productions.
Released May 9, 2006
Episode 30 min
14+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.prank, imdb.prank-calls, imdb.prank-telephone-call, imdb.written-by-director, imdb.directed-by-star, imdb.actor-playing-multiple-characters, imdb.one-word-title + 8 more, imdb.2d-animation, imdb.character-name-in-title, imdb.part-animated, imdb.british-comedy, imdb.2000s, imdb.prankster, imdb.cartoon-mouse, imdb.telephone-call
Network: E4
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S0E1 - Comedy Lab Pilot
The original pilot episode of Fonejacker that appeared on the Comedy Lab.
May 9, 2006, midnight
S0E2 - Christmas Special
The king of prank calls returns for a festive special, featuring all the favourite characters from series one: George the scamster, Irish Mike, Terry Tibbs, Indian Call Centre and Mr Miggins, as well as Fonejacker himself out in the streets of Britain seeking targets to call and confuse.
Dec. 20, 2007, midnight
S0E3 - Walking The Cat
A one-off prank call in which The Fonejacker (Kayvan Novak) takes on the guise of nosy neighbour Mrs Millins and informs unsuspecting members of the public that she has recently seen a man walking a cat in the area.
Aug. 22, 2012, midnight
Network: E4
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 360 min.
Released: May 9, 2006
Last Air Date: Oct. 22, 2008, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: 15
Common sense age: 14+
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