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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…
The Fonejacker is a proficient prank caller who calls unsuspecting members of the public pretending to be various characters. Each character has on-screen animations, consisting of pictures of people with their mouths moving, in a crude unrealistic way. Others sections of the show are accompanied by undercover filming in which the Fonejacker in person is in a street calling a company for farce, standing nearby to gauge the reactions.
The Fonejacker is a proficient prank caller who calls unsuspecting members of the public pretending to be various characters. Each character has on-screen animations, consisting of pictures of people with their mouths moving, in a crude unrealistic way. Others sections of the show are accompanied by undercover filming in which the Fonejacker in person is in a street calling a company for farce, standing nearby to gauge the reactions.
The king of prank calling is back with yet more annoying characters to terrorise the British public. In this episode we have a sketch with Mr. Broadbandings, he calls a woman about upgrading her mobile phone contract which is overly-priced. While new character Criminal Dave calling a locksmith asking about unlocking a safe whilst robbing a bank. The usual characters also spring up including George Agdgdgwngo who calls a man after discovering a pigeon in his bank account.
The fonejacker unleashes more prank calls on unsuspecting members of the public. This episode features sketches with Terry Tibbs calling a man about buying a Rolls Royce and offering a much higher price as most export scammers do. Also new character Bijan who calls a paparazzi service whilst chasing David Beckham offering pictures and videos of him. Other regular characters featured include George Agdgdgwngo, Mike & The Mouse.
Prank calling taken to the next level, in this episode the Fonejacker gets some fresh new victims. The stand out sketches from this episode feature Mr. Doovde who calls a shop asking if they sell the Puss 3 (Playstation 3). Criminal Dave calling for a minicab to pick him up at a bank, whilst an alarm bell is ringing and new character Vishka Vishkovsky calls a circus agency about his dancing bear act. The usual regular characters are also back featuring, George Agdgdgwngo, Mr. Broadbandings & Mike.
The prankster is back in this the final episode of series one. The sketches featured include the regular star characters George Agdgdgwngo who is calling from British Gas to tell the victim that he has been overcharged by 36,000,000 Ugandan Dollars which works out to be about £6. The Mouse calls a cheese shop to get the victim to read out the different types of cheese, the mouse gets very excited. New characters include a hospitalised man on a breathing machine calling a company for life insurance . Other regular characters include Mr. Doovde, Mike & Detective Horace Von Khute.
The Fonejacker
The Real Wedding Crashers is an American prank/hidden camera series on NBC, inspired by the 2005 film Wedding Crashers, that premiered on April 23, 2007. The series was produced by Ashton Kutcher, Karey Burke, Rich Meehan, Jon Kroll, Jim Rosenthal and Jason Goldberg with RDF USA, the production company of shows like Wife Swap, in association with New Line Television, part of the studio that produced the film. No one among the show's main cast and crew were involved in the original film, nor were the cast and crew of the film involved with the series. It was announced on May 7, 2007, that the series would be pulled after three episodes. NBC subsequently announced on its website that a fourth episode would air on May 28, 2007. NBC announced on July 20, 2007 that the show was not renewed. The two episodes not aired on NBC have subsequently aired on the Style Network.
Skunked TV is a children's television prank show on Discovery Kids. On this show, children are pranked by seeing animals do weird things. The host is Madai Zaldivar and the co-host is Chuck Cureau. The series ran in 2004 but canceled after one season of 15 episodes. According to TV.com it is on a hiatus.
Viva La Bam was an American reality television series that stars Bam Margera and his friends and family. The show was a spin-off from MTV's Jackass, in which Margera and most of the main cast had appeared. Each episode had a specific theme, mission, or challenge which was normally accomplished by performing pranks, skateboarding, and enlisting the help of friends, relations and experts. Although partly improvised, the show was supported by a greater degree of planning and organization.
Self-proclaimed business expert, writer, director and comedian Nathan Fielder helps real small businesses turn a profit with marketing tactics that no ordinary consultant would dare to attempt. From driving foot traffic to an off-the-strip souvenir shop by using Hollywood flair and a Johnny Depp impersonator, to creating a rebate that can only be redeemed by climbing a mountain, to founding a coffee shop called "Dumb Starbucks,” Nathan has always gone to the limit to make his ideas come to life. With his unorthodox approach to problem solving, Nathan’s genuine efforts to do good often draw the real people he encounters into an experience far beyond what they signed up for.
This hidden-camera series follows four lifelong friends -- Brian "Q"' Quinn, James "Murr"' Murray, Joe Gatto and Sal Vulcano -- who take dares to an outrageous level. To find out who is best under pressure, the guys compete in awkward and outrageous hidden-camera hijinks with the loser performing what is deemed to be the most-mortifying challenge yet.
