Facejacker
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Facejacker is a Channel 4
comedy series which started on 16 April 2010. It follows the similar show Fonejacker
. Kayvan Novak
adopts various disguises (with the aid of prosthetics), including several characters heard in Fonejacker
. To promote the show, Novak appeared at Channel 4's Comedy Gala
as Terry Tibbs on April 5.
A second series is being filmed in the United States.
Brian Badonde has appeared in a promotional mini-series promoting the web search engine Bing, titled 'The Art of Technology.' He is also a popular target for amateur music remixes on YouTube.
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
comedy series which started on 16 April 2010. It follows the similar show Fonejacker
Fonejacker
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, although it did not become a full series until 2007.The first series began...
. Kayvan Novak
Kayvan Novak
Kayvan Novak is an award-winning British Iranian television actor and voice artist.- Voice actor :Novak has provided voice work for three video games: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Perfect Dark Zero and Kameo...
adopts various disguises (with the aid of prosthetics), including several characters heard in Fonejacker
Fonejacker
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, although it did not become a full series until 2007.The first series began...
. To promote the show, Novak appeared at Channel 4's Comedy Gala
Channel 4's Comedy Gala
Channel 4's Comedy Gala is a British stand-up comedy benefit show organised Channel 4 in aid of the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. The gig is filmed live at the O2 Arena in London, and then broadcast later by Channel 4...
as Terry Tibbs on April 5.
A second series is being filmed in the United States.
Characters
- Augustus Kwembe is a very polite UgandaUgandaUganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
n scammerAdvance fee fraudAn advance-fee fraud is a confidence trick in which the target is persuaded to advance sums of money in the hope of realizing a significantly larger gain...
from the Republic of UgandaUgandaUganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
. He is based on the FonejackerFonejackerFonejacker 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, although it did not become a full series until 2007.The first series began...
character George Agdgdgwngo. His catchphrase is "Scam the UK, the Augustus way". He tries to gain people's bank account details with a series of scams such as hypnotherapyHypnotherapyHypnotherapy is a therapy that is undertaken with a subject in hypnosis.The word "hypnosis" is an abbreviation of James Braid's term "neuro-hypnotism", meaning "sleep of the nervous system"....
, and pretending to be a traffic wardenTraffic wardenA traffic warden is a non-warranted officer employed by a statutory authority in jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Ireland, to assist in regulating the flow of traffic.- Ireland :...
, checkoutCheckoutCheckout can have the following meanings:*a point of sale terminal*in information management, it means blocking a file for editing; see Revision control*Checkout , a comedy...
assistant and Beefeater at the Tower of LondonTower of LondonHer Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...
. - Aziz Azizzi is a journalist working for a fictional show named World Modern Developments for Iraq TV. Similar to Mr. Doovdé from FonejackerFonejackerFonejacker 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, although it did not become a full series until 2007.The first series began...
, he believes that acronyms and initialisms are how words are spelt and not pronounced and, as a result, he mistakes them for pronounceable words e.g. 'Joovc' (JVCJVC, usually referred to as JVC, is a Japanese international consumer and professional electronics corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded in 1927...
), 'Pük' (PCPersonal computerA personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
). He is accompanied by a man simply known as 'Translator'. The "Arabic" subtitles displayed onscreen are actually English words written in a faux-Arabic font reversed in order to make the text look authentic. - Brian Badonde is a charlatan art critic who presents the fictional television show ‘Voyage into Art, with Brian Badonde’.’Voyage into Art’ explores and demonstrates the wonders of the art world, delving into subjects ranging from potteryPotteryPottery is the material from which the potteryware is made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery . Pottery also refers to the art or craft of the potter or the manufacture of pottery...
, glass blowing and danceDanceDance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
. Brian Badonde’s character is based on the art critic Brian SewellBrian SewellBrian Sewell is an English art critic and media personality. He writes for the London Evening Standard and is noted for artistic conservatism and his acerbic view of the Turner Prize and conceptual art...
. Brian suffers from a speech impediment called Bourettes, which forces him to begin certain words with the letter ‘B’. Occasionally he encounters a loss of vocal control and ends up spluttering out noises such as “Bwah”, “Boh” and “Bah”. Brian is a loud and out homosexual who often (humorously) flirts with the many men he meets in his journeys through bart. Brian personifies visual splendour when he dons his trademark pashmina and extravagant shirts in an eye-watering range of bright colours. He encountered a memorable experience of whiskyWhiskyWhisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and corn...
tasting in one episode of ‘Voyage into Art’, but his real passion is cocktailCocktailA cocktail is an alcoholic mixed drink that contains two or more ingredients—at least one of the ingredients must be a spirit.Cocktails were originally a mixture of spirits, sugar, water, and bitters. The word has come to mean almost any mixed drink that contains alcohol...
making. In season one, episode two, Brian Badonde appeared in the show talking to an art teacher during a life drawing class for an episode of ‘Voyage into Art’. A flustered Brian Badonde tries his hand at throwing pottery in episode four. In episode five, Brian Badonde gets himself into a noisy "MC Battle" with a street youth called Nappy.
Brian Badonde has appeared in a promotional mini-series promoting the web search engine Bing, titled 'The Art of Technology.' He is also a popular target for amateur music remixes on YouTube.
- Donald Donaldson is a director who tried to make it in Hollywood but after a tragic accident that killed four extras on his 1976 film, Three Kings of Zanzibar, he quit Hollywood and returned to EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He currently works with animals to try to make them big animal stars. It is unknown if it is the same Donald Donaldson from the FonejackerFonejackerFonejacker 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, although it did not become a full series until 2007.The first series began...
series. - Dr. Ali is a plastic surgeon who over reacts to his customers current appearances, telling them they are ugly and have to pay for beauty. He would also over charge them after going through what they want to change about them. He claims to be the former plastic surgeon of Saddam HusseinSaddam HusseinSaddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
. - Dufrais Constantinople is a disabled computist (wheelchair user) with interests in media. He is of a Jewish background and is humorously extremely demanding of assistants and helpers. He is in a wheelchair because he was hit jousting in a historical re-enactment, claiming "He didn't even say charge". He is based on the character of the same name from FonejackerFonejackerFonejacker 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, although it did not become a full series until 2007.The first series began...
. - Terry Tibbs is a bald, CockneyCockneyThe term Cockney has both geographical and linguistic associations. Geographically and culturally, it often refers to working class Londoners, particularly those in the East End...
millionaire, second-hand car salesman from RickmansworthRickmansworthRickmansworth is a town in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire, England, 4¼ miles west of Watford.The town has a population of around 15,000 people and lies on the Grand Union Canal and the River Colne, at the northern end of the Colne Valley regional park.Rickmansworth is a small town in...
. He makes a TV show, The Real Terry Tibbs, to make himself recognisable as the real Terry Tibbs, not the character from FonejackerFonejackerFonejacker 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, although it did not become a full series until 2007.The first series began...
. He appeared on several TV shows such as Come Dine With MeCome Dine With MeCome Dine With Me is a popular Channel 4 television programme shown in the United Kingdom, produced by Granada Television and first broadcast in January 2005. The show has either four or five amateur chefs competing against each other hosting a dinner party for the other contestants...
, Secret MillionaireSecret MillionaireThe Secret Millionaire is a reality television show which originated in the UK, in which millionaires go incognito into impoverished communities and agree to give away tens of thousands of pounds . Members of the community are told the cameras are present to film a documentary...
and his own show, Lizard's Lair (a parody of Dragon's Den), he wanted it to be called 'Terry's Hole', so he could say "Are you man enough to enter Terry's Hole?", as well as TV channel Price-drop tvPrice-drop tvPrice Drop is a British television shopping channel based in the UK, that runs daily live reversed auctions. It was the first reverse auction channel of its kind in the world. The channel first launched as Price-Drop.TV. The channel is owned by Bid Shopping....
. - Zulfi is a French fast foodFast foodFast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and served to the customer in a...
photographer, who likes every little detail of a dish to be perfect and treats fast food like models, giving them make-up.
Voices
Voices are the characters that do not appear, but their voices are heard from the unnamed person with the red balaclava, or "The guy with the woolly hat".- Automated Machine is an Northern Irish automated voice appearing several times. (It is identical to the FonejackerFonejackerFonejacker 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, although it did not become a full series until 2007.The first series began...
character, 'Irish Mike') It has so far been heard in Máire's restaurant (where it often reads orders incorrectly, starts playing an advert and breaks down, forcing Mr Providings to take over), on a series of CambridgeCambridgeThe city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
audio tourAudio tourAn audio tour or audio guide provides a recorded spoken commentary, normally through a handheld device, to a visitor attraction such as a museum. They are also available for self-guided tours of outdoor locations, or as a part of an organised tour. It provides background, context, and information...
, and a liftElevatorAn elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...
voice. - Janec is a PolishPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
man who works as a maintenance worker for liftsElevatorAn elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...
. - Mr Providings is an IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n man based on the character from FonejackerFonejackerFonejacker 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, although it did not become a full series until 2007.The first series began...
who works at a Fast foodFast foodFast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and served to the customer in a...
restaurant in Moira, County DownMoira, County DownMoira is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is in the northwest of the county, near the borders with counties Antrim and Armagh. The M1 motorway and Dublin–Belfast railway line are nearby. The settlement has existed since time immemorial...
Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
called American Fried Chicken. He is forced to take over from the Automated Machine after it has technical difficulties or "goes mad", as well as being a worker on a liftElevatorAn elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...
.
Series 1
| Episode | Detail | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Tibbs uses his selling techniques to flog exercise equipment to the unsuspecting crew (and viewers) of price-drop TV. | 16/04/2010 |
| 2 | Terry Tibbs decides to host an evening broadcast on the popular Channel 4 programme Come Dine With Me Come Dine With Me Come Dine With Me is a popular Channel 4 television programme shown in the United Kingdom, produced by Granada Television and first broadcast in January 2005. The show has either four or five amateur chefs competing against each other hosting a dinner party for the other contestants... . Brian Badonde takes on an art teacher, in a naked woman painting challenge, in an art class documentary. |
23/04/2010 |
| 3 | Terry Tibbs visits a dating agency to get some tips on how to relate to women more successfully, while Dufrais is allowed access on the set of the N-Dubz video shoot. | 30/04/2010 |
| 4 | Budding entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to Terry Tibbs in his new TV show Lizard's Lair; while Augustus Kwembe charms and confuses the tourists disguised as a Beefeater outside The Tower of London. | 07/05/2010 |
| 5 | Brian Badonde gets himself into an "MC Battle" with a street hoody, whilst Terry Tibbs becomes the Secret Millionaire Secret Millionaire The Secret Millionaire is a reality television show which originated in the UK, in which millionaires go incognito into impoverished communities and agree to give away tens of thousands of pounds . Members of the community are told the cameras are present to film a documentary... . |
14/05/2010 |