Underplayed Gems

Facejacker (2010)

Facejacker poster
Directed by
Ed Tracy
Genre
comedy
Country
United Kingdom
Length
2 seasons, 11 episodes
Rated
15
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A comedian puts on elaborate disguises and interacts with unsuspecting people in public. The show follows him as he pretends to be different characters in real-world situations.

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What happens

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 5 April. Series 2 finished filming in July 2011 and premiered on 27 March 2012. The series concluded on 1 May 2012. Novak planned to create a film based on the show's characters, and was in talks with Film4 and Hat Trick Productions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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