Facejacker

Fonejacker was a good concept by itself using something as simple as prank calls it actually managed to be really funny. Like with any comedy it runs out of time and a new approach may be required. Enter Facejacker with the same characters but we see all that happens with them and we see their victim's reactions and the character's delivery. All of it seems very familiar as we have seen the public being set up in various ways before but in Facejacker it is still funny as even though they are characters we have already seen Facejacker doesn't fail to be at least amusing. Some of the sketches fall flat but there are enough other sketches that are ludicrous but still funny. The danger was that they would all flat but luckily that doesn't prove to be the case. The more notable characters include Augustus Kwembe the Ugandan scammer who aims to get the bank account details from as many people has he can. I originally thought he wouldn't work in the Facejacker format but he actually turned out to be funnier. Another example of this sort of thing was Terry Tibbs, the cockney salesman. In my view he is the funniest character on offer here and definitely works better in the (I know I'm saying it again but I can't think of anything else to say) Facejacker format. The most notable thing for me was his appearance on Price Drop TV. If you only ever see one sketch from this show watch that it is hilarious. Terry Tibbs is just too likable to express any disdain against which is what I think makes the character work the best.

All in all it is pretty funny, perhaps hit and miss at times but still a funny show that has good potential if it is utilised enough.

As a fan of both Fonejacker and Kayvan Novak I was as much looking forward to this series as I was sceptical about it, due to the obvious change in concept.

Facejacker however, proved to be just as clever, innovative, witty and laugh out loud funny as the Bafta Award winning Fonejacker. The show has a fairly simple premise with Novak disguised as various characters(many of which are adapted from Fonejacker) using prosthetic makeup and often eccentric clothing, then putting the characters in real life situations with unsuspecting members of the public.

Admittedly this show may not be for everyone, as you really do have to have a sense of humour to get it and the odd character doesn't really work. However if you're looking for 25 minutes of quality entertainment and original comedy with a very funny set of characters created by the talented Novak then this show is ideal for you.

The main cast of characters include:

TERRY TIBBS, who is a used car salesman. He is perhaps considered the most widely known and popular character. He appeared as a guest on the teleshopping channel price-drop TV and also starred in Come Dine With Me.

AUGUSTUS KWEMBE, who is a very polite Ugandan scammer from the Republic of Uganda. He is based on the Fonejacker 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 hypnotherapy and pretending to be a traffic warden, checkout assistant and Beefeater at the Tower of London.

AZIZ AZIZZI, who is a journalist working for a fictional show named World Modern Developments for Iraq TV. Similar to Mr. Doovdé 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' (JVC), 'Pük' (PC). He is accompanied by a man simply known as 'Translator'.

BRIAN BADONDE, who is an art critic based on Brian Sewell who has a speech impediment called Bourette's, where everything he says ends up starting with the letter 'B' (e.g: Bello, umm... Boo you bell baubles?/Hello, umm... Do you sell baubles?). He works on a fictional show called 'Voyage into Art, with Brian Badonde'.

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 England. He currently works with animals to try and make them big animal stars.

DR ALI, who 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 Hussein.

MR PROVIDINGS, who is an Indian man based on the character from Fonejacker who works at a Fast food restaurant in Northern Ireland called Moira's. He is forced to take over from the Automated Order Machine after it has technical difficulties or "goes mad". He does not appear, but his voice can be heard over an intercom.

Facejacker this has come a long way from when it started off the prank show is very good but dose have its down sides as well

i always think that is like the ali g show but its not really because it started off as a phone prank show with some decent animation so I cant say its like ali g

facejacker is a level up from fonejacker the characters are fun to watch such as: Augustus Kwembe, Brian Badonde, Terry Tibbs Augustine Kwembe, Dufrais Constantinople

what i don't like about the show is that: -there are not many episodes and each series only has 6 episodes to it -some characters are a bit boring -the way this show has been edited is annoying and very poor

rubbish and boring characters are: Donald Donaldson, Dr. Ali, Ray Fakadakis, Aziz Azizzi, Zulfi

the make-up is nice and it dose look like the character that from the phone prank show

need to make more episodes Kayvan Novak

facejacker is a good comedy and Kayvan Novak is perfect as all of the characters.

Here are some of my favourite characters.

The art critic Brian Badonde who has a speech impediment.

The car salesman Terry Tibbs who is in my opinion the best character of Facejacker.

The scammer Augustus Kwembe who makes me laugh with his scams especially the one where he is in Morrisons.

And finally when he confuses people with the Cambridge Audio Tours and the Person stuck in a lift.

Overall a very promising show and i hope it continues for many series to come.