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[07/08/09 - 08:42 AM]
Brits and Canucks and Comedy Central(R), Oh My! 'Fonejacker' Meets America and 'Kenny VS. Spenny' Makes a Welcome Return on Sunday, July 12 at 2:00 A.M.*
"Fonejacker" is a British prank show featuring "undercover video footage, Monty Python-esque animations and visual on-screen wordplay."







FONEJACKER (COMEDY CENTRAL)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
7/13/09 - 9/28/09
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2009-2010 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
2 (12 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
a show on hiatus for longer than 12 months - without any news about its future - is assumed to be canceled
DESCRIPTION:
(from Comedy Central's press release, July 2009) "Fonejacker," a BAFTA(R) award-winning British prank show never before seen in the United States, features undercover video footage, Monty Python-esque animations and visual on-screen wordplay which turns hilarious, embarrassing prank calls into a multimedia experience. The show stars Kayvan Novak, the brains and voice behind the various characters featured. In the premiere episode, Terry Tibbs, a car salesman who makes dodgy dealing an art form, attempts to buy a car that is for sale by its owner, a mouse calls a pet shop to learn how to kill the cat that ate his family and an unscrupulous Ugandan tries to get various people to give up their bank account information. "Fonejacker" is produced by Hat Trick Productions for E4 in the UK.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Kayvan Novak as Host
CREW INFORMATION:
· no information is available
GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (improv/sketch)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Hat Trick Productions