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| Fonejacker | |
|---|---|
 Series 1 DVD or 'Doovdé' Cover | |
| Written by | Ed Tracy Kayvan Novak |
| Directed by | Ed Tracy Kayvan Novak |
| Starring | Kayvan Novak |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 + 2 Christmas specials (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 23 min per episode |
| Production company | Hat Trick Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | E4 |
| Release | 9 May 2006 – 22 October 2008 |
| Related | |
| Facejacker | |
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Fonejacker is a British sketch comedy show that aired on E4, featuring prank phone calls made by various characters, all voiced by British-Iranian actor Kayvan Novak. The show first debuted in May 2006, with its popularity leading to a full series in 2007.
In 2005, Kayvan Novak and Ed Tracy created, wrote and directed Fonejacker,[1] a prank call show, as part of Channel 4 Comedy Lab. After making the pilot together[1] they were given a Christmas special and a six-part series which began airing in the UK on 5 July 2007 on E4 and lasted 6 episodes. They went on to make a second series which began airing on 17 September 2008 on E4, and started on Channel 4 on 6 November 2008.[2][3] Kayvan Novak said that he was "not sure there will be a third series of Fonejacker" but despite this, several websites reported in October 2009 that a third series would air in May 2010.
In November 2009, the third series was officially announced, with the news that it would be called "Fonejacker 3D" and feature Kayvan Novak portraying both old and new Fonejacker characters face-to-face in the public domain.[4] Renamed Facejacker, the new show began airing on 16 April 2010.[5]
Fonejacker won the BAFTA award for the "Best Comedy Programme" in 2008.[6] Novak plans to create a film based on the show's characters, and is currently in talks with Film4 and Hat Trick Productions.[7]
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