FoneJacker

This is a comedy series that has recently began on E4, and the way the show is delivered is quite clever. The show is simply about one man who can perform a variety of different voices, and then makes prank calls to confuse anyone who answers the phone.

Fonejacker has been described as having "the rare alchemy of a brilliantly versatile character comedian at heart, a staggering amount of superb concepts and stylish execution to make it a brash and daring brand new comedy."

The comedy is not just about one man making prank calls. The show revolves around a variety of regular characters terrorising an unsuspecting public including people like Terry Tibbs, The Mouse, Mr Doovde and a bank scammer, George Agdgdgwngo. The way these characters are displayed is with cut out faces and bodies, and simply rearranging them to move the mouths and to create different scenes that suit that particular prank call. I know it sounds quite tacky and cheap, but if you watch the actual programme, you will see that these images and characters fit in well with pranks and to create an overall tone of voice.















The concepts used are interesting showing what the people do, and how they get a buzz, and will show the public to be careful with fraud being a major crime going on at the moment. The show is completely innovative, which has been done in such a way that it has got a face, even though the actual FoneJacker is hidden behind a balaclava. The show has created characters using collages of images, which looks cheap but works well. When you compare this show to some others that are aired on TV, it is performing well, even with no fancy CGI and expensive effects that cost lots of money.

The FoneJacker is shown on E4 so check it out if you can.