DVD: Fonejacker – Series 1

After its recent run on E4, series 1 of Fonejacker has come to Doovde.

Just in case you’ve never seen it before, Fonejacker is a show based entirely on recordings of genuine prank calls, all performed by the same actor, Kayvan Novak – surely one of the most talented comedians working in TV today. If you have ever prank called a friend, you’ll know that it’s often difficult to hoodwink them for long, as they invariably pick your voice out from the fake one you’re trying to do. However, the Fonejacker is unlikely ever to have had that problem as he’s capable of a wide variety of convincing voices for his array of characters.

Fonejacker features such characters as a mouse, who calls a pet shop to ask about ways of disposing of the family cat, George Agdgdgwngo, an African scamster hell-bent on getting your bank details, and Terry Tibbs, a diamond geezer with the gift of the gab. Terry wants your motor, and he wants it on the cheap.

Each prank call is accompanied visually by a mix of cartoons, a hilarious way of flashing images up to give different meaning to random words, and video recordings taken through the window of wherever the Fonejacker is calling. It is these ways of jazzing up the conversations between the Fonejacker and the infuriated/bemused victim that will probably give the show a bit of longevity. It’s bloody hilarious, so let’s hope that happens.

Buy Fonejacker Series 1 here.