Season 2 • Episode 6
LatestTerry Tibbs launches his own American version of The Apprentice entitled The Apprentibbs in a bid to find a new business partner, but the search is undermined by Patrick, another Facejacker character. The Fonejacker hijacks an American fast food drive-thru, much to the frustration of the customers, and Brian Badonde bids farewell to America with a final fling at an art gallery.
Facejacker is a Channel 4 comedy series which started on 16 April 2010. It follows the similar show Fonejacker. Kayvan Novak adopts various disguises, including several characters heard in Fonejacker. To promote the show, Novak appeared at Channel 4's Comedy Gala as Terry Tibbs on April 5. Series 2 finished filming in July 2011 and premiered on 27 March 2012. The series concluded on 1 May 2012. Novak plans to create a film based on the show's characters, and is currently in talks with Film4 and Hat Trick Productions.
Acting
Novak's seamless transformations between wildly different personas
Writing
Improvised scenarios that spiral into beautiful chaos
Practical Effects
Prosthetics and costumes that somehow never quite fool anyone
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Facejacker arrived at peak 'prank TV' era but elevated the genre through genuine character work rather than cruelty.
Kayvan Novak reportedly kept some prosthetics on for hours after filming just to mess with crew members.
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