Virtually Famous
| Virtually Famous | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Panel game |
| Written by |
James Menzies Henry Paker |
| Directed by | Toby Baker |
| Presented by | Kevin McHale |
| Starring |
Chris Stark Seann Walsh |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 28 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Dan Baldwin Leon Wilson |
| Producer(s) |
Toby Brack Juliet Morrish |
| Editor(s) |
Steve Nayler Dan Isitt |
| Location(s) |
Riverside Studios (2014) Elstree Studios (2015-) |
| Running time |
45 minutes (Series 1) 55 minutes (Series 2) 60 minutes (Series 3) |
| Production company(s) | Talkback and Hungry Bear Media |
| Distributor | FremantleMedia |
| Release | |
| Original network | E4 |
| Picture format | 16:9 (1080i HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 21 July 2014 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Virtually Famous is a British comedy panel game show presented by Kevin McHale. The programme made its debut on E4 on 21 July 2014. In each episode two teams of three compete and they are captained by Chris Stark and Seann Walsh. The questions and tasks are about things on the internet.[1]
On 26 November 2014, it was announced that the show had been recommissioned for a second and third series.[2]
Transmissions
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 July 2014 | 8 September 2014 | 8 |
| 2 | 13 April 2015 | 15 June 2015 | 10 |
| 3 | 19 January 2016 | 22 March 2016 | 10 |
Episodes
The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows:
- – indicates Chris' team won.
- – indicates Seann's team won.
- – indicates the game ended in a draw
Series 1 (2014)
| Episode | First broadcast | Chris' team | Seann's team | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1x01 | 21 July 2014 | Romesh Ranganathan and Rachel Riley | Tyger Drew-Honey and Chris Ramsey | 3–6 |
| 1x02 | 28 July 2014 | Katherine Ryan and David Haye | Helen Flanagan and Joe Lycett | 5–2 |
| 1x03 | 4 August 2014 | James Acaster and Kimberly Wyatt | Alex Brooker and Jameela Jamil | 4–107 |
| 1x04 | 11 August 2014 | Chris Ramsey and Emily Atack | Scott Mills and Bobby Mair | 4–2 |
| 1x05 | 18 August 2014 | Romesh Ranganathan and Stacey Solomon | Tom Rosenthal, Bradley Simpson and Tristan Evans | 5–4 |
| 1x06 | 25 August 2014 | James Acaster and Pixie Lott | Troy Von Scheibner and Aisling Bea | 0–2 |
| 1x07 | 1 September 2014 | Russell Kane and Cheska Hull | Sharon Rooney and Ed Gamble | 6–5 |
| 1x08 | 8 September 2014 | Gemma Merna and Rob Beckett | Alex Mytton and Yasmine Akram | 7–3 |
Series 2 (2015)
| Episode | First broadcast | Chris' team | Seann's team | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2x01 | 13 April 2015 | Ellie Taylor and Mark-Francis Vandelli | Alex Brooker and Dappy | 3–2 |
| 2x02 | 20 April 2015 | Rob Beckett and Tyler Oakley | Stacey Solomon and Bobby Mair | 4–2 |
| 2x03 | 27 April 2015 | Chris Ramsey and Laura Whitmore | Rhys James and Jimmy Bullard | 7–3 |
| 2x04 | 4 May 2015 | Rob Beckett and Rylan Clark | Tom Davis and Sarah Callaghan | 3–1 |
| 2x05 | 11 May 2015 | Denise van Outen and Dane Baptiste | Bobby Mair and Louis Smith | 6–11 |
| 2x06 | 18 May 2015 | Chris Ramsey and James Sutton | Joey Essex and Katherine Ryan | 2–4 |
| 2x07 | 25 May 2015 | Roisin Conaty and Russell Kane | Alex Brooker and Joe Swash | 4–3 |
| 2x08 | 1 June 2015 | Joe Lycett and Sam Faiers | Jake Wood and Nish Kumar | 2–19 |
| 2x09 | 8 June 2015 | Charlotte Crosby, Jack and Dean | David Haye and Ivo Graham | 2–5 |
| 2x10 | 15 June 2015 | Alexandra Felstead and Russell Kane | Spencer Matthews and David Morgan | 2–1 |
Series 3 (2016)
| Episode | First broadcast | Chris' team | Seann's team | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x01 | 19 January 2016 | Jay Hutton and Jimmy Carr | Jamie Laing and Ellie Taylor | 3–5 |
| 3x02 | 26 January 2016 | Rylan Clark-Neal and Cariad Lloyd | Jennifer Metcalfe and Bobby Mair | 4–1 |
| 3x03 | 2 February 2016 | Catherine Tyldesley and Russell Kane | Lee Ryan and Chris Ramsey | 4–5 |
| 3x04 | 9 February 2016 | Rachel Riley and Katherine Ryan | Vicky Pattison and Sam Simmons | 6–0 |
| 3x05 | 16 February 2016 | Joey Essex and Chris Ramsey | Sharon Rooney and Eddie Kadi | 6–3 |
| 3x06 | 23 February 2016 | Stacey Solomon and Jason Byrne | Joe Swash and Alex Brooker | 7–6 |
| 3x07 | 1 March 2016 | Scarlett Moffatt and Chris Ramsey | Arg and David Morgan | 4–3 |
| 3x08 | 8 March 2016 | Gemma Collins and Alex Brooker | Will Mellor and Tez Ilyas | 5–6 |
| 3x09 | 15 March 2016 | Jameela Jamil and Romesh Ranganathan | Thomas Turgoose and Suzi Ruffell | 8–1 |
| 3x10 | 22 March 2016 |
Scores
| Chris | Seann |
| Series wins (0 drawn) | |
| 3 | 0 |
| Show wins (0 drawn) | |
| 17 | 10 |
References
- ↑ "E4 orders new panel show hosted by Glee star Kevin McHale". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "E4's Virtually Famous to return for two new series". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
External links
- Virtually Famous at the Internet Movie Database
- Virtually Famous at channel4.com
- Virtually Famous at the British Comedy Guide
- Virtually Famous at UKGameshows.com
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