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 | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 18 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Dan Baldwin Leon Wilson |
| Producers | Toby Brack Juliet Morrish |
| Production locations | Riverside Studios (2014) Elstree Studios (2015) |
| Editors | Steve Nayler Dan Isitt |
| Running time | 45 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production companies | Talkback and Hungry Bear Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | E4 |
| Release | 21 July 2014 – present |
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 | 2015 | 2015 | 10[2] |
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 | |||
| 2x02 | 20 April 2015 | |||
| 2x03 | 27 April 2015 | |||
| 2x04 | 4 May 2015 | |||
| 2x05 | 11 May 2015 | |||
| 2x06 | 18 May 2015 | |||
| 2x07 | 25 May 2015 | |||
| 2x08 | 1 June 2015 | |||
| 2x09 | 8 June 2015 | |||
| 2x10 | 15 June 2015 |
Scores
| Team 1 | Team 2 |
|---|---|
| Series wins (0 drawn) | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Episode wins (0 drawn) | |
| 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ "E4 orders new panel show hosted by Glee star Kevin McHale". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ a b "E4's Virtually Famous to return for two new series". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 26 November 2014.