Remotely Funny

Remotely Funny is a British children's game show hosted by Sara Forsberg. The show is produced by Twenty Twenty Kids for CBBC.[2] The show features three children from across the United Kingdom connected remotely via webcam competing in various challenges to win points known as 'Samojis'.[3] The series began on 13 February 2017.[3]

Remotely Funny
Genre	Children's Game show
Directed by	Joe Grace Neil Baldock
Presented by	Sara Forsberg
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	35
Production
Executive producers	Helen Soden Hugh Lawton
Producer	Erin McPartland (series producer)[1] Findlay McRae
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Twenty Twenty Kids
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	CBBC
Picture format	16:9 1080i
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	13 February 2017 – 16 March 2018

Format

In each episode, there are three contestants (except for the Sibling Special) who take part in games, activities and quizzes to win points known as 'Samojis'. Host Sara Forsberg can also give out 'Samojis' for doing something funny or any other reason. The winner wins a Remotely Funny jumper. The runners up win Remotely Funny merchandise, like a memory stick or highlighter. From Series 2 however, the runners up get a ruskeakastike cap.

Rounds

Between rounds, Forsberg will also ask a contestant a question about their family.

• "Bedroom Bonanza": Forsberg will read out a description of an item like 'something you would never want to give away' and the contestants must race to find something matching that description in their bedroom. The first person back wins 3 of her 'priceless' Samojis. She may also give Samojis to people that chose something good, so if the description was 'something you would bring on a desert island' and someone brought a water bottle, they would get an extra Samoji.

• "Toilet Takedown": In the first part, Forsberg will read a trivia question like 'How many toilets does Wembley Stadium have?'. The contestant must writer their answer on toilet paper, the contestant with the closest answer wins. In the second part, Forsberg will show the contestants a video on LooTube (a wordplay on YouTube) and ask a question asking what they think is going to happen next. The first person that flushes the toilet gets to answer.

• "Food Flash": Forsberg shows the contestant a picture of a Finnish food dish, then the contestants must then make the food dish they saw. The winner is the contestant's dish is closest to the actual dish. The contestants must also use ruskeakastike, a Finnish gravy and one of Forsberg's favourite foods. They can also win a bonus Samoji if they get their parents to try it.

• "Kitchen Lol-lympics": Introduced in Series 2. The constestants must compete in certain tasks, inside the kitchen, to win certain samojis.

• "Meet the Family (Remotely Funny Families)": The contestant's parents must finish the lyrics to a famous song or use pedometers and get the most steps while dancing. These are then looped repeatedly.

• "The Decider (Say What You See Moji):" Forsberg shows the contestants a set of 'see mojis', representing a catchphrase, a movie or something else. The contestants must work out what they represent. Then Forsberg reveals the winner.

Episodes

Series		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	20[3]		13 February 2017	10 March 2017
	2	15[3]		26 February 2018	16 March 2018

Series 1 (2017)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Director
1	1	"Italy[4]"	Joe Grace	13 February 2017
Contestants: Charlotte from Tyne and Wear, Alex from Eastbourne and Catriona from Glasgow. Winner: Charlotte
2	2	"Finland"	Joe Grace	14 February 2017
Contestants: Leonie from Devon, Hope from County Durham and Molly from Aberdeen. Winner: Leonie
3	3	"Netherlands"	Joe Grace	15 February 2017
This episode is a sibling special Contestants: Ioan & Nate from Hampshire, Molly & Eloise from Bedfordshire and Karim Zeroual & Lianne from London. Winners: Molly & Eloise
4	4	"China"	Joe Grace	16 February 2017
Contestants: Maisie from Chester, Aman from North West London and Bridie from Derbyshire. Winner: Bridie
5	5	"Brazil"	Joe Grace	17 February 2017
Contestants: Zayd from Essex, Erin from Liverpool and Ewan from Nottinghamshire. Winner: Erin
6	6	"Denmark"	Joe Grace	20 February 2017
Contestants: Eve from the Scottish Borders, Katja from Hertfordshire and Amy from County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Winner: Amy
7	7	"India"	Joe Grace	21 February 2017
Contestants: Tyger from Tyne and Wear, Rocco from Surrey and Amy from Birmingham. Winner: Tyger
8	8	"Poland"	Joe Grace	22 February 2017
Contestants: Jessica from County Down in Northern Ireland, Matthew from County Durham and Emma from Dorset. Winner: Emma
9	9	"Greece"	Joe Grace	23 February 2017
Contestants: Finley from Cornwall, Alice from Gloucestershire and Radzi Chinyanganya from Wolverhampton. Winner: Finley
10	10	"Austria"	Joe Grace	24 February 2017
Contestants: Mia from Surrey, Jenson from Hertfordshire and Jess from County Durham. Winner: Jess
11	11	"Sweden"	Joe Grace	27 February 2017
Contestants: Kiki from Bristol, Fraser from Norwich and Nasser from Eastbourne. Winner: Kiki
12	12	"Russia"	Joe Grace	28 February 2017
Contestants: Josh from Leicester, Sophie from Newcastle and Shanai from East London. Winner: Josh
13	13	"England"	Joe Grace	1 March 2017
Contestants: Morgan from Aberdeenshire, Sofia from Bristol and Ollie from Bristol. Winner: Ollie
14	14	"Scotland"	Joe Grace	2 March 2017
Contestants: Freddie from Brighton, Yasmin from Merseyside and Tristan from Stoke-on-Trent. Winner: Yasmin
15	15	"Spain"	Joe Grace	3 March 2017
Contestants: Deanna from Bradford, Mia from Berkshire and Ben Shires from Yorkshire. Winner: Ben Shires
16	16	"Japan"	Joe Grace	6 March 2017
Contestants: Laura from Glasgow, Matthew from Middlesex and Farah from Surrey. Winner: Matthew
17	17	"Hawaii"	Joe Grace	7 March 2017
Contestants: Arwen from Lincolnshire, Daniel from Hartlepool and Axelle from Basingstoke. Winner: Arwen
18	18	"Thailand"	Joe Grace	8 March 2017
Contestants: Harry from Glasgow, Thea from Northampton and Eve from Huddersfield. Winner: Thea
19	19	"Germany"	Joe Grace	9 March 2017
Contestants: Manon from Derbyshire, Madeleine from Hertfordshire and Rion from London. Winner: Madeleine
20	20	"France"	Joe Grace	10 March 2017
Contestants: Jennifer from the Scottish Borders, Stella from Leicestershire and Rowan from Glasgow. Winner: Jennifer

Series 2 (2018)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Director
1	1	"Brokenwind"	Neil Baldock	26 February 2018
Contestants: Grace from the West Midlands, Molly from Middlesbrough and Rhys Stephenson from East London. Winner: Grace
2	2	"Lost"	Neil Baldock	27 February 2018
Contestants: Ayana from Leicester, Zeph from Plymouth and Olivia from North London. Winner: Olivia
3	3	"Nether Wallop"	Neil Baldock	28 February 2018
Contestants: Emma from Essex, Marius from Edinburgh and Rosie from South London. Winner: Rosie
4	4	"Donkey Town"	Neil Baldock	1 March 2018
Contestants: Ashley from North London, Freddie from Lincolnshire and Grish from Warwickshire. Winner: Ashley
5	5	"Ugley"	Neil Baldock	2 March 2018
Contestants: Tabby from Hertfordshire, Lyle from Glasgow and Shazia from North London. Winner: Tabby
6	6	"Giggleswick"	Neil Baldock	5 March 2018
Contestants: Megan from Fife, David from Hertfordshire and Naiara from Edinburgh. Winner: Naiara
7	7	"Trump Street"	Neil Baldock	6 March 2018
Contestants: Rhys from Norfolk, Lucy from Surrey and Paddy Wilde & Matt Smallwood from Got What It Takes? Winners: Paddy Wilde & Matt Smallwood
8	8	"Scratchy Bottom"	Neil Baldock	7 March 2018
Contestants: Yvie from Devon, Gregor from Rochford and Michelle from Newport. Winner: Michelle
9	9	"Ramsbottom"	Neil Baldock	8 March 2018
Contestants: Ariana from Wiltshire, Scarlett from Edinburgh and Emma from Hertfordshire. Winner: Ariana
10	10	"Dull"	Neil Baldock	9 March 2018
Contestants: Libby from Lancashire, Joe from Cornwall and Amelia from East Lothian. Winner: Joe
11	11	"Deans Bottom"	Neil Baldock	12 March 2018
Contestants: Alisha from London, Eve from Manchester and Ricky Martin from Art Ninja. Winner: Eve
12	12	"Barton in the Beans"	Neil Baldock	13 March 2018
Contestants: Aadya from London, Evan from West Lancashire and Kirsty from Surrey. Winner: Kirsty
13	13	"Great Snoring"	Neil Baldock	14 March 2018
Contestants: Lara from Buckinghamshire, Harley from Manchester and Aimee from Yorkshire. Winner: Lara
14	14	"Splott"	Neil Baldock	15 March 2018
Contestants: Lola from Berkshire, Theo from Devon and Beth from County Durham. Winner: Beth
15	15	"Mumbles"	Neil Baldock Helen McGrath	16 March 2018
Contestants: Nerys from South Wales, Dylan from Cornwall and Hacker T. Dog from Wigan. Winner: Dylan

References

1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08fr5j0
2. "CBBC orders webcam gameshow". c21media.net. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
3. "BBC - Remotely funny - Media Centre". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
4. "Remotely Funny". RadioTimes. Retrieved 25 October 2019.

External links

Remotely Funny at BBC Programmes