Name: Virtually Famous
Genre: Reality
Released: 2014-07-21
Rating: 7
Cast: Scarlett Moffatt, Seann Walsh, Chris Ramsey, Vicky Pattison

The show where your cringiest Facebook posts become comedy gold.

chaotic British humormillennial cringe-corepub quiz energy

Latest Episode

Season 4 • Episode 8

Latest

Tattoo Fixers vs Virtually Famous

Feb 7, 2017

Chris Ramsey hosts this special that sees Seann, Scarlett and Vicky take on the Tattoo Fixers, Jay Hutton, Sketch and Paisley Billings

Overview

Reality

Virtually Famous was a British comedy panel game show with games based upon social media posts and videos.

Content warning

panel show game show celebrity panel

public vs private selvesdigital permanencecelebrity humiliation as entertainment

Standout Aspects

Acting

Seann Walsh's barely-contained chaos as team captain.

Writing

Games mining genuine public posts for maximum awkwardness.

Best for:Streaming·Friends·Background

First AiredJul 21, 2014

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensitylow

Tonelight

Feellight

Seasons4·Episodes36

Top Cast

Scarlett Moffatt

Self - Panelist

Seann Walsh

Self - Captain

Chris Ramsey

Self - Host

Vicky Pattison

Self - Captain

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

The show premiered on E4 right when Facebook nostalgia content was peaking, riding the wave of 'Throwback Thursday' before it became ironic.

Cultural

Virtually Famous captured a specific 2014-2017 internet moment when old social media was embarrassing but not yet historically distant — pre-TikTok, pre-everything being content.

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