''Stupid Man, Smart Phone'' is a British reality TV series which sees

Russell Kane Russell Kane (born Russell David Anthony Grineau; 19 August 1975) is an English writer, comedian, and actor. He has four times been nominated at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, winning the Best Comedy Show award in 2010. Although known mainly for ...

dropped into a different, treacherous environment every episode. Kane and a guest must survive with no training or knowledge of the local language or customs, only their mobile phones. Commissioned by

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and

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, it is a co-production from Kalel Productions and Second Star, part of

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. It aired on

and

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in May 2016. ''

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'' described it as "entertaining (and) amusing", and preferable to

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Episodes

# Morocco # Norway # Costa Rica: Jungle # Italy # Poland # Costa Rica: Desert Island

References

External links

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