The Fast Show
- TV sketch show
- BBC Two
- 1994 - 2001
- 25 episodes (3 series)
Fast-moving BBC Two sketch show featuring a host of hugely popular characters. Stars Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, John Thomson, Simon Day, Mark Williams and more.
Streaming rank this week: 1,058
Press clippings
Charlie Higson reveals how little he earns from iPlayer streaming
The Fast Show is already on the BBC streaming platform, and he yesterday revealed just how much it is earning him: less than £2 a month.
Chortle, 17th April 20245 of the best ... Fast Show characters
We pick five of the best characters from the great 1990s comedy. Do you agree?
James Jackson, The Times, 25th March 2024Classic UK TV sitcoms transfer to stage - and thrill the superfans
Fawlty Towers, The Fast Show, Only Fools And Horses ... the vogue for screen-to-stage shows taps into our need for nostalgia.
Rachel Aroesti, The Observer, 11th February 2024Sketch comedy didn't die with The Fast Show - you just got old
The return of Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson's classic show is a reminder of a time when breakneck comedy ruled TV. Now, it's all online.
Tom Nicholson, The Telegraph, 26th January 2024The Fast Show: 30th anniversary live shows announced
An Evening With The Fast Show, a 14 date tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the sketch show, will run between February and April.
British Comedy Guide, 25th January 2024Mini Fast Show reunion in aid of Felix Dexter Foundation
Fast Show stars Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson and Simon Day reunited on Sunday night at the Birmingham Rep for a special benefit gig to remember their co-star Felix Dexter, who died ten years ago.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th October 2023How the Welsh language inspired '90s comedy classic The Fast Show
In a video originally posted on The Fast Show fan Twitter account, Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson outlined how much of Channel 9 was informed by the Welsh language.
David Owens, Nation Cymru, 16th July 2023I'll never throw out my DVD player - the woke police can't delete my box sets
These days there seem to be vanishingly few comedies that can be enjoyed by all the family. So recently, in desperation, I tried showing my son some of my favourite comedies from when I was young, instead.
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 8th June 2023Simon Day announces new Fast Show character tour
Simon Day is to embark on a live comedy tour, reprising a number of his popular characters from The Fast Show.
British Comedy Guide, 7th February 2023Charlie Higson & Paul Whitehouse considering The Fast Show memoir
The Fast Show team have been approached about writing a "posh coffee table" memoir about the classic sketch show but creators Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse disagree about how truthful it should be, Higson has revealed.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd February 2023