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.
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The Fast Show reunion confirmed
Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Arabella Weir, John Thomson, Simon Day and Mark Williams are to reunite for Gold special The Fast Show: Just A Load Of Blooming Catchphrases.
British Comedy Guide, 9th March 2020The Fast Show to return
The Fast Show is reportedly set to return for a new special on the UKTV network.
British Comedy Guide, 1st March 2020Jumpers for goalposts: 'The Fast Show' at 25
"And then, the BBC2 sketch series The Fast Show turned 25, giving a whole generation of comedy lovers a chance to reflect on the enormous impact the series, and its cast, have had on British culture ever since. Which was nice."
Paul Holmes, We Are Cult, 28th September 2019The Fast Show cast consider 25th anniversary special
John Thomson has revealed the cast of The Fast Show are 'in talks' to make a 25th anniversary special.
British Comedy Guide, 29th October 2018When sitcom gets serious
I have been thinking about the power of pathos in sitcom.
A Dose Of David Mitchell, 4th October 2018The Fast Show's greatest ever characters
These are the characters who were not only always hysterical but also without whom the show simply wouldn't have been the same...
Rob Keeling, Cult Box, 8th June 2018Paul Whitehouse: The Fast Show won't return
Paul Whitehouse has revealed the cast and creators of The Fast Show discuss bringing it back to our screens "every day". But the actor, 59, believes there would be a "hole" in any future series without Caroline Aherne, who died last year of lung cancer, aged 52.
The Mirror, 21st October 2017Gallery: 20 politically incorrect 'modern' comedies
Here are 20 recent comedies that wouldn't have been green-lit today.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 17th October 2017Brilliant! The Fast Show archive - in pictures
The co-creator of The Fast Show, Charlie Higson, has donated his archive of scripts, sketches and memorabilia to the University of East Anglia, where he met Paul Whitehouse and where the popular and influential series was conceived.
Lily Miller and Greg Whitmore, The Guardian, 10th September 2016Fast Show revival? Maybe on stage
The Fast Show co-creator Charlie Higson has poured cold water on the hopes of a revival of the sketch show - at least on TV.
Chortle, 5th December 2015