The Fast Show. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Simon Day, Arabella Weir, John Thomson, Caroline Aherne, Charlie Higson, Mark Williams. Copyright: BBC
The Fast Show

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 to return

The Fast Show is reportedly set to return for a new special on the UKTV network.

British Comedy Guide, 1st March 2020

Jumpers 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 2019

The 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 2018

When sitcom gets serious

I have been thinking about the power of pathos in sitcom.

A Dose Of David Mitchell, 4th October 2018

The 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 2018

Paul 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 2017

Gallery: 20 politically incorrect 'modern' comedies

Here are 20 recent comedies that wouldn't have been green-lit today.

Ed Power, The Telegraph, 17th October 2017

Brilliant! 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 2016

Fast 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

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