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: 627
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The Fast Show online - review
The writing doesn't appear to have slipped too badly in the ten-year gap, although I still think this show belongs as a pleasant memory from the past.
Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 12th November 2011A new series, sir? Did she want it, sir? - Interview
Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson talk about getting older and why they decided to make a new series of The Fast Show - but not for the BBC.
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 10th November 2011Interviews with The Fast Show characters
As new sketches are about to appear online, we see how our old friends are coping with life in 2011.
Rich Pelley, The Guardian, 5th November 2011'The Fast Show' returns: 'It's either us or Steps'
The wait is nearly over! Nearly 15 years after the last series, over ten since the last reunion, and following weeks of teasing, The Fast Show returns next week via the online Foster's Funny comedy channel.
Mayer Nissim, Metro, 4th November 2011Fast Show legends' fears
Higson and Whitehouse worried they'd run out of gags.
Jen Blackburn, The Sun, 3rd November 2011Fast Show stars blame panel shows for killing TV comedy
The reunited cast of The Fast Show - including Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Caroline Aherne and John Thomson - have claimed that British comedy is being stifled by the number of panel shows on television.
Metro, 3rd November 2011New 'Fast Show' scenes revealed
Hit sketch show The Fast Show is making a return, with John Thomson slipping back into Jazz Club host Louis Balfour's polo neck jumper in newly-released scene pictures.
Metro, 29th September 2011Fast Show look for extras, but only on Friday afternoon
The Fast Show's return is being heralded by a hunt for extras - but only during Friday afternoon.
Such Small Portions, 22nd September 2011The Fast Show is back. Online. Brilliant?
I'm optimistic this will venture be a success, despite it being 11 years since the show vanished from our screens. The fact it's an online project may suit The Fast Show perfectly, because its unique brand of high-speed sketches fits the impatience of YouTube users down to the ground.
Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 7th September 2011New web series for The Fast Show
Cult hit 1990s sketch show The Fast Show will return with a selection of new web episodes thanks to Foster's Lager.
British Comedy Guide, 6th September 2011