Arabella Weir
- 66 years old
- British
- Actor and writer
Press clippings
An oral history of The Fast Show
Thirty years after it first aired, the stars of the hit BBC sketch show tell all - from wowing Johnny Depp to inter-office tension that left one of the cast in tears.
Simon Bland, The Guardian, 9th October 2024Eggbox screening night returns in October
Eggbox, the live comedy show format combining short film screenings and live script readings, is returning on 1st October, with a show at London's Pleasance theatre.
British Comedy Guide, 6th September 2024An Evening With The Fast Show review
At the start of An Evening With The Fast Show Charlie Higson suggested that catchphrases in themselves are not intrinsically funny. But through a combination of repetition and a talented performer saying them a phrase can become funny.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th April 2024An Evening With The Fast Show review
Two hours of fun for the fans.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 25th March 2024An Evening With The Fast Show review
Ted and Ralph, the 'Suit you!' tailors and the rest of the gang's most fondly remembered characters reconvene for a 30th-anniversary greatest hits sketch show, interspersed with the cast reminiscing about their creation.
The Guardian, 24th March 2024An Evening With The Fast Show review
In this nostalgic stage tribute to the 1990s TV sketch show, Swiss Toni, Ron Manager and co feel like timeless comic creations.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 24th March 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 2024MBE for Arabella Weir
Arabella Weir has been awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours list for services to the Arts and to Young People.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th December 2023Mortimer And Whitehouse Gone Hogmanay Fishing review
You won't find a cheerier meditation on dying this Christmas. Bob and Paul share photos of their dead fathers, talk ill health - then rock out to 80s pop. Expect to shed a tear or two.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 29th December 2023Arabella Weir: 'My parents blamed me when I was sexually assaulted'
Arabella Weir has revealed her parents blamed her after she was sexually assaulted as a child. The Two Doors Down star said she was the victim of abuse on two occasions as an adolescent and confided in her mother and father. However, she said they were both dismissive and told her that she "must have done something to make that happen".
Stuart MacDonald, The Times, 22nd September 2023