Simon Day
- 62 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and comedian
Press clippings
Fast Show 2025 live tour confirmed
After a successful run earlier this year, An Evening With The Fast Show returns to the road and the stage in 2025 for a UK tour.
British Comedy Guide, 19th November 2024Comedy stars voice Sky's The Night Before Christmas In Wonderland
Voice casting has been revealed for a family animation coming to Sky Cinema in December, with a number of comedians in starring roles.
British Comedy Guide, 18th November 2024An 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 2024Could The Fast Show get Ron Manager spin-off?
Could The Fast Show's Ron Manager be getting his own spin-off? Simon Day has revealed that he and Paul Whitehouse are writing something "about football".
British Comedy Guide, 29th August 2024'Murder, They Hope' special Apocalypse Slough reveals star cast
Sanjeev Bhaskar, Shaun Williamson, Annette Badland, Simon Day, Jim Howick, Ben Bailey Smith, Jason Lewis, Matthew Kelly, Charlie Hardwick, Gemma Jones, Harry Peacock and newcomer Dane Williams will star in new Murder, They Hope special Apocalypse Slough.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd July 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 2024