Fast And Loose

Fast And Loose fans petition BBC to make new series

Fans of the improv show Fast And Loose have petitioned the BBC to commit to making another series of the show.

Fast and Loose review

Obviously, when they commissioned Fast and Loose, BBC2's new comedy improvisation series, it was all intended to be funny. But anyone who's ever seen Whose Line Is It Anyway? will find it a pale imitation. However, there's one segment of the show that's guaranteed to make you giggle. It's when a strange-looking little man takes to the stage alone and does a mime.

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How much of this allegedly improvised show is actually made up on the spot and how much has been scripted and rehearsed is a matter of debate.

But if you can overlook this glaring infringement of comedy trading standards it's still a very funny - and surprisingly clean - show about 75 per cent of the time.

Hosted by Hugh Dennis, it also provides a good opportunity for comedians to offload all kinds of off-the-wall material they'd never be able to shoe-horn into a traditional stand-up gig, sitcom or topical panel show.

If you need any further persuasion to tune in tonight, I must urge you not to miss a game called 'Improvised Dance' which sees David Armand putting his own moves on You Can't Hurry Love. It's the most fun you'll ever have listening to Phil Collins.

Fast & Loose episode 1.2 review

Not to say Fast & Loose is still anywhere near a good show, but episode 2 was certainly funnier and felt more spontaneous than the first.

New comedy improvisation show with a very talented cast. Hugh Dennis hosts and the performers include The Thick Of It's Justin Edwards, Perrier-winner Laura Solon, The Penny Dreadfuls' Humphrey Ker and Greg Davies from The Inbetweeners. It's a pacey mix of Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Dan Patterson created that and this) and Mock the Week but in a good way. It's new comedy, so try to give it at least two episodes before you whine endlessly on Twitter about how rubbish you think it is.

Second helping of this new comedy improv show from the makers of Mock The Week. Hugh Dennis, of the aforementioned topical comedy vehicle, is the most prominent name involved, but Fast and Loose is also a showcase for some of the most respected names on the live comedy circuit, such as Laura Solon and Justin Edwards (aka hilarious drunken children's entertainer Jeremy Lion).

Fast & Loose episode 1.1 review

Fast & Loose carried a distinct aroma of falseness. And if an improv show doesn't feel improvised, that kills a great deal of the comedy for me. Each performer had a bizarre ability to know it was their turn to deliver their zinger down the lens, don't you think? Almost as if there was a set order of play.

This improvised show promises to leave viewers gasping like Gillian McKeith facing a bucket of maggots.

Created by veteran producer Dan Paterson, it sounds like his Whose Line Is It Anyway? for a new generation no bad thing.

Comedy talent, including Laura Solon, Justin Edwards, Marek Larwood, Pippa Evans, Humphrey Ker, David Armand and Greg Davies, will be pitting their wits in a series of games spoofing films, TV programmes and music.

Host Hugh Dennis says: "We have electronic trickery, animated chickens, songs and games including a fantastic sideways scene. It's half an hour of controlled improvised silliness and there is no scoring and no stars."