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.
- Series 2, Christmas Special repeated tomorrow at 11:45pm on U&Gold
Streaming rank this week: 735
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 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 2024The 50 best TV comedies of all time - ranked
From cult classics to sitcom royalty, we've assembled the definitive list of TV comedy greats - but has Mrs. Brown's Boys made the grade?
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 20th June 2024Charlie Higson reveals how little he earns from iPlayer streaming
The Fast Show is already on the BBC streaming platform, and he yesterday revealed just how much it is earning him: less than £2 a month.
Chortle, 17th April 20245 of the best ... Fast Show characters
We pick five of the best characters from the great 1990s comedy. Do you agree?
James Jackson, The Times, 25th March 2024Classic UK TV sitcoms transfer to stage - and thrill the superfans
Fawlty Towers, The Fast Show, Only Fools And Horses ... the vogue for screen-to-stage shows taps into our need for nostalgia.
Rachel Aroesti, The Observer, 11th February 2024Sketch comedy didn't die with The Fast Show - you just got old
The return of Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson's classic show is a reminder of a time when breakneck comedy ruled TV. Now, it's all online.
Tom Nicholson, The Telegraph, 26th January 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 2024Mini Fast Show reunion in aid of Felix Dexter Foundation
Fast Show stars Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson and Simon Day reunited on Sunday night at the Birmingham Rep for a special benefit gig to remember their co-star Felix Dexter, who died ten years ago.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th October 2023