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 3, Episode 8 repeated at 10:15pm on U&Gold
Streaming rank this week: 878
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The Fast Show's greatest ever characters
These are the characters who were not only always hysterical but also without whom the show simply wouldn't have been the same...
Rob Keeling, Cult Box, 8th June 2018Paul Whitehouse: The Fast Show won't return
Paul Whitehouse has revealed the cast and creators of The Fast Show discuss bringing it back to our screens "every day". But the actor, 59, believes there would be a "hole" in any future series without Caroline Aherne, who died last year of lung cancer, aged 52.
The Mirror, 21st October 2017Gallery: 20 politically incorrect 'modern' comedies
Here are 20 recent comedies that wouldn't have been green-lit today.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 17th October 2017Brilliant! The Fast Show archive - in pictures
The co-creator of The Fast Show, Charlie Higson, has donated his archive of scripts, sketches and memorabilia to the University of East Anglia, where he met Paul Whitehouse and where the popular and influential series was conceived.
Lily Miller and Greg Whitmore, The Guardian, 10th September 2016Fast Show revival? Maybe on stage
The Fast Show co-creator Charlie Higson has poured cold water on the hopes of a revival of the sketch show - at least on TV.
Chortle, 5th December 2015Charlie Higson says The Fast Show probably won't return
Charlie Higson has seemingly ruled out the chance of any new episodes of The Fast Show.
Mayer Nissim, Digital Spy, 12th November 2015Charlie Higson: how the Radio Times saved The Fast Show
Actor, writer and comedian pays tribute to John Peel's magazine column for saving the iconic nineties sketch show.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 20th October 2015Paul Whitehouse remembers The Fast Show
Twenty years after it first broadcast, The Fast Show stands the test of time and remains arguably the greatest sketch show ever made. Paul Whitehouse remembers some of the show's greatest characters and moments, and the stories behind them.
James Brown, Scotts, 9th June 2014Fast Show sketches: six of the best
The proposed return of The Fast Show has us reminiscing about our favourite sketches - from Johnny Depp's cameo to the posh cockneys' trip up north. Share your favourites below.
Rich Pelley, The Guardian, 14th November 2013The Fast Show stars to reunite
The stars of The Fast Show are to reunite for a Radio 4 interview. It is also expected that BBC Two will mark the sketch show's 20th anniversary next year.
British Comedy Guide, 13th November 2013