The Fast Show is a
BBC comedy sketch program ran in the mid
1990s. It was very loosely structured and relied heavily on long-running gags, often of a
surrealist nature.
Many catch phrases from the program have entered use in British English, and many of the comedians have now become household names: Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson[?], Simon Day[?], Mark Williams[?], John Thomson[?] and Arabella Weir[?].
The show featured many famous characters, including:
- Jesse (and his strange diets)
- Bob Fleming, the nature show presenter with an extremely bad cough (and 'All Around My ARSE!!)
- Rowley Birkin QC
- Competitive Dad
- Rude make-up woman
- Ted & Ralf
- Dave Angel, Eco-Warrior.
- Friendly but naked newlyweds
- Chanel 9 ("Scorchio!")
- Mr. Brilliant
- Practical joke guy with red hair (Colin Hunt)
- Arthur Atkinson
- Ron Manager
- Jeff the Deaf Stuntman
- Unlucky Alf
- Jazz Club ("Nice!")
- Suits you sir.
- Painting in Black...Insane
- Impossible Gladiators!
- 'What year is this?' spaceman.
- Mr. 'You ain't seen me, roight?'
- The irritating rambler.
A great favourite of Johnny Depp ("An American Gentleman").