Fast Show

Fast Show is (was?) a BBC comedy sketch program which came out in the mid 90s. 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
• Rowley Birkin QC
• Competitive Dad
• Rude make-up woman
• Ted & Ralf
• Dave Angel, Eco-Warrior.
• Friendly but naked newlyweds
• Channel 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"). /Talk