The Fast Show

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S00E01 Aired December 27, 1996

Christmas Special

Merry Christmas from the Fast Show! This episode shows Christmas antics of such classics as Jazz Club, Ralph and Ted, the Greek TV personalities, and more. And in the end, the show goes off the air as the Greek TV personalities tell us the story of the birth of Christ, and the Geezer has a revelation.

S00E02 Aired September 11, 1999

Suit You, Sir! The Inside Leg of the Fast Show

The Cast and crew of The Fast Show talk about their experiences on The Fast Show.

S00E03 Aired September 11, 1999

You Ain't Seen These, Right?

A one-off programme, shown during BBC 2's Fast Show Night, featuring various sketches which were filmed, predominantly from the third series, that did not make it onto the final show.

S00E04 Aired December 26, 2000

The Last Fast Show Ever - Part 1

A festive farewell to the Fast Show begins with a special guest star appearance as Johnny Depp looks to buy a suit.

S00E05 Aired December 27, 2000

The Last Fast Show Ever - Part 2

The Fast Show's last hurrah continues with Swiss Toni's explanation of fishing and a nice bit of Cuban Jazz, alongside other comedy favourites.

S00E06 Aired December 28, 2000

The Last Fast Show Ever - Part 3

The last episode of supposedly the last Fast Show series ever features Competitive Dad's dad, Ron Manager's final piece of punditry and Colin Hunt's ultimate wacky prank.

S00E07

The Fast Show Live

Recorded live at London's Hammersmith Apollo in 1998, The Fast Show Live features all of the original cast of the highly successful sketch series (Caroline Aherne excepted) including Paul Whitehouse, Simon Day, Charlie Higson and Arabella Weir and practically all of their myriad characters and catchphrases. This live show effectively marks a last hurrah for The Fast Show team, with routines like the Coughing Bob Fleming singalong reworked from the series. However, as a feat of inventive stage management and quick costume changing, they do manage to maintain the Fastness of the TV series live.

S00E08 Aired February 16, 2003

Farewell Tour

S00E09 Aired December 27, 1998

Ted & Ralph

Ralph is told that he needs to get married before his 35th birthday or he will lose his country estate.

S00E10 Aired December 26, 2000

The Last Fast Show Ever

There's Dave Angel Eco Warrior, Ted & Ralph, Arthur Atkinson, Jazz Club, Bob Fleming (coughing his way through the final Country Matters Show), Dave The Hairbrush & The Cardinal - "you mug, you slag, you muppet" - in the spoof film 'A Right Royal Cockney Barrel of Monkeys'. It's also your chance to say goodbye to Ron Manager who, fed up and shagged out, is leaving the Beeb to join the greed-filled scum at ITV. Oh, and there's, ooh sir, Johnny Depp, trying his very, very best in a 'Suits You' sketch.

S00E11 Aired November 09, 1999

Theme Night Highlights

S00E12

Christmas Special 2

S00E13

Interview: Paul Whitehouse & Charlie Higson

S00E14

Interview: Arabella Weir

S00E15

Interview: Simon Day

S00E16

Interview: Mark WIlliams

S00E17

The Limp Was My Idea

A behind the scenes documentary on the Farewell Tour.

S00E18 Aired March 06, 2006

Comedy Connections - The Fast Show

The series tracing the roots of popular comedy shows returns with a look at how college mates Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson's desire to be rock stars resulted in one of the biggest hits of the 90s. Narrated by Doon MacKichan.

S00E19

Behind the Scenes - From Rhys Thomas

S00E20 Aired April 05, 2012

The Lost Episode

The 'lost' 13th episode of the online Fast Show series. Sketches include John Actor channel surfing; Colin Hunt feeling under the weather; Ted & Ralph having a poignant conversation; and an advert for the new Cheesy Peas app.

S00E21 Aired May 23, 2014

The Fast Show Special - Episode 1

Car chases, huge explosions, giant robots beating each other to scrap... you won't find any of these in the new Fast Show 20th anniversary specials. What you will find are some of your favourite characters. Ted and Ralph investigate Twitter. Rowley Birkin QC talks about - who knows what? A veteran crooner with memory problems appears on Jazz Club, and the residents of Downtown Abbey get a new butler.

S00E22 Aired May 26, 2014

The Fast Show Special - Episode 2

It has been 20 years since the first series of the Fast Show, but the characters created by the team are still going strong. In this episode Swiss Toni holds forth on bicycles, foreign TV station Channel 9 attempts to fit three hours of news into 30 seconds, eco-warrior Dave Angel is not happy about the breakfast arrangements on his recent eco summit in Helsinki, and Bob Fleming and Jed Thomas emulate Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon in their version of The Trip.

S00E23 Aired March 20, 2015

20th Anniversary Special (Part 1)

S00E24 Aired March 20, 2015

20th Anniversary Special (Part 2)

S00E25 Aired November 15, 2015

The Fast Show at 21: An evening with Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson

Celebrating 21 years of the Fast Show in an exclusive interview with Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson, hosted by Danny Wallace.

S00E26 Aired March 16, 2001

Comic Relief - The Final Fast Show

Ted and Ralph sketch with Robbie Williams. Special sketch for Comic Relief.

S00E27

Ted and Ralph - Christmas with the Stars

S00E28

Ted and Ralph - The Sketches

S00E29

Ted and Ralph - Deleted Scenes

S00E30

The Last Fast Show Ever - Outtakes

S00E31

Alternative Millionaire Sketch

S00E32 Aired August 29, 2020

The Fast Show: Just A Load Of Blooming Catchphrases

Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Arabella Weir, John Thomson, Simon Day and Mark Williams reunite to remember more than twenty-five years of a true icon of British comedy - and they're bringing the likes of Swiss Toni, Dave Angel, Jesse, No Offence, Professor Denzil Dexter and Rowley Birkin QC with them.

S00E33 Aired August 30, 2020

More Blooming Catchphrases

Celebrating even more of the comedy magic that made The Fast Show a roaring success in the 90s. Join Charlie Higson as he visits The Fast Show archives in the vaults of the University of East Anglia.

S00E34 Aired August 28, 2020

The Fast Show: Just A Load Of Blooming Catchphrases - Q&A

We've gathered together The Fast Show gang to chat to journalist Emma Cox about their finest moments and delve into the archives, ahead of their reunion show 'The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases'; a two hour extravaganza that interviews the cast and their much-loved characters, intertwined with classic clips and some rarely seen footage. We are joined by Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Arabella Weir, John Thomson and Simon Day as they lift the lid on how The Fast Show happened, why it became such a cult classic, and how it felt to bring their characters back over 25 years later for this new special.