Category: The Fast Show
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Down The Line: Behind The Microphone
I really like Down The Line, the fake Radio 4 phone-in show with Gary Bellamy, created by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson, and starring a whole host of familiar and brilliant voices. I also really like the TV show it inspired, Bellamy’s People of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which should…
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Comic Asides: The Honeymoon’s Over
About eight months before The Fast Show hit the screens of BBC Two, a sitcom pilot written by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson aired as part of Comic Asides. This was in the same run of pilots that introduced us to The High Life. Higson and Whitehouse’s pilot was called The Honeymoon’s Over, and it…
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The Original Brian Pern
Here’s a compilation of the original online sketches of Brian Pern, released as a BBC web exclusive in 2009/10. Written by Rhys Thomas and Simon Day, the character was later awarded his own series, which is well worth your time. Listen out at the 6m30s mark for Rhys laughing behind the camera.
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The Fast Red Fun Smell Show
On this day in 1996, Fargo was released in cinemas. On this day in 1987, NBC aired the last ever episode of The A-Team. But also, on this day in ’96, as it was a Friday, you could have watched BBC Two all night, and had a great time. At 9pm, The Fast Show was…
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7 Fake Adverts
My Monty Python blu ray boxset just arrived, and it is a thing of beauty. So I’m a bit distracted by that right now. Here are 7 fake adverts from various TV shows.
