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Writers:
Jane Bussmann (writer)
Dave Gorman (writer)
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Release Date:
30 March 1998 (USA) more
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Awards:
6 wins & 2 nominations more
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Cast

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Paul Whitehouse ... Various Roles / ... (23 episodes, 1994-2000)
Simon Day ... Various Roles / ... (23 episodes, 1994-2000)
Charlie Higson ... Various Roles / ... (23 episodes, 1994-2000)
John Thomson ... Various Roles / ... (23 episodes, 1994-2000)
Arabella Weir ... Various Roles / ... (23 episodes, 1994-2000)
Mark Williams ... Various Roles / ... (23 episodes, 1994-2000)
Caroline Aherne ... Various Roles / ... (21 episodes, 1994-1997)
Eryl Maynard ... Various Roles / ... (21 episodes, 1994-2000)
Paul Shearer ... Various Roles / ... (20 episodes, 1994-2000)
Maria McErlane ... Various Roles / ... (15 episodes, 1996-2000)

Colin McFarlane ... Various Roles / ... (14 episodes, 1994-2000)
Donna Ewin ... Chanel 9 Girl / ... (13 episodes, 1996-2000)
Rory Jennings ... Toby / ... (11 episodes, 1995-2000)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Brilliant! (USA) (cable TV title)
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Runtime:
30 min (25 episodes)
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Roger Nouveau Football Fan: Of course, it wasn't always like that. I used to support... er? Manchester United. But then, you had to support them where I came from in... erm... Hampstead. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in 50 Most Shocking Comedy Moments (2006) (TV) more

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The good stuff easily outweighs the weaker moments, 22 February 2000
Author: Stefan Kahrs from Canterbury, England

The Fast Show is a sketch show, and as most such animals it doesn't always work. Some jokes are brilliant, some a bit thin.

The most characteristic ingredient of the Fast Show are its repeated characters and their catch phrases, like the car salesman who compares everything to "making love to a beautiful woman", or the guy whose "...which was nice" is the pinnacle of his emotional reactions. This device is perhaps a little overplayed at times (and the English soccer international Chris Waddle will curse them for that, since he will be remembered for the rest of his life as the catch phrase of Channel 9) but when it works it is extremely effective. My personal favourites are Jazz Club, a terrific satire on late night toffee-nosed music programmes; and also the bloke (played by Paul Whitehouse) who has no opinion of his own and agrees to every argument put to him.

Although this review may look rather mixed, the shows are generally unmissable because the good stuff easily outweighs the weaker moments.

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