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  BBC - The Fast Show - Character Guide
His carpet-gnawingly embarrassing attempts to strike up a more intimate relationship are amongst the most touching moments The Fast Show ever produced.
Christmas 1998 saw a show entirely devoted to Ted and Ralph, where Ralph's worst nightmare came true in the form of a bizarre twist of inheritance.
In spite of being cruelly dropped for Ralph's new love, Wendy, Ted showed he cared by making a valiant attempt to save Ralph from a marriage worse than death.
www.bbc.co.uk /comedy/fastshow/characters/ted_ralph.shtml   (216 words)

  
  The Fast Show - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Fast Show is a BBC comedy sketch show programme that ran for four series from 1994 to 2000.
Fast Show catchphrases are referenced in at least two episodes of the BBC TV children's show, Tweenies.
Unusually for a sketch show, a significant proportion of The Fast Show was shot externally.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Fast_Show   (2436 words)

  
 DVD.net : The Fast Show - Series One - DVD Review
The Fast Show is another in the long line of sketch comedy shows that continue to be well received on Australian television.
The Fast Show certainly relies on this format, and many sketches are identical bar the slightest change to the routine.
Too many sketch comedy shows drag out an idea far too long, and the initial humour of the sight gag or the quick joke is lost in the quagmire that follows.
www.dvd.net.au /review.cgi?review_id=1918   (1036 words)

  
 screenonline: Fast Show, The (1994-2000)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The show was often dismissed - even by its creators - as merely 'catchphrase comedy'.
It certainly was that, and much of the pleasure of its sketches came from the repetition of favourite phrases.
's greatest achievement was the way in which, despite the need for quick laughs (a target the show rarely failed to meet), its best characters developed over weeks and years.
www.screenonline.org.uk /tv/id/442868/index.html   (356 words)

  
 Fast Show IP 1.00 » SoftSift
Alternatively, Fast Show IP allows you to recognise the real IP address without going through all these command prompt things.
Other than using Fast Show IP as a simple utility to find out your actual IP address, it can also be used to retrieve the Host name and Network IPs from your Computer connected to your Network.
Fast Show IP automatically extracts all IP addresses from the message headers, and displays the information about these IP addresses.
www.softsift.com /200606/fast-show-ip-100.html   (293 words)

  
 The Fast Show   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
This show is not funny- it is just repetition until it numbs the mind into laughing when the audience does.
The show has had some weaker episodes, but only because the creative team behind it has taken a lot of chances and experimented.
A show based on character-comedy such as this can get old really Fast, but Whitehouse and the gang knew that 3 series was enough.
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 eBay.co.uk - Fast Show Live, Videos VHS PAL UK, DVDs, TV Memorabilia items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Fast Show Live 1998 Hammersmith Apollo Comedy VHS PAL
The Fast Show LIVE comedy event of the decade
The Fast Show Live At The Hammersmith Apollo Mint VHS
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 The Fast Show Fanlisting » About   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Fast Show is a hilarious BBC comedy sketch programme, which ran from 1994 to 2000.
The show came up with a new format for sketch shows in a genre where things had been very samey for a long time.
Aherne starred in all three series, but did not appear in the final show The Last Fast Show Ever, presumably because of her commitment to the BBC sitcom The Royle Family.
www.m00nwalk.com /fastshow/index.php?about   (1807 words)

  
 The Fast Show-Series 3 (1995)
The Fast Show is also famous for the number of catchphrases the show inflicted on its audience.
Overall, considering the show is almost 10 years old the transfer is suitable as it is relatively smooth and natural looking with the occasional flaw.
Fans of the show should be happy with this DVD set as from what I can tell all the show’s sketches seem to be intact despite the concern on the back cover which states “For contractual reasons certain edits have been made”.
www.michaeldvd.com.au /Reviews/Reviews.asp?ID=6787   (704 words)

  
 The Fast Show Fanlisting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Fast Show Fanlisting - The BBC comedy sketch show
There are no costs, and the only requirements to join a fanlisting are your name and country." To show your love for the subject, you can put a small link button on your website (if you have one).
Pictures © BBC Worldwide Ltd. This fanlisting is an unofficial website, which is in no way affiliated with The Fast Show cast/crew, their representatives or BBC.
www.m00nwalk.com /fastshow   (270 words)

  
 BBC - Fast Show - A History
When The Fast Show first appeared on our screens on 27th September 1994 it was in turn baffling and brilliant.
We celebrate the show that persuaded people that 'Nice' could be a catchphrase.
The Fast Show can take the credit for taking a (then) deeply uncool comedy format, the sketch show, and turning it into something fresh.
www.bbc.co.uk /comedy/fastshow   (131 words)

  
 "The Fast Show" (1994)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Some of the catchphrases in the Fast Show are so ingrained into the British national concsience that they are regularly used in just about every type of media outlet.
If there was a book on how to do great sketch shows, this would be the foundation.
The reason the Fast Show works so well is that it has found the balance.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0108771   (418 words)

  
 Fast Show, The - TV Programs Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
Fast Show, The : You ain't seen me...
The Fast Show's breed of bizarre humour and sketches is obviously heavily influenced by the work of John Cleese, Michael Palin and the boys.
Fast Show, The : Watching the Fast Show is very much like making love to a beautiful woman!
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 The Fast Show - Modified Car Event
If you enjoyed The Ripspeed Fast Show and you're into Japanese cars then make sure to be back at Santa Pod Raceway on Sunday 24th June 2007 for Jap Show.
The first performance and modified car show of the season kicked off 2007 in style, as thousands of eagerly awaiting people flocked to the Pod from all over the country.
The Best Club Stand award for The Ripspeed Fast Show 2007 went to Corsa C UK, with a massive turn out and some tremendous team work and effort to get every car crammed perfectly into their area.
www.thefastshow.com   (1272 words)

  
 Fast Inc. TV Show - Fast Inc. Television Show - TV.com
Fast Inc. follows the behind the scenes dealings of Fast Ashleys, a custom car company that specializes in tricking out vintage and muscle cars for celebrities, models, and millionaires.
Follow the Fast Inc. team as they operate out of their headquarters on Melrose Place and their desert location in Joshua Tree turning out hot rides.
The team of Fast Ashleys celebrate their 5 year anniversary in the desert.
www.tv.com /fast-inc./show/59994/summary.html   (264 words)

  
 Independent Online Edition > Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Surreally, as we board the 747, the Qantas air crew are in Arab fancy dress, putting on a party, dancing and posing for snaps.
I can't decide if this is a very insensitive call or an admirable case of "the show must go on".
The clear blue skies and winter sunshine show off the Roman city in the finest light.
travel.independent.co.uk /africa/article334096.ece   (2328 words)

  
 The Fast Show Cartoons
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 Night Vision » Blog Archive » SHELLEY VISION: FAST SHOW WINNERS.. (Daily Mirror)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
THANKS to everyone who entered my competition to win the new Fast Show DVD.
This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 14th, 2006 at 2:40 am and is filed under News.
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 The Fast Bikes Show - Movie Info - Moviefone
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 The Fast Show News
The Fast Show News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
So it's warming to hear that Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse are bucking this trend.
A proper Charlie The Fast Show's Charlie Higson does James Bond.
www.topix.net /tv/the-fast-show   (461 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | The fast show
To accompany her lyrical celebration of triple-X-rated encounters, she has developed a live show that involves strippers (members of the audience included), tufts of fake pubic hair and some truly atrocious 1980s outfits.
They barely discuss their ideas in the 10 minutes before Hoffman arrives, yet when he does, they immediately deliver a full concept for the show.
Each wall in the irregularly shaped room will represent a chapter of the book, and there will be special evening events - performances by Angie Reed and a controversial Singaporean spoken-word artist called Chris Ho; a talk on rumbustious 1960s arts movement Fluxus - to liven things up.
www.guardian.co.uk /germany/article/0,2763,1064222,00.html   (1997 words)

  
 Brilliant! (The Fast Show) - British Television
The actors, though, are all significantly successful: Paul Whitehouse wrote and starred in the brilliant “Happiness”, John Thompson was in “Cold Feet”, Caroline Aherne went on to star in “The Royle Family”, Mark Williams is in the Harry Potter films.
For me, the Fast Show is not only hilariously funny but also painful and moving.
For a show that was initially accused of being “just catchphrases” to go on to move the audience to tears while still remaining pant-wettingly funny is an incredible achievement.
www.bellaonline.com /articles/art21214.asp   (435 words)

  
 The Fast Show
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.
Bob Fleming, the nature show presenter with an extremely bad cough (and 'All Around My ARSE!!)
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/th/The_Fast_Show.html   (98 words)

  
 BBC Shop - Fast Show Live, The
And who would have expected to find me - the 13th Duke of Wybourne - in the Royal box with a magnum of fizzy, a box of havanas and a clutch of the finest fillies from the chorus line.
Recorded in February 1998 during the show's month-long run at the Labatt's Apollo Hammersmith, The Fast Show Live used 52 wigs, 84 costumes, 48 people to physically make the show happen and 47 different scenes.
115,000 people came to see the show, and 30,000 bottles of lager, 2,000 bottles of water, 14 bottles of vitamin B12 mix, 196 Nurofen Plus and 4 packs of Diocalm were consumed backstage throughout the run.
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 eBay - fast show, DVD, HD DVD Blu-ray, Games items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Fast Show Series 2 Part 2 Paul Whitehouse BBC Video
The Fast Show Series 1 Paul Whitehouse BBC Video
The Fast Show Series 2 Part 1 Paul Whitehouse BBC Video
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 Fast Times TV Show - Fast Times Television Show - TV.com
Fast Times TV Show - Fast Times Television Show - TV.com
Tell the world what you think of Fast Times, write a review for this show.
A decent spin off of the 1982 movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
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 "The Fast Show" (1994)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Fast show is one of the funniest programs to come out of the home of sketch England.
It is full of one liners, running gags and send ups that leave you laughing hours after the show is finished.
The Fast Show Live (1998) (V) Show more recommendations
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 The Fast Show   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
It was very loosely structured and relied heavily on character comedy, long-running gags, and endless catchphrases which would be repeated across the nation the morning after each show was aired.
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.
Note: the writers claim Colin is based on fans of comedy sketch shows, who constantly repeat the catchphrases the next day
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 Amazon.co.uk: The Fast Show - Series 3 [1994]: DVD: Rhys Thomas,Paul Shearer,Eryl Maynard,Colin McFarlane,Donna ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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i recently bought series 1-3 as i loved the show when it was first aired.on watching the first season however my attention wained after the 3rd episode, because of the repetitiveness of the sketches and characters.
The Fast Show series 3 is probably the best sketch show ever personally I think the fast show is better than little Britain
www.amazon.co.uk /Fast-Show-3-Paul-Whitehouse/dp/B0002ADW6C   (611 words)

  
 Beebfun - The Fast Show Desktop Theme Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
is a furiously inventive and pacey comedy skit show (averaging a machine-gun-like 25 sketches per 30 minute episode), apolitical and fuelled by cleverly repetitive catchphrases and Viz like creations, the
Desktop Theme is based on the fast paced action packed comedy sketch programme featuring the talents of writers and performers Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson.
Also included are new windows sounds taken from the Fast Show with some memorable quotes.
www.beebfun.com /fs.htm   (570 words)

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