The Fast Show – pure comedy gold!
Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson
If you’ve been having a look at the latest Fast Show shows online – what do you think? And if you haven’t; why on Earth not!?
The 12 episode series includes brand new material created British comedy legends Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson. It’s been a long wait for those of us who loved the show the first time around – so maybe I’m not the most objective judge – but I honestly think it’s even better than the original.
In episode one of the Fast Show 2011, landowner Ralph approaches groundsman Ted who is standing at a fence in a field eating his sandwiches. As Ralph starts to speak, Ted interrupts him immediately, shaking his head and saying “I’m not interested in coming to See Lady Gaga sir”! As Ralph walks forlornly away, Ted adds: “But I wouldn’t mind going to see the Elton John show,” much to Ralph’s obvious (gesticulating and cavorting in the background…) delight.
Pure comedy gold for some of us!
Rowley Birkin
Meanwhile, Rowley Birkin QC, the mainly unintelligible posh old bloke with his shock of dry white hair, recounting stories from his past in front of his fire in a his leather armchair is also back “Cancer! Aaaagh” (mumbles) taps fingers (mumbles) “or maybe it was a Scorpio, I don’t know.”
Monkfish also makes a very welcome return taking a job as a butler at what seems to be a hilarious take on “Downton Abbey” and all the other shows roughly the same.
Superb stuff! “John Actor plays a tough, uncompromising butler in ‘Upstairs Monkfish, Downstairs Monkfish’ .”
The Fast Show comes back to us courtesy of Fosters.co.uk along with other comedy legends including Vic and Bob.
The comedy duo’s episode 5 featuring the glassblowers for the “Afternoon Delight” is not to be missed. “Our first love is blowing glass” and … “it’s a kind of isolated lonely life”. The pair can’t hold back the giggles and nor will you!