The Fast Show legend Ron Manager is bang out of order on the latest episode of the comedy show being screened online only at Fosters’ website.
In the episode, Ron is shown off-camera preparing for the interviews to come. Poor Ron finds himself drawn into a deeply sexist conversation with his two co-hosts but is woefully out of his depth.
The sketch of course mirrors some of the real life events that happened to Andy Gray and Richard Keys early last year when they were sacked from Sky Sports after sparking outrage with their off-air (or so they thought)derogatory jokes about women. The pair famously questioned whether a female linesman knew the offside rule.
Ron and his colleagues go a lot further, directly propositioning one of the young make up girls; the sketch then descends into a Benny Hill style saucy chase finish, but not before we get a few more details about Clive’s affair with one of the station’s new weather girls.
This all befuddles Ron Manager a little – “the five Fs find ‘em, forget ‘em, pheromones isn’t it – totally smashed!”
Only Ron knows what he’s on about which is what makes the show’s funny videos as funny as they are of course.
Fans of the show from the 90s certainly won’t be disappointed by the Fast Show 2011 versions. But they’re only online as things stand after the shows main creators Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson were so impressed by the numbers of people searching for their old stuff on YouTube.
What the pair have so wisely done is not to interfere with all the old characters us die-hard fans knew and loved so much; hence Ron Manager, Arthur Atkinson, Ted & Ralph, Swiss Toni and so many others.
Whether Ron’s sexist comments ill have been leaked to to wider public remains to be seen. It would be a tragedy to see him sacked from the show – watch this space!
Ron Manager bang out of order
The best comedy series ever
So what was the best comedy series ever for you?
It’s a subjective question and you might give a different answer at different times of the day or year depending on what mood you’re in. Also – our tastes in comedy change over time and familiarity breeds contempt. What’s bright fresh and new today becomes a tiresome cliché tomorrow.
Nevertheless, the one that never leaves my top list and which I never grow tired of watching clips from is undoubtedly the Fats Show.
Produced by the BBC, the Fast Show ran for three series between 1994 and 1997, with what was supposed to be a final ‘one off’ show in 2000.
The show’s main performers included Paul Whitehouse, Simon Day, John Thomson, Mark Williams, Arabella Weir, Caroline Aherne and Charlie Higson. And it was Charlie Higson who announced that the show would be back in November 2011 – but this time only online.
So it’s proved to be. So what is, for me, probably the best comedy series of all time is back each Thursday at 1pm at Fosters.co.uk.
The Fast show 2011 series sees a return of many of the favourite characters like Swiss Toni, Rowley Birkin QC, Ron Manager and Bob Fleming.
So do yourself a favour and tune in for some Thursday afternoon delights.
I’ll leave you with one of my favourite ever Fast Show sketches just in case you aren’t yet a fan of the show: The sketch is one of the series of “Anyone fancy a pint?” sketches. The scene is a dinner party where a thoughtful, introspective woman is quietly telling the gathering about being abandoned as a child and being let down in life and abandoned by people she loved. At the most moving part of what she’s saying, one of the guests (played by Paul Whitehouse) cuts across her asking “anyone fancy a pint?” Almost immediately, most of the men in the room leave…
The Fast Show is back … only online!
The show which revolutionised sketch comedies in the 1990s is back, this time online.
The fast show lived up to its name when it hit the comedy scene in 1994. The show became famous for its short, punchy sketches, with catchphrases such as “Does my bum look big in this?”, “Scorchio!” and “Suit you, sir!”
Now, over a decade on from the three-part “Last Ever” show, the Fast Show is back for a 12-episode online series, with fresh material written by the show’s creators Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse.
The Fast Show isn’t the first popular comedy show from yesteryear to move from television to the internet. Vic and Bob and Alan Partridge enjoyed successful comebacks on the web. Now, it seems, The Fast Show will join them.
Not only has the show moved from our television sets to the internet, it is now even faster – each episode will be no longer than eight minutes. The episodes may be considerably shorter, but the show has lost none of the humour and charm which made it a huge success back in the 90s.
The first episode of the new series hit the web on November 10th and began with a typically awkward conversation between Ted and Ralph, a trademark Rowley Birkin QC ramble and another scorching day forecast for Republicca.
Many sketch shows have come and gone since The Fast Show left our television screens all those years ago. Few, however, have managed to match the quick-witted humour of The Fast Show.
The new series features a nice blend of classic lines and up-to-date humour and has never been easier to access. You can watch the Fast Show 2011 on YouTube, it is that simple.
The fast show set the bar, then The Catherine Tate Show and Little Britain raised it in many people’s eyes. Now the show which revolutionised sketch comedies in the 1990s is back, this time online.
The Fast Show lived up to its name. Each episode featured short, snappy clips, with oft-repeated catchphrases such as “Suit you, sir!”, “Does my bum look big in this?” and “Scorchio!”
Despite being hugely popular, The Fast Show only ran for three series from 1994 to 1997, with a three-part “Last Ever” show in 2000. With a title like that, fans could have been forgiven for thinking they had seen the last of characters such as Rowley Birkin QC, Brilliant Kid, Ted and Ralph and the Chanel 9 team.
However, the series created by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson has joined other popular comedy shows from yesteryear in moving from TV to the internet. Alan Partridge and Vic and Bob enjoyed successful revivals on the web. Now, it seems, The Fast Show will join them.
The first episode hit computer screens on November 10, the first of 12 planned episodes, and the show picked up where it left off all those years ago.
Ted and Ralph engage in typically awkward dialogue, there is a treat for male viewers on the Chanel 9 news team and Rowley Birkin QC serves up one of his drunken ramblings.
Many comedy shows have come and gone since The Fast Show left our television screens over a decade ago. Few, though, have managed to match the quick-witted humour of the show created by Whitehouse and Higson.
Judging by the opening episodes of the new online series, The Fast Show 2011 has lost none of the attraction which made it one of the most popular comedy shows of the 90s.
Get ready for star wars in 3D!!!
You either love it, don’t like it, or are disinterested by it. This statement might be similarly true for your affections towards both Star Wars or 3D. Whatever how you’re feeling about either, there’s an unsurprising stir across a universe far, far away as the whole six part story is to be post-rendered into 3D. Star Wars The Phantom Menace is the first of the films to get the treatment, and the episodes will be released yearly in order from twelve Feb 2012.
While most would accept that the more recent, first 3 films are not nearly as good as the classic trilogy, upgrading them all to 3D brings an extra dimension ). I for one am excited to see what Lucasfilm and ILM are actually capable of doing with the 3D format. So many post-rendered 3D films really do tiny to improve the experience. Need I say Clash of the Titans? I’m hoping that it truly adds depth and pulls the characters into your living room, excepting the aggravating Jar Jar Binks naturally. I can not wait for the cantina scene from Star Wars Episode IV : A New Hope in 3D. Only the passage of time will tell if these are the largest 3D releases of the subsequent 6 years, but I’ve got a suspicion that they’re going to be.