At the start of An Evening With The Fast Show, Charlie Higson suggests that catchphrases are not intrinsically funny. But through a mix of talent, luck and alchemy a random phrase can become hilarious. Even, offered Higson hopefully, something as banal as "Soho is not what it was."
This comedic attempt to launch a new catchphrase set up a neat running gag in this extended reunion tour 31 years since the BBC show first aired. The surviving cast relived their Fast past while a touching tribute was paid to the much-missed Caroline Aherne, with a montage of her best bits from Scorchio and beyond prompting the loudest cheer of the night.
