Swiss Toni, Competitive Dad and a pair of unsuitably smutty tailors were among the comic creations introduced by BBC sketch series The Fast Show which first aired in 1994. To mark the catchphrase-packed programme’s 30th birthday, they will reunite for a UK stage tour that brings together other memorable characters to ask “Where’s me washboard?”, “Anyone fancy a pint?” and “Does my bum look big in this?”
The series’ originators, Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse, will appear alongside Simon Day, John Thomson, Arabella Weir and Mark Williams for 13 shows, starting on 18 March at Stoke-on-Trent’s Regent theatre and ending on 31 March at Brighton Dome. The production, An Evening with the Fast Show, will revive popular sketches and songs from the series and include a cast discussion bringing together their memories. There will also be a tribute to their former co-star, Caroline Aherne, whose characters included an ebullient TV meteorologist constantly predicting “scorchio!” conditions. Aherne died aged 52 of cancer in 2016.
