NIIIIIIIIIICE! BRILLIANT!! SCORCHIO!!!
TICKETS ON SALE FOR ICONIC TV COMEDY UK TOUR 9 OCTOBER
AN EVENING WITH THE FAST SHOW
Friday 5 February 2027, 7.30pm (tickets on sale 9 October, 12pm)
Congress Theatre Eastbourne
30 years after The Fast Show finished its original BBC run, fans of “The defining comedy sketch show of the Nineties” (The Independent) are in for a treat as co-creators Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson reunite with Simon Day, John Thomson, Mark Williams and Arabella Weir to bring An Evening With The Fast Show to The Congress Theatre, Eastbourne on Friday 5 February as part of an extensive UK tour. Tickets go on sale 12pm, Friday 9 October.
Paul Whitehouse said: “Ooh suit you! Looks like we’re back on the road in 2027 with An Evening with The Fast Show.“
Charlie Higson said: “Who’d have thought it – over 30 years later and we’re still going strong. We had so much fun being back out on the road that we’ve decided to do it all over again.“
An Evening with The Fast Show is a celebration of the enduring appeal of the TV sketch show and the laughter it has brought into the lives of millions.
Join the original cast members for a glimpse behind the scenes and relive some of the award-winning sketch show’s iconic characters and catchphrases including the Suits You Sir tailors, Swiss Toni, Ted and Ralph, Does My Bum Look Big In This, Competitive Dad and so many more.
The cast will chat together about how it all began, how they made the TV show, and created the characters and the fun they had doing it. This will be interspersed with performances of some of their best-loved sketches, monologues and songs, with on-screen inserts and a moment to remember their former collaborator, the late, great Caroline Aherne.
The Fast Show first aired on BBC2 on 27 September 1994 and became one of the nation’s best-loved comedy shows, having a huge influence on subsequent TV sketch shows. Oooooh, Suit You. No Offence! Niiiiiiiiiice! Brilliant!! Scorchio!!!
Book for An Evening With The Fast Show to The Congress Theatre, Eastbourne on Friday 5 February, 7.30pm, suitable for ages 16+, book at eastbournetheatres.co.uk or call 01323 412000. Booking opens 9 October, 12pm
