They made it shorter and faster, to appeal to an audience used to new fast-paced pop videos on MTV. <\/p>\n
And it was packed full of new characters like Ted and Ralph, Swiss Tony and Monkfish.<\/p>\n
An average show could squeeze 27 sketches into 30 minutes, compared to nine or ten in other shows. It had a huge influence on their other comedy shows.<\/p>\n
“I think most of our characters were quite warm and quite engaging and we didn’t sneer at them or mock them,” says Paul.<\/p>\n
The exception was Ken and Kenneth (Paul Whitehouse and Mark Williams). <\/p>\n
Two tailors in a formal menswear shop who bombard their customers with sexually explicit innuendo and their catchphrase “Ooh, suit you sir”.<\/p>\n
They’re among 70 characters revived in the stage show, which has been touring since 2024. And their catchphrase is the one most often shouted at Whitehouse in the street.<\/p>\n
“People love the show and it’s a celebration of that,” he says.<\/p>\n
According to those who come along, the show often reminds them of important times in their lives, when they watched with parents and other family. <\/p>\n
Seeing it on stage reminds them of the closeness they had while watching first time around.<\/p>\n
The show unites six of the Fast Show cast \u2013 Arabella Weir, Mark Williams, Simon Day and John Thomson \u2013 along with Paul and Charlie.<\/p>\n