The Fast Show, known as
Brilliant in the US, was a
BBC comedy
sketch show programme that ran from 1994 to 1997, with specials in 2000 and 2014. It was one of the most popular sketch shows of the 1990s in the UK. The show's central performers were
Paul Whitehouse,
Charlie Higson,
Simon Day,
Mark Williams,
John Thomson,
Arabella Weir and
Caroline Aherne. Other significant cast members included
Paul Shearer,
Rhys Thomas,
Jeff Harding,
Maria McErlane, Eryl Maynard,
Colin McFarlane and
Donna Ewin.