‘The Fast Show’ cast announces UK tour

The cast of TV comedy series The Fast Show are heading out on tour in 2025 – check out the full list of dates and get tickets below.

The stars of the show – Charlie Higson, Paul Whitehouse Simon Day, John Thomson, Arabella Weir and Mark Williams – will reunite for autumn shows next year celebrating the 30th anniversary of the show first airing.

The show will be a continuation of the tour that took place earlier this year (as per Stereoboard), and will see the comedians open up about the series and how they made it.

The tour will stop at destinations including Cambridge, Portsmouth, Swansea, Hull, Edinburgh, Bradford, Blackpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Bath, Plymouth, Southend and London.

Tickets for the show go on general sale at 10am on November 21 and can be purchased here.

The dates of the show are:

November 2025
3 – Cambridge, Corn exchange
4 – Portsmouth, Guildhall
5 – Swansea, Swansea Arena
7 – Hull, Connexin Live
8 – Edinburgh, Usher Hall
10 – Bradford, St Georges Hall
11 – Blackpool, Opera House
12 – Manchester, O2 Apollo
13 – Birmingham, Symphony Hall
14 – Bath, Forum
15 – Plymouth, Pavilions
17, Southend, Cliffs Pavilion
18 – London, Palladium
19 – London, Palladium

Back in January, it was first announced that the cast of the show would be reuniting for a live tour to celebrate the sketch show’s 30th anniversary.

In a statement at the time, the show’s promoters said: “Fans of the iconic TV programme The Fast Show are in for a real treat as the original cast members – Simon Day, Charlie Higson, John Thomson, Paul Whitehouse, Mark Williams and Arabella Weir – bring their comedic genius to theatres across the country this spring.

“This celebratory live tour will be a huge treat for fans of the multi-award winning quick-fire TV sketch show and provide a real behind-the-scenes insight into some of their favourite characters and catchphrases as they come alive on stage once again.

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.

They added: “Fans will be thrilled to see the return of many of their favourite characters, including: Ted & Ralph, Jesse, Swiss Toni, Does My Bum Look Big In This?, Dave Angel, Jazz Club, The Suit You Tailors, Ron Manager, The Mad Painter, Rowley Birkin, Bob Fleming, Competitive Dad, Professor Denzil Dexter, and The Girl Who Boys Can’t Hear.”

The Fast Show debuted on BBC Two in September 1994, and ran for three series up to 1997. Three specials followed, including the three-part series The Last Fast Show Everin 2000.The show has previously gone on tour twice before, in 1998 and 2002.

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