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1989 Australian TV series or program
Fast Forward
GenreSketch comedy
Directed byTed Emery
Presented byJohn Deeks
StarringGeoff Brooks
Jane Turner
Magda Szubanski
Marg Downey
Michael Veitch
Peter Moon
Steve Blackburn
Ernie Dingo (1989)
Steve Vizard (1989-91)
Bryan Dawe (1990)
Alan Pentland (1990-92, recurring previously)
Gina Riley (1990-92)
Brendan Luno (1991, recurring previously)
Gerry Connolly (1991, recurring previously)
Glenn Robbins (1991-92)
Theme music composerPaul Grabowsky
ComposersSteve Blackburn
Yuri Worontschak
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes90
Production
ProducersTed Emery
Mark Ruse
Production locationMelbourne
Original release
NetworkSeven Network
Release12 April 1989 –
26 November 1992
Related
The D-Generation, Bligh

Fast Forward is an Australian commercial television sketch comedy show that ran for 90 episodes from 12 April 1989 to 26 November 1992. It starred several former members of the ABC series The D-Generation such as Magda Szubanski, Marg Downey, Michael Veitch as well as other Melbourne-based comedians such as The Eleventh Hour's Steve Vizard and Peter Moon, and Jane Turner and Gina Riley who are now famous for Kath & Kim. It also marked the first time that Kath & Kim stars Turner, Riley and Szubanski worked together on screen. All episodes were directed by Ted Emery.

Fast Forward was formatted to simulate continuous channel surfing, and after the punchline, each sketch would abruptly switch to a momentary segment of static, followed by another sketch, simulating the effect of the viewer repeatedly switching channels. It featured many spoofs of television programs of the day, politicians and television advertisements.

The series' composite style, which blended direct TV parody with traditional sketch comedy followed several earlier Australian sketch comedy programs such as The Mavis Bramston Show, The Naked Vicar Show, Australia You're Standing In It, and The D-Generation. Fast Forward was succeeded by the series Full Frontal, which starred some of the same cast and marked the TV debut of comedian and actor Eric Bana. Some of the cast of Fast Forward also participated in the short-lived period sitcom Bligh.

All four seasons plus five 'best of' compilations are now available on DVD. The first two seasons are scheduled for re-release on March 10, 2010.

Cast

Regular cast members included:

Guest stars

  • Alan Pentland (1989)
  • Bryan Dawe (1989)
  • Brendan Luno (1989, 1990, 1992)
  • Gerry Connolly (1990, 1992)
  • Glenn Robbins (1991, Episodes 3.1-3.13)
  • Glenn Butcher (1991)
  • Mary Coustas (1991)

References

  • Pentland, Alan (Editor) (1992). Fast Forward in freeze frame. Melbourne: Mandarin Australia. ISBN 1-86330-166-6. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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