Fast Forward (TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = Fast Forward


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genre = Sketch comedy
creator =
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director = Ted Emery
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presenter = John Deeks
starring = Geoff Brooks Jane Turner Magda Szubanski Marg Downey Michael Veitch Peter Moon Steve Blackburn Ernie Dingo (1989) Steve Vizard (1989-91) Bryan Dawe (1990) Gerry Connolly (1991, recurring previously) Alan Pentland (1990-92, recurring previously) Gina Riley (1990-92) Brendan Luno (1991, recurring previously) Glenn Robbins (1991-92)
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narrated =
theme_music_composer = Paul Grabowsky
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composer = Steve Blackburn Yuri Worontschak
country = Australia
language = English
num_seasons =
num_episodes = 90
list_episodes =
executive_producer =
co_exec = Andrew Knight Steve Vizard
producer = Ted Emery Mark Ruse
sup_producer =
asst_producer = Rod Quantock (1989)
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location = Melbourne
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channel = Seven Network
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first_run =
first_aired = 12 April 1989
last_aired = 26 November 1992
preceded_by =
followed_by = "Full Frontal"
related = "The D-Generation", "Bligh"
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prod_website =
imdb_id = 0096581
tv_com_id = 6786

"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 are now available on DVD.

Cast

Regular cast members included:

* Geoff Brooks
* Jane Turner
* Magda Szubanski
* Marg Downey
* Michael Veitch
* Peter Moon
* Steve Blackburn
* Ernie Dingo (1989)
* Steve Vizard (1989-91)
* Bryan Dawe (1990)
* Gerry Connolly (1991, recurring previously)
* Alan Pentland (1990-92, recurring previously)
* Gina Riley (1990-92)
* Brendan Luno (1991, recurring previously)
* Glenn Robbins (1991-92)

Guest Stars

* Alan Pentland (1989)
* Brendan Luno (1989, 1990, 1992)
* Gerry Connolly (1990, 1992)
* Glenn Robbins (1991, Episodes 3.1-3.13)
* Glenn Butcher (1991)

References

*cite book
last =Pentland
first =Alan (Editor)
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =Fast Forward in freeze frame
publisher =Mandarin Australia
date =1992
location =Melbourne
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doi =
isbn = 1-86330-166-6

External links

*
* [http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=138523;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 Fast Forward at the National Film and Sound Archive]
* [http://www.users.on.net/~mark/Fast%20Forward.html The Unofficial Fast Forward Guide]