Tickets for Edinburgh show go on sale this week

Cult BBC comedy The Fast Show is coming to The Edinburgh Playhouse early next year, 30 years after the TV show ended.

The iconic 90s comedy sketch show spawned many memorable catchphrases including ‘Ooh suit You!’, ‘No Offence!’ ‘Niiiiiiiiiice’, ‘Brilliant!’ and ‘Scorchio’, running from 1994 to 1997.

Co-creators Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson are reuniting with Simon Day, John Thomson, Mark Williams and Arabella Weir to once again bring An Evening With The Fast Show to UK & Ireland theatres next year.

An Evening With The Fast Show comes to the Edinburgh Playhouse on February 14, 2027, as part of a UK tour. | Neil Reading PR

Join the original cast members for a glimpse behind the scenes and relive some of the award-winning sketch show’s iconic characters and catchphrases. 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.

Speaking about the Fast Show’s return, Paul Whitehouse said: “Ooh suit you! Looks like we’re back on the road in 2027 with An Evening with The Fast Show.“

Charlie Higson said: “Who’d have thought it – over 30 years later and we’re still going strong. We had so much fun being back out on the road that we’ve decided to do it all over again.“

The 23-date 2027 UK tour begins on February 1, and includes a stop at the Edinburgh Playhouse on Sunday, February 14. Tickets are on sale here at 12pm on Friday, October 9.