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Fast Forward

  • 1989 –1992
  • Ended
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★ 7.5 TMDB Rating · 6 votes

Fast Forward was Australia’s highest rating, longest running and most critically awarded commercial television sketch comedy show, broadcast for 90 one hour episodes from 12 April 1989 to 26 November 1992. The show was produced by Steve Vizard, who was also the Executive Producer, writer and performer, and starred Jane Turner, Gina Riley, Magda Szubanski, Marg Downey, Michael Veitch, Peter Moon, Alan Pentland, Steve Blackburn, Geoff Brookes, Ernie Dingo, the Rubbery Figures satirical puppets, and numerous guests and supporting stars, such as Gerry Connolly and Brian Dawe. Fast Forward was succeeded by the related series Full Frontal, and subsequently Totally Full Frontal, which were broadcast from 1993 to 1999 and which starred many of the original Fast Forward cast as well as many iconic performers including Eric Bana, Stephen Curry, Glenn Robbins, Shaun Micallef, Kitty Flanagan and Julia Morris. Fast Forward was directed by Ted Emery. In its second and subsequent series, Andrew Knight joined Steve Vizard and Ted Emery as Executive Producers of the show. They went on to establish the leading Australian Production house, Artist Services, which produced 1400 hours of prime time television including SeaChange, Big Girls Blouse, Tonight Live with Steve Vizard, the Eric Bana show, the Shaun Micallef Pogram.

Seasons
4
Episodes
90
Episode length
~1h
First aired
Apr 12, 1989
Networks
Seven Network
Original language
English
Origin
Australia

Cast of Fast Forward

  • Portrait of Magda Szubanski

    Magda Szubanski

  • Portrait of Gina Riley

    Gina Riley

  • Portrait of Glenn Robbins

    Glenn Robbins

  • Portrait of Bryan Dawe

    Bryan Dawe

  • Portrait of Marg Downey

    Marg Downey

  • Portrait of Ernie Dingo

    Ernie Dingo

  • Portrait of Jane Turner

    Jane Turner

  • Portrait of Michael Veitch

    Michael Veitch

  • Peter Moon

  • Steve Vizard

Seasons

  • Specials

    Air date unknown

    16 episodes

  • Poster for Season 1 of Fast Forward

    Season 1

    Apr 12, 1989

    22 episodes

  • Season 2

    Apr 19, 1990

    26 episodes

  • Season 3

    Apr 11, 1991

    26 episodes

  • Season 4

    Aug 13, 1992

    16 episodes

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