Fast Forward was an Australian commercial television sketch comedy show that ran for 95 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 and Marg Downey, 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. Commercial broadcasting - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australias national public broadcaster. ... The D-Generation was a popular and influential Australian TV sketch comedy show, produced and broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) for two series (1986-1987) and directed by Kris Noble. ... Magda Szubanski (born April 12, 1961) is an Australian comedy performer. ... Marg Downey is an Australian comedian. ... This is an article about the Canadian television series. ... Steve William Vizard, born 1956 in Richmond, Victoria and educated at Carey Baptist Grammar School is an Australian media personality and businessman. ... Jane Turner as Bobby Battista in Fast Forward Jane Turner is an Australian actor and comedienne who is regarded as one of the funniest and most talented TV personalities in Australia. ... Riley (right) with Kath & Kim co-star, Jane Turner. ... Jane Turner and Gina Riley as Kath & Kim Kath & Kim is a satirical Australian television series shown on the ABC network. ...

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. Channel surfing is the practice of quickly scanning through different television channels or radio frequencies in order to find something interesting to watch or listen to. ... Four thousandths of a second of white noise White noise (Sample â–¶(?)) is a random signal (or process) with a flat power spectral density. ...

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. The Mavis Bramston Show was a popular satirical sketch comedy TV series broadcast on Australian television. ... Australia Youre Standing In It was an Australian sketch comedy series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, first screened in 1983 with a second series made in 1984. ... Full Frontal is an Australian sketch comedy series which debuted in 1993. ... Eric Bana Eric Bana (born August 9, 1968 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actor. ...

Cast

Regular cast members included:

• Steve Vizard

• Peter Moon

• Jane Turner

• Magda Szubanski

• Gina Riley

• Marg Downey

• Michael Veitch

• Glenn Robbins

• Ernie Dingo

External link

• Fast Forward at the Internet Movie Database