The Fast Show - Arthur Atkinson Complete Part 1

[pryletoncyo]

Eh? Where's me washboard then? How queer! How queer! How queer!

[carmonandy]

I don't get it

[thegarbeen]

@carmonandy Thats ok, you just dont understand the cultural reference of this sketch. It is a particular sort old school british comedy that is being parodied here.

[TheKenfig]

Inspired isnt it ? I' ve seen you go as red as a cucumber ! Give my regards to the king

[Dario927]

here's one Arthur, what's a Greek urn? a euro and an onion? heheheheh

[Beaglecorn]

<3

[craigfoley]

2 people are wrapping presents when it's nobody's birthday

[Dendiol]

'ow queer!

[SaitanMar]

Favorite Fast Show character.

[speckyprick]

It surprises me how many times I can laugh at 'Where's me washboard' It's funny as hell!

[cuntylishus]

Delightful send-up of the comedy dark ages.

[egapnala65]

@cuntylishus Comedy dark ages? Hardly!! Google around on here for Billy Bennett, Jack Warner, then google more generally for Gillie Potter. The only reason the period is regarded as "the dark ages" is down to ignorance. Clapham and Dwyer were broadcasting routines featuring fake continuity announcements in the 1920's. Dark ages my arse.

[radicalsystems]

wheres me washboard?

[johngferguson]

xkcd.com/794/

[Darkasthenight06]

Just been watching Arthur Askey.performing who this is meant to be a parody of and it's slightly depressing how similar the audience in this is to his audiences. Laughing at nearly everything he says even if what he's saying isn't meant to be a joke.

[bfdhvcnvvbjdn]

@Darkasthenight06 The audience is old stock footage

[kriddz]

Here's my wife, here's my life

too good!

[logixish]

Simon Day is great too.

[uberglocken]

@logixish simon day and paul whitehouse are legends pal and it is a great shame that there is not any comedy shows on t.v. nowadays what are as good as the fast show was. infact there has not been a comedy show on t.v. in england in the last 16 years what comes any where near as class as that.  TIMELESS. . .

[38dragoon38]

I can't help but feel that Paul Whitehouse is being a bit naughty with this. He is highlighting the fact that audiences in the past would laugh at any old rubbish - especially when based on catchphrases and innuendo (the clever part about this sketch is that both are now lost on us - he have to imagine their significance). But surely the whole basis of his Fast Show was a cynical factory produced system of sketches based on catchphrases and innuendos! Is he mocking us?!

[blandflabbis]

@38dragoon38 I think Charlie Higson said it best in an interview. The Fast Show was based on you already knowing what the punchline was as soon as you saw the sketch. Instead of sitting there guessing where the joke was going to come you just sat back and enjoyed the characters and the performances. That's what made it such a great show - the humour came from the performances, not the jokes.

[TheGayJedi]

Have ya seen it? How Queer! wheres me washboard?

[0248959]

wheres me washboard lol

[yethboth]

What is really clever and funny on the Arthur Atkinson sketches is that everything he says to the crowd isn't really funny at all but everyone laughs as if it is funny and it always has me laughing as well. lol :)  In other words everything he says is funny becasue it isn't funny. lol :)

[cessnaace]

@yethboth What's funny is not funny trying to be funny whilst people laugh at you for trying to be funny knowing that you aren't, so they laugh eventhough it's not funny, because if it was funny then it would be funny. LOL!

STAY AWESOME mate! :)

[Supermercado]

Here's my wife, here's my life.

Great catchphrase.

[crazyfulla]

Fast show is win!

[TomthatiscalledTom]

Here's my wife, here's my life

Billy Onions

[paul45862]

How queer...

[DMEB]

i love these segments of the fast show.. especially the one where he swears by mistake!!! haha

[brwhizz]

I've heard most of these jokes on 'Live at the Apollo', especially the 'presents' one. A bit risque!

[30Galleons]

I love the black and white stuff from the fast show, harry enfield, etc.

But when ever i see arthur I want to smack the shit out of him lol

[theHOLTEender]

Paul Whitehouse, the uncrowned king of comedy...

[fckmanutd]

fucking LMAO

[rambodeish]

Hey, here's a good'un!

*silence*

Av seen you wrrrappin presents, when its nobodys birthday!

*roars*

Paul Whitehouse the undisputed comic genius!

[doctorgoolego]

WERES MI WASH BORED...ey....ey....AV YOU SEEN IT......AV YOU SEEN IT......ow queer.....weres mi wash bored?

[dfarmbrough]

Hmm...Max Miller's voice, Arthur Askey's glasses and first name....but I suspect the spoof of a omedian over-reliant on repetition of catch-phrases may have its roots closer to home (yes Mr Enfield, I mean you!)

[mandtrott]

my dad is called arthur atkinson cant help but laugh when this came on!

[JonathanBloggs]

This is clearly where Peter Kay gets his 'material' from

[theeddielang]

Have you seen it? Ey? Have you seen it? Ey? Have you seen it? Ey? Where's me washboard then? GENIUS STUFF....