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''Fast Forward'' was Australia’s highest rating and most critically awarded commercial television sketch comedy show, broadcast for 90 one hour episodes from 12 April 1989 to 26 November 1992.〔http://books.google.com/books?id=mcuN_T1ptCsC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false〕 The show was produced by Steve Vizard, who was also the Executive Producer, writer and performer, and starred Jane Turner, Gina Riley, Magda Szubanski (who went on to star in ''Kath & Kim''), 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.〔The Unofficial Fast Forward Guide〕 ''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.〔http://books.google.com/books?id=mcuN_T1ptCsC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false〕 ''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 Girl's Blouse'', ''Tonight Live with Steve Vizard'', ''The Eric Bana Show'', ''The Shaun Micallef Pogram'' (sic). All four seasons plus five 'best of' compilations of ''Fast Forward'' have been released on DVD. All four seasons were re-released in 2010. In 2013, the Network Ten-owned channel, One began airing hour-long specials titled ''Fast Forward Funniest Send-Ups''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Fast Forward Funniest Send-Ups )〕 ==Background== Many of the stars came from a 1985 Seven Network sketch comedy pilot called ''The Eleventh Hour'', which also spawned ''The Comedy Company'', via ''The D-Generation''. ''Fast Forward'' was commissioned by Seven in late 1988.〔http://books.google.com/books?id=mcuN_T1ptCsC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false〕 It was produced by Vizard’s production company, United Film Completion, and broadcast on Seven Network, then part of Christopher Skase’s Qintex Group. There were a number of working titles for the show, including ''Snapped Cable Television'', as well as ''Fast Forward''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fast Forward (TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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