I suppose it had to happen eventually

I have finally been quizzed on the meaning of 'Spacebats'. This might take a while...

The Fast Show was a popular comedy sketch show from the 1990s, which gave the English language several catchphrases, at least for a short time ('Scorchio!', 'Suits you, sir' and 'I'm afraid I was very, very drunk' being just three). Featuring on this show was a wonderful character called Professor Denzil Dexter, of the University of Southern California, who had long hippy-style hair (casually flicked over the shoulder at regular intervals) and a lab assistant called Dave. It was a joyous moment for many when it was revealed that Dave was, in fact, a chimpanzee.

Among his experiments are: trying to pass his hand through a pane of glass by changing its molecular structure, examining the link between sunspots and the lack of good TV late at night, and creating a special hat to harness gamma rays. As well as this, and here comes the crucial part, he is in the middle of researching into spacebats.

I thought it would be an appropriate name mainly due to our admiration of the Fast Show in general, but also due to our tastes in film & TV being generally on the sci-fi side, and that we might blog about that on regular occasions.

Feedback: who was your favourite Fast Show character, and why?



That's got it.