Chewin' the Fat [SEP] cast member
Chewin' the Fat
Chewin' the Fat is a Scottish comedy sketch show, starring Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill and Karen Dunbar. Comedians Paul Riley and Mark Cox also appeared regularly on the show among other actors such as Gregor Fisher and Tom Urie.
"Chewin' the Fat" first started as a radio series on BBC Radio Scotland. The later television show, which ran for four series, was first broadcast on BBC One Scotland, but series three and four, as well as highlights from the first two
was given only one full networked airing by the BBC - the 1982 Hogmanay special aired outside Scotland on New Year's Day 1983. The last new episode - produced by regular cast member Tony Roper - aired on Thursday 31 December 1992.
Comedy specials have continued to air each Hogmanay on BBC1 Scotland, including "Chewin' the Fat", "Still Game" and "Only an Excuse?". Fulton also revived his Reverend I.M. Jolly character for a series of spin-off Hogmanay specials during the 1990s - "