Chewin' the Fat was 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 series, were later broadcast nationally across the United Kingdom. Although the last series ended in February 2002, six Hogmanay specials were broadcast each New Year's Eve between 2000-05, which were later offered on DVD when purchasing the Scottish Sun.
Chewin' the Fat gave rise to the spin-off show Still Game, a sitcom focusing on the two elderly friends, Jack and Victor.
The series was mostly filmed in and around Glasgow and occasionally West Dunbartonshire.
The English idiom to chew the fat means to chat casually, but thoroughly, about subjects of mutual interest.
Maps, Directions, and Place Reviews
Recurring characters and sketches
Cast & Crew
Main Cast
- Ford Kiernan - Various Characters
- Greg Hemphill - Various Characters
- Karen Dunbar - Various Characters
- Paul Riley - Various Characters
- Mark Cox - Various Characters
- Julie Wilson Nimmo - Various Characters
- Tom Urie - Various Characters
- Gordon McCorkell - Various Characters
Main Crew
- Ford Kiernan - Writer & Creator
- Greg Hemphill - Writer & Creator
- Sanjeev Kohli - Additional Material
- Donald McLeary - Additional Material
- Iain Connell - Additional Material
- Robert Florence - Additional Marerial
- Michael Hines - Director
- Colin Gilbert - Producer
- Ewan Angus - Producer (For BBC Scotland)
- Rab Christie - Script Editor
- John McNeil - Lighting Director
DVD releases
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