"Double the Fist" is a show about four of the most extreme people on the planet in their pursuit of 'Fist'. The means: strength, power, knowledge, and most importantly, PAIN! The 'Fist' will earn you the respect and admiration of your fellow peers in the extreme community. Each episode, Steve Foxx, the most extreme person on the planet, will challenge the Fist Team, Rod Foxx, Mephisto, and The Womp, 3 other very extreme people, to perform a near impossible task and see if they survive. FULL FIST! There are shows in the world that are unique to their country of origin. You watch "Yes Minister" & know that's uniquely English. You watch "Friends" & know that it's uniquely American.<br/><br/>"Double The Fist" is not only uniquely Australian, it's just simply UNIQUE with some of the most off-the-wall humour ever made. Made on an embarrassingly small budget, everything about the show works in the way intended. Each episode follows a basic guideline of the crew having thought of something completely absurd, then The Womp, Rodd Foxx, Tina T & Mephisto interact even more absurdly (& usually violently) with the idea (with Steve Foxx commentating along the way) until most things are destroyed in random acts of violence while earning "Fist".<br/><br/>The show quite rightly won the 2004 AFI award for Best Comedy Series. Here's hoping Series 2 can maintain the impetus generated 3 years ago.<br/><br/>Highly recommended if you don't mind cheap production & absurdity mixed into a very unique blend. It doesn't get any funnier than this show. Produced on a budget that wouldn't buy a happy meal from Macca's, this is the most original and hilarious thing I have seen in ages. Violent? Yes. Satirical? Yes. Funny? As. The first series is a satirical take on extreme sports, among other things. The second series is a different animal again, surreal comedy grounded in tatty realism with a healthy dose of full-on digital effects. Do yourself a favor and if you haven't seen it, you unworthy mortal, then do so immediately, and you too may be inspired to earn "Full Fist", and the respect of your peers. This show defies categorization, except to say it's bogglingly funny and "Fistworthy" in the extreme. "Full Fist" from me.
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