Is It Bill Bailey?

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Is It Bill Bailey?
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Format	Stand-up / sketch comedy
Created by	Bill Bailey
Starring	Bill Bailey Simon Pegg
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer(s)	BBC Scotland
Running time	30 mins
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC Two
Picture format	4:3
Original run	20 February 1998 – 27 March 1998
External links
IMDb profile

Is It Bill Bailey? was a stand up / sketch comedy series written by and starring Bill Bailey. One series of six episodes was produced and aired on BBC Two in 1998, and it has never been repeated, recommissioned, or released on DVD.

Each episode featured Bailey performing stand-up comedy on stage, interspersed with sketches starring himself and other actors. As well as performing parodies of pop songs or performers, Bailey would deconstruct music from television shows such as Doctor Who or Starsky and Hutch.

The programme was produced by BBC Scotland and many of the sketches feature Scottish actors such as Forbes Masson and Ford Kiernan. Geraldine McNulty, Norman Lovett and Simon Pegg also feature. Additional material was also contributed by frequent collaborators Sean Lock and Martin Trenaman. The shows were directed by Edgar Wright, who went on to direct the sitcom Spaced and the films Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, all which starred Simon Pegg. Many songs and routines featured in the show were first performed in his Cosmic Jam tour and TV show Asylum and several were later used during his Bewilderness tour.