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Is It Bill Bailey?

Comedy · 1998

Last aired: S1 E6, Mastermind · 1998-03-27

Is It Bill Bailey? is a stand up/sketch comedy series written by and starring Bill Bailey. Each episode features Bailey performing an amount of stand-up comedy on stage, interspersed with comedy sketches starring himself and other actors. As well as performing parodies of pop songs or performers, Bailey deconstructs music from television shows such as Doctor Who or Starsky and Hutch.

Cast

Bill Bailey Himself

Season 1

E1 Dr. Who 1998-02-20 · 30 min Bill demonstrates the most important job in football, joins a battle re-enactment and explores the fine line between madness and genius, in his first show.

E2 Cartoon Music 1998-02-27 · 30 min Bill pays musical tribute to Billy Bragg, protects a house with a ring of steel, and imagines life as a professional xylophone player.

E3 Glastonbury 1998-03-06 · 30 min A wry look at the Glastonbury Festival and a warning for restaurant raconteurs.

E4 Scottish Time Travel 1998-03-13 · 30 min Bill goes to an upper-class music festival, treats us to an unusual organ recital, and goes behind the scenes in the high-pressure world of ‘The Van'.

E5 Cockney Music 1998-03-20 · 30 min Bill argues that cockney music has influenced the great classical composers.

E6 Mastermind 1998-03-27 · 30 min Bill explains why supermarkets try to make people feel guilty.

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