Is It Bill Bailey?
1998 · BBC Two · 30 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Mastermind
Sat, 28 Mar, 10:15 am
Bill explains why supermarkets try to make people feel guilty.
About
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.
Episodes
- E01
Dr. Who
Sat, 21 Feb· 30 minBill 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.
- E02
Cartoon Music
Sat, 28 Feb· 30 minBill pays musical tribute to Billy Bragg, protects a house with a ring of steel, and imagines life as a professional xylophone player.
- E03
Glastonbury
Sat, 7 Mar· 30 minA wry look at the Glastonbury Festival and a warning for restaurant raconteurs.
- E04
Scottish Time Travel
Sat, 14 Mar· 30 minBill 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'.
- E05
Cockney Music
Sat, 21 Mar· 30 minBill argues that cockney music has influenced the great classical composers.
- E06
Mastermind
Sat, 28 Mar· 30 minBill explains why supermarkets try to make people feel guilty.
Cast
Bill Bailey
Himself