# Is It Bill Bailey? > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Is_It_Bill_Bailey%3F > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Is_It_Bill_Bailey%3F.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_It_Bill_Bailey%3F > Source revision: 1299489416 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Is It Bill Bailey?" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 1998 TV series or program Is It Bill Bailey? Title screen Created by Bill Bailey Starring Bill Bailey Simon Pegg No. of series 1 No. of episodes 6 Production Producer BBC Scotland Running time 30 mins Original release Network BBC Two Release 20 February (1998-02-20) – 27 March 1998 (1998-03-27) ***Is It Bill Bailey?*** was a [stand up](/source/Stand-up_comedy)/[sketch](/source/Sketch_comedy) comedy series written by and starring British actor and comedian [Bill Bailey](/source/Bill_Bailey), along with [Simon Pegg](/source/Simon_Pegg).[1][2] One series of six episodes was produced and aired on [BBC Two](/source/BBC_Two) in 1998.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] It was filmed in [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow).[1] It has never been recommissioned or released on [DVD](/source/DVD). It was to be repeated for the first time since original transmission on [Dave](/source/Dave_(TV_channel)) from 23 September 2008, but was dropped from the schedules a few days before broadcast. 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](/source/Pop_music) or performers, Bailey would [deconstruct](/source/Deconstruction) music from television shows such as *[Doctor Who](/source/Doctor_Who)* or *[Starsky and Hutch](/source/Starsky_and_Hutch)*. The programme was produced by [BBC Scotland](/source/BBC_Scotland) and many of the sketches featured Scottish actors such as [Forbes Masson](/source/Forbes_Masson) and [Ford Kiernan](/source/Ford_Kiernan). [Geraldine McNulty](/source/Geraldine_McNulty), [Norman Lovett](/source/Norman_Lovett) and [Simon Pegg](/source/Simon_Pegg) also featured. Additional material was contributed by frequent collaborators [Sean Lock](/source/Sean_Lock) and [Martin Trenaman](/source/Martin_Trenaman). The shows were directed by [Edgar Wright](/source/Edgar_Wright), who went on to direct the sitcom *[Spaced](/source/Spaced)* and the films *[Shaun of the Dead](/source/Shaun_of_the_Dead)* and *[Hot Fuzz](/source/Hot_Fuzz)*, all of which starred Simon Pegg. Bailey had a cameo in *Hot Fuzz*, as well as a small role in *Spaced*. He was also approached to appear in *Shaun of the Dead* as a zombie, but was busy with other engagements at the time. Many songs and routines featured in the show were first performed in his *Cosmic Jam* tour and TV show *[Asylum](/source/Asylum_(1996_TV_series))*, and several were later used during his *Bewilderness* tour. The title is derived from the game "Rizla" (also known as *"Who Am I?"*), in which players are assigned the name of a celebrity or animal and must ask other players [yes–no questions](/source/Yes%E2%80%93no_question) to determine who they are. The opening credits of the show depict Bailey with a [Rizla](/source/Rizla) on his forehead, bearing his own name. ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) ["Why Bill Bailey had to get rescued from city pulpit..."](https://www.proquest.com/docview/2909432381) *Glasgow Times*. 4 January 2024. [ProQuest](/source/ProQuest) [2909432381](https://www.proquest.com/docview/2909432381). Retrieved 25 December 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** McDonnell, Jenny (Summer 2013). ["The World's End"](https://www.proquest.com/docview/1834034424). *The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies* (12): 149–154. [ProQuest](/source/ProQuest) [1834034424](https://www.proquest.com/docview/1834034424). ## External links - [*Is It Bill Bailey?*](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03jnk10) at [BBC Online](/source/BBC_Online) - [*Is It Bill Bailey?*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144054/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Is It Bill Bailey?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_It_Bill_Bailey%3F) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_It_Bill_Bailey%3F?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.