The Kevin Bishop Show

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The Kevin Bishop Show
Genre Comedy
Directed by Elliot Hegarty (2008)
Dominic Brigstocke (2009)
Starring Kevin Bishop
Jim Howick
Katie Males
Oliver Maltman
Karen Gillan
Sam Hazeldine
Theme music composer Mark Thomas
Opening theme Groove Armada - Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control) (Pilot)
Wiley - "Wearing My Rolex" (Series 1 and 2)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers Phil Clarke
Andrew O'Connor
ProducersLee Hupfield
Michael Livingstone (2008)
Samantha Martin (2009)
Editor Mark Davies
Running time30mins (inc. adverts)
Production companies Objective Productions
All3Media
Original release
Network Channel 4
Release25 July 2008 (2008-07-25) 
4 September 2009 (2009-09-04)
Related
Star Stories
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The Kevin Bishop Show is a sketch comedy written by and starring English comedian Kevin Bishop, part of the Star Stories team. The show was commissioned by Channel 4 for a six-part series starting on 25 July 2008 at 10 p.m. A pilot was broadcast on 23 November 2007 as part of Channel 4's Comedy Showcase and the programme soon earned interest for its incredibly fast pace; 42 sketches were shown in 23 minutes. The show was nominated for Best New Comedy at the 2008 British Comedy Awards. [1] The show started its second series on Friday 31 July 2009 at 10 p.m. on Channel 4.

Contents

Overview

The sketch show is fast-paced and based on channel flicking through channels on Sky Digital. On screen is a replica of the Sky Search and Scan banner and TV guide. Unlike the pilot, the search and scan banner displays the date which is the same as the date the episode is being broadcast, with roughly the same time as it is being broadcast. There are many other TV presentation references throughout the show, mostly related to the TV channels the "shows" are on.

The show received 194 complaints to Channel 4, making it the second most complained about programme on Channel 4 during August 2008, after Big Brother 9. [2] Several complaints were made regarding a musical parody of the Holocaust drama Sophie's Choice, as well as parodies of children's toys adverts on Channel 5, such as 'The 9/11 Playset' and 'The Terrorist Concentration Camp Playset'. A second series of the show was broadcast in July 2009.

The show was written by Bishop, producer Lee Hupfield (creator of Banzai), Paul Hupfield, Lisa Fishwick, Martin Delaney and writer/performer Les Keen. [3]

The main cast members playing the various characters were Kevin Bishop, Jim Howick, Katie Males, Oliver Maltman, Karen Gillan and Sam Hazeldine. [3]

Sketches

There are many sketches on the show, parodying current TV adverts and shows. These include:

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
2008 British Comedy Awards Best New ComedyThe Kevin Bishop ShowNominated [1]
2009 British Comedy Awards Best Sketch ShowThe Kevin Bishop ShowNominated [1]

DVD releases

A DVD containing the pilot and all six episodes of the first series was released on 7 September 2009. [4] Series two was released on DVD on 18 July 2010. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "British Comedy Awards announced". ITV. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  2. "C4's Kevin Bishop sparks user criticism". Broadcast. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  3. 1 2 "The Kevin Bishop Show - Production Details & Cast and Crew". British Comedy Guide . Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  4. 1 2 "The Kevin Bishop Show merchandise". British Comedy Guide . Retrieved 1 May 2025.