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.
On screen is a replica of the Sky Search and Scan banner and TV guide.
[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'.
[3] The main cast members playing the various characters were Kevin Bishop, Jim Howick, Katie Males, Oliver Maltman, Karen Gillan and Sam Hazeldine.