Peter Baikie
Peter Baikie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Other names | Pete Baikie |
| Known for | Comedy actor & Composer |
| Parent | Rae Baikie & Jim Baikie |
Peter Baikie (born 1957) is a Scottish comedian and composer. He appeared in the British comedy sketch-show Absolutely, composed the theme music and provided comedy songs for the show. He also created several musical comedy characters including Mr Muzak the Piano-playing man and the Laughing man.
As a television composer Baikie's credits include the theme music for
In the 1990s Baikie and fellow Absolutely cast member
Baikie was the bandleader on
He has also won 4 Welsh BAFTAS as the producer of Barry Welsh is Coming and Hugh Pugh's History of Wales for ITV Wales. He also produced Pub Quiz, The Morwenna Banks Show and numerous editions of The Jack Docherty Show for C5. He co-wrote and co-presented the world's first comedy nature series SquawkieTalkie in 1995 and was co-host of Saturday Night Jack for Radio 2 in 2006.
He is a director of Absolutely Productions.
External links
- Peter Baikie at IMDb
- Biography
- Interview in which Pete discusses The Hairstyles and some of his recent work.