| Only an Excuse? | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sketch |
| Created by | Philip Differ |
| Starring | Jonathan Watson |
| Country of origin | Scotland |
| Original language | English/Scottish |
| No. of episodes | 34 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Philip Differ |
| Production location | Scotland |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One Scotland |
| Release | 31 December 1993 – 31 December 2020 |
| Related | |
| Scotch and Wry | |
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Only an Excuse? is an annual Scottish comedy sketch show that was broadcast on BBC One Scotland on Hogmanay from 1993 to 2020.[1]
It starred the actor and comedian Jonathan Watson and featured impressions of some of Scottish football's great characters such as Denis Law, Tommy Burns, Barry Ferguson, Sir Alex Ferguson, Frank McAvennie, Walter Smith and Graeme Souness, as well as caricatures of the "stereotypical" Old Firm fan.