Bachman then went on to spend the early part of his career earning a living mainly as a comedy writer, starting as a solo writer for radio shows such as Week Ending, and then forming a writing partnership with Mark Evans. As a pair they contributed material to a huge number of sketch and entertainment shows for radio and television including "The Very World of Milton Jones", "The Jack Docherty Show", "The 11 O'Clock Show", "The Priory", "The Richard Blackwood Show", "Rhona", "Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway", "Popetown", "Ed Stone Is Dead", "That Mitchell and Webb Sound", and "That Mitchell and Webb Look". As writers on "That Mitchell and Webb Look", Bachman and Evans created several of their much-loved sketches including 'Numberwang', 'David's Chiropractor', 'Glucozade Port' and 'Bed & Booze'.