In early 2001 Bachman and Evans began a weekly live residency at the Etcetera Theatre in London, developing a free-form live sketch-sitcom under the title "Work In Progress". Material from this residency became their first Edinburgh Fringe show "Hmm..." which ran at the Assembly Rooms. Bachman and Evans returned to Edinburgh in 2002 with their second show "The Bachman and Evans Special Edition", which attempted to add DVD-style commentary and 'extra scenes' to their normal live-sitcom-adventure format. In 2001 and 2002 and 2002 Bachman also directed Edinburgh Fringe shows for Mitchell and Webb: "The Mitchell and Webb Story" and "The Mitchell and Webb Clones".