Barry Welsh Is Coming is a sketch show produced by Absolutely Productions for HTV Wales. The programme was first broadcast at 10:40 pm on Friday 6 September 1996 and originally ran for 6 series with some episodes later broadcast on the Paramount Comedy Channel. It was produced by Pete Baikie, and almost all the main characters were played by John Sparkes, who also played the inept presenter Barry Welsh. For the final series, the show was renamed "Barry Welsh Is Going" and consisted of three compilation specials. The series was replaced by "Jeff Global's Global Probe", which ended after six episodes.