Claim: Derek and Simon was a pilot developed for HBO (an American pay television network ), when it did not air it was sent to film festivals.
Evidence: Then it was developed into two 15-minute segments, "Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette" and "Derek & Simon: The Pity Card", together in a half-hour pilot for HBO as The Derek & Simon Show. When it did not air, the two segments were sent to film festivals, including the Sundance Film Festival and South by Southwest Film Festival, as well as being part of Timothy McSweeney's Wholphin DVD Magazine. Home Box Office (HBO) is an American pay television network owned by WarnerMedia Studios & Networks and the flagship property of parent subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc. Maintaining a general entertainment format, programming featured on the network consists primarily of theatrically released motion pictures and original television programs as well as made-for-cable movies, documentaries and occasional comedy and concert specials.