Question: In what year did an English stand-up comedian whose style focuses on rambling, whimsical monologue, and self-referential pantomime produce the show Cows?

full_context: Document 1: The 'Bu (TV show): The 'Bu is a 2003 award-winning television series from Channel 101's short film contest, it mocks the soap opera television genre and satirized life in Malibu, California (hence the reference to "the 'bu" as a slang name for Malibu) and has seven finished episodes, with an eighth episode "apology" also submitted after the creators ended the show. It was created by The Lonely Island, it stars Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Sarah Chalke, and was directed by Akiva Schaffer. The group's website references the show as "vintage" and cites it as an example of their early work. Three more episodes were filmed after the original cast abandoned the series, bringing the total number of episodes to 11 but it was cancelled in April 2005.
Document 2: Ed Wynn: Isaiah Edwin Leopold (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966), better known as Ed Wynn, was an American actor and comedian noted for his "Perfect Fool" comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s, and his later career as a dramatic actor.
Document 3: Eddie Gossling: Eddie Gossling is an American stand-up comedian residing in Los Angeles, California. He is known for his absurd humor and his voice work in Disney's motion picture "The Wild". He is married to fellow stand-up comedian Megan Mooney.
Document 4: Taron Egerton: Taron David Egerton (born 10 November 1989) is a Welsh actor. He is known for his roles in the British television series "The Smoke" and the 2014 action comedy film "". He has also played Edward Brittain in the 2014 drama film "Testament of Youth", appeared in the 2015 crime thriller film "Legend", starred as Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards in the 2016 biographical film "Eddie the Eagle", voiced Johnny in the 2016 animated musical film "Sing", and reprised his role in the 2017 sequel "". His upcoming films include "Billionaire Boys Club" and "Robin Hood".
Document 5: The Cow (1989 film): The Cow (Russian: Корова Korova) is a 1989 Soviet animated short film directed by Aleksandr Petrov. It tells the story of a boy who recalls how his family lost its cow. The film is based on a short story by Andrei Platonov and was made using paint-on-glass animation.
Document 6: Eddie Marsan: Edward Maurice Charles Marsan (born 9 June 1968) is an English actor. He won the London Film Critics Circle Award and National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film "Happy-Go-Lucky" in 2008.
Document 7: Cows (TV series): Cows is a surreal sitcom produced by Eddie Izzard for Channel 4 in 1997. All actors appeared in cow suits. After the pilot was produced, the show was cancelled by Channel 4 and was never aired.
Document 8: Ideal (TV series): Ideal is an English dark comedy-drama, originally broadcast on TV channel BBC Three, created by Graham Duff and produced by BBC Comedy North and Baby Cow Productions. It stars Johnny Vegas as small-time cannabis dealer Moz.
Document 9: Steve Coogan: Stephen John Coogan (born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, and producer. He began his career in the 1980s, working as a voice artist on the satirical puppet show "Spitting Image" and providing voiceovers for television advertisements. In the early 1990s, he began creating original comic characters, leading him to win the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In 1999, he co-founded the production company Baby Cow Productions.
Document 10: Eddie Griffin: Edward Griffin (born July 15, 1968) is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for portraying Eddie Sherman on the sitcom "Malcolm & Eddie" and the title character in the 2002 comedy film "Undercover Brother". He also played T.J. in the "Deuce Bigalow" movies.
Document 11: Eddie Deezen: Edward Harry "Eddie" Deezen (born March 6, 1957) is an American actor, voice actor and comedian best known for his bit parts as nerd characters in 1970s and 1980s films such as "Grease", "Grease 2", "Midnight Madness", "1941" and "WarGames", as well as for larger and starring roles in a number of independent cult films, including "Surf II: The End of the Trilogy", "Mob Boss", "I Wanna Hold Your Hand", "Beverly Hills Vamp" and "Teenage Exorcist".
Document 12: Cows In Action: Cows In Action is a series of science fiction books written by Steve Cole. The books are about three cows, Pat (Patrick byron shelley vine), Bo (Bonnie red and white Baron vine) and Professor McMoo (Angus hightail Barnabus McMoo), who are agents of the , and work to fight against the . In the fictional future of the "Cows In Action" universe, cows and humans live as equals in the nation of Lucky Burger. McMoo, a bovine genius, manages to construct a time machine from discarded farm equipment and its vital parts from a neighbouring scientist's rubbish bin. The series revolves around the three protagonists' adventures using McMoo's device to travel through time, visit historical settings and prevent the alteration of history by the FBI(the fed up bull institution). In every time period, the trio meet an ancestor of the farmer's horrible wife, Bessie Barmer.
Document 13: Baby Cow Productions: Baby Cow Productions Ltd is a British comedy television production company established in 1999 by Steve Coogan and Henry Normal based in London and Manchester. It has since diversified into radio, animation and film. In 2008, BBC Worldwide bought a 25% stake in the company. The acquisition was made at a time when BBC Worldwide was being criticised for its "out of control" ventures, though Normal told "The Guardian" that BBC Worldwide had not made the highest bid. The company's name is a reference to Coogan's early characters Paul and Pauline Calf.
Document 14: Griggstown cow: For thirty years there had been a legend of a "ghost cow" that wandered the areas around the Millstone River floodplain and Griggstown. The cow was seen many times but only on foggy nights or other times of poor visibility, and many tales were told by local hunters and hikers along the canal path. No spoor or tracks were ever found. Some fuzzy photographs were even taken, but they were all inconclusive. At the time area was mostly suburban homes and open fields, and the canal was now a state park and walking trail so reports of a lone feral cow wandering a suburban park for decades were greeted with suspicion by local authorities. The cow became known as a sort of "Loch Ness Monster" of New Jersey and believed to be a myth, much like the Jersey Devil.
Document 15: Eddie Izzard: Edward John "Eddie" Izzard ( ; born 7 February 1962) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, writer and political activist. His comedic style takes the form of rambling, whimsical monologue, and self-referential pantomime. He had a starring role in the television series "The Riches" as Wayne Malloy and has appeared in films such as "Ocean's Twelve", "Ocean's Thirteen", "Mystery Men", "Shadow of the Vampire", "The Cat's Meow", "Across the Universe" and "Valkyrie". He has also worked as a voice actor in "The Wild", "Igor", "", "Cars 2" and "The LEGO Batman Movie".
ground_truth: 1997