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Bill Bailey, Unity Arena, Newcastle, review

Still one of the funniest, most brilliantly original comedians around.

Strictly signs up Bill Bailey and Caroline Quentin

Strictly Come Dancing bosses have signed up actress Caroline Quentin and funnyman Bill Bailey.

They were two of the show's top targets for the delayed 2020 series, which will start in October rather than September.

Spaced turns 21: it couldn't be more relevant today

Despite airing at the start of the millennium, Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes' wacky comedy Spaced is more relevant to lockdown life than you'd think, says Lauren Morris.

Bill Bailey reveals how one woman shaped him

Comic, musician and writer Bill, 55, reminisces on his 2011 Sonisphere performance and reveals the influence who inspired him.

In the Long Run, series 3, episode 1, review

When did Idris Elba last make anything good?

Idris Elba returns for a third season of his semiautobiographical comedy about his upbringing in 1980s east London. Walter (Elba) is excited about the arrival of his mother from Sierra Leone, but his brother Valentine (Jimmy Akingbola) is soon disappointed at being usurped as the favourite child by Mama's grandson Kobna. Meanwhile, Bagpipes (Bill Bailey) experiences the unexpected return of his panic attacks, prompting a health kick, while planned changes to the Eastbridge estate might not mean the best outcome for the community.

Bill Bailey on finding laughs in lockdown

"I've turned the Skype ringtone into a dance track"

Drive in comedy gigs cancelled

Shows being staged by Live Nation in conjunction with The Comedy Store have been cancelled. This is believed to be due to concerns over further local coronavirus lockdowns. Some drive-in comedy shows are currently still being shown as taking place on the Ticketmaster website but others are showing as no longer happening.