Bill Bailey (I)
- 59 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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The secrets behind the making of QI
TV viewers are baffled and bamboozled by QI's staggering facts. But the secrets behind the making of the quiz show are... Quite Incredible!
The QI team, Daily Mail, 3rd June 201720 facts for Jonathan Creek's 20th anniversary
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the first time that David Renwick's ingenious creation first hit our screens. To celebrate, here's a look at 20 things you may not know about everyone's favourite tousle-haired, windmill-dwelling amateur sleuth.
Jon O'Brien, Metro, 10th May 2017Bill Bailey 2018 tour announced
Bill Bailey is to tour the UK between January and June 2018 with a new stand-up show titled Larks In Transit.
British Comedy Guide, 8th May 2017Why don't the Olivier Awards have a stand-up category?
I was very honoured to be nominated for The Oliviers, and I'm absolutely sure The Red Shoes is a worthy winner of that category. But the reason I think my show was crowbarred into that category is: The Olivier Awards don't have a category for comedy. Well. They do. But it's comedy plays. There is no category for stand-up. Or, if you want to make that broader, one man/woman shows. So that means, for example, no category for Dawn French's beautiful Thirty Million Minutes, which played at The Vaudeville Theatre for ages.
David Baddiel, Beyond The Joke, 11th April 201710 facts about the Leicester Comedy Festival
10 facts from its founder Geoff Rowe....
Geoff Rowe, Chortle, 26th January 2017Bill Bailey on his new book about birds
His comedy act is known for its flights of fancy but Bill Bailey hopes his latest project, based on his love of birds, will really take off.
Natasha Harding, The Sun, 18th November 2016Bill Bailey - Larks In Transit review
Although he's been performing on our shores for 20 years now, this was my first time seeing Bailey live. Though expectations were high, he did not disappoint.
Craig Platt, The Age, 17th November 2016Bill Bailey interview
"The worst thing anyone's said to me? 'You're that bloke off Hairy Bikers'"
Rosanna Greenstreet, The Guardian, 29th October 2016Bill Bailey delves into disaster to find comedy gold
Never underestimate a comedian. While you're laughing at his jokes, he's busy watching you -- and you're giving a lot away.
Australian Daily Telegraph, 26th October 2016Bill Bailey interview
British comedian Bill Bailey is back in Australia for an epic three-month tour for his new show, Larks in Transit. He chats to ABC News Breakfast about Stephen Fry, QI, and the "calamitous act of self-harm" that was Brexit.
ABC News (Australia), 17th October 2016