Bill Bailey (I)

Interview: Bill Bailey ('Dandelion Mind')

Many a stand-up has attempted to walk the precarious surrealist tightrope, but very few do it with the same aplomb as Bill Bailey.

Bill Bailey On... Ouds

Bill Bailey, legend of musical comedy, is on tour in his new show Dandelion Mind. We caught up with him to chat about music, politics and religious chants...

Bill Bailey: video exclusive

Comedian and classically trained musician Bill Bailey talks about the instruments he uses on his Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra live show.

World of Bill Bailey, comedian, actor and musician

The 45-year old comedian discusses starting out, his daily routine and his beloved birds.

A repeat of C4's live comedy extravaganza from London's 02 Arena earlier this year in which 23 of our funniest people (and Michael McIntyre) competed to win our laughs in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Charity. Take your pick from Alan Carr, Noel Fielding, Catherine Tate, Bill Bailey, Mitchell & Webb, Jack Dee, Jack Whitehall, Kevin Eldon, Lee Evans, Rob Brydon, Sean Lock, Jo Brand, Jason Manford, Fonejacker, Andy Parsons and Shappi Khorsandi. Phew.

Video: Bill Bailey on today's celebrity culture

Bill Bailey explains to BBC Breakfast how the term "celebrity" has become devalued over the years. The comedian suggests that in today's world you only need to wave your hands on television to become famous.

Bill Bailey auditions for 'The Hobbit'

Bill Bailey has revealed that he auditioned for a role in Peter Jackson's Hobbit movies.

Along with Stephen Fry's quiz questions on the letter H tonight, it would be quite interesting to find out why the erudite Gyles Brandreth has taken seven years to make his second appearance on this show as a panellist. Also risking the blare of the klaxons for only the second time is comedienne Sue Perkins, who appeared earlier this year. Bill Bailey completes the trio of promising guests lined up to discuss esoterica with Fry and Alan Davies.

Tonight one of QI's infrequent female panellists, Sue Perkins, fresh from dusting the flour off her dainty hands in The Great British Bake Off, joins the boys. She's sparky and funny and will be more than capable of holding her own with those noisy, competitive lads. They are, of course, question master Stephen Fry and genial regular Alan Davies, here with Gyles Brandreth (so garrulous he never knowingly uses two words when he can use 20) and frequent panellist Bill Bailey, who is always good value as he dallies with the esoteric, the surreal and the downright daft.