British Comedy Guide
Bill Bailey
Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey (I)

  • 59 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

Press clippings Page 5

Bill Bailey wins neighbour war to build pool in garden

Bill Bailey has won his battle with neighbours to install a swimming pool in his back garden after they moaned it was already a "noisy and smelly zoo".

The Sun, 10th May 2023

Bill Bailey 'hounded from Twitter' after being targeted by so-called gender critical activists

Bill Bailey has deleted his Twitter account after being criticised for a brief mention of former colleague Graham Linehan, who is now known for his vocal opposition of trans rights. 

Emily Chudy, Pink News, 3rd January 2023

Bill Bailey: 'When you lose people, you realise life's too short to avoid difficult conversations'

The comedian and Strictly winner opens up on making people laugh, the perils of social media and the impact of losing Sean Lock to cancer.

Ed Cumming, The Telegraph, 1st January 2023

Comedians cover Terry Hall and The Specials classic Gangsters

A clip has emerged of a group of comedians covering the pop ska classic Gangsters, which originally featured the late, great Terry Hall on vocals in the 2 Tone version. Hall died earlier this week. 

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st December 2022

Black Books: a hysterical bookshop sitcom about the stupidity of being alive

Absurd, slapstick-driven British TV series revolves around a trio of hapless bookshop workers who have zero grip on reality.

Patrick Lenton, The Guardian, 13th December 2022

Bill Bailey on classical music and the arts

Bill Bailey joined Moira Stuart on Classic FM to speak about his music and comedy influences, his earliest memories of opera and the future of the arts - while choosing some of his favourite classical music along the way.

Moira Stuart, Classic FM, 5th December 2022

Bill Bailey interview

Comedian, musician and actor Bill Bailey tells us why dogs, and their humans, are having a pretty tough time right now, and what needs to be done about it.

Evie Breese, The Big Issue, 4th December 2022

Bill Bailey wants to represent UK at Eurovision and wants Strictly pros to join him

Bill Bailey would like to represent the UK at Eurovision next year. And he would like the Strictly pros performing with him in Liverpool.

Ashleigh Rainbird, The Mirror, 4th December 2022

Why won't Jack Dee do Taskmaster & other dream contestants

As Taskmaster's Series 14 champion is crowned and we discover the Series 15 cast, we draw up our wishlist for future contestants.

Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 1st December 2022

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