Bill Bailey (I)
- 60 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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"There has been some mention of a tour next year but we will have to wait and see if it's viable, because if it is then I would love to be able to dance with Oti again and perform Rapper's Delight in front of a live audience because we haven't actually done that yet!"
Sarah Slack, ESP Magazine, 29th November 2021Bill Bailey: The 10 songs that changed my life
From Rainbow to Behemoth, beloved comedian and musician Bill Bailey sure loves his rock and metal. So much so, in fact, that excessive air-guitaring once caused an ironing board accident...
Nick Ruskell, Kerrang, 23rd November 2021Bill Bailey honours Alfred Russel Wallace
Forgotten discoverer of natural selection honoured by Bill Bailey.
Neil Prior, BBC News, 8th November 2021Bill Bailey reveals why he loves 'great' Hull pubs
The musician and stand-up star will be back in the city, home to 'one of his greatest ever projects'.
Lucy Marshall, Hull Daily Mail, 3rd November 2021Alan Carr to host The Royal Variety Performance 2021
Alan Carr is to host The Royal Variety Performance 2021, with comedians Judi Love, Bill Bailey, Chris McCausland and Josh Widdicombe set to perform as part of the show.
British Comedy Guide, 21st October 2021Comedians film stand-up sets for Sky's The Deirdre O'Kane Show
Tom Allen, Ardal O'Hanlon and Reginald D Hunter are among the comedians appearing on Sky's new stand-up showcase, The Deirdre O'Kane Show.
British Comedy Guide, 8th September 2021Bill Bailey wasn't invited back to Buzzcocks
In an interview published in this week's Radio Times magazine, Bailey, who became a regular panel series from its eleventh series onward, was asked if he had been asked to return. "No, I wasn't," he said. "Or maybe I was and I missed the email! Perhaps I was learning the Charleston that week. I guess they want a new intake. I don't mind. I did more than a hundred shows, so I think I got my fix of Buzzcocks."
Lidia Molina-Whyte, Radio Times, 6th September 2021Review: Bill Bailey lights up Relight Festival
There was a touch of poignancy to the final element of his 40-minute headline set with a tribute to his best friend comedian Sean Lock, whose death from cancer was announced earlier in the week. This was the song Leg Of Time, a superbly ridiculous prog rock epic that the two had worked on together when creating mock rock group Taunton.
Leon Burakowski, The Shropshire Star, 22nd August 2021Sean Lock: Comedian's cause of death was lung cancer
Comedian Sean Lock's cause of death was lung cancer, his friend Bill Bailey revealed today.
Bailey told ITV: "He had been diagnosed with lung cancer a few years ago and it was at the time quite a blow, particularly when it was quite advanced. We've tried to make the most of the last few years. We spent a lot of time together and went on trips together. And he's continued to work."
Joseph Gamp, The Sun, 21st August 2021Bill Bailey pays tribute to 'dearest friend' Sean Lock
Speaking to 5 Live's Naga Munchetty, Bailey said he had been friends with Sean for 30 years with the pair going on family holidays together.
Naga Munchetty, BBC, 18th August 2021