Bill Bailey (I)
- 59 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 4
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 2023Bill 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 2023Comedians 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 2022Black 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 2022Bill Bailey and Katherine Ryan top Jonathan Ross New Year comedy show
Bill Bailey, Katherine Ryan, Tom Allen, Judi Love and Babatundé Aléshé are appearing on The Jonathan Ross Show New Year's Comedy Special on ITV.
British Comedy Guide, 5th December 2022Bill 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 2022Bill 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 2022Bill 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 2022Why 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 2022These computer generated posters of comedians will give you nightmares
Artificial intelligence is getting good at generating images... but it's not perfect yet. Comedy writer and performer David Reed has demonstrated this by getting a computer to generate posters for some well-known comedians, and posting the results on Twitter. Prepare to have nightmares...
British Comedy Guide, 13th October 2022