Video: Bill Bailey reworks Gary Numan's Cars

Bill Bailey pokes fun at Nick Clegg, the Pope and Simon Cowell in his stand up show "Dandelion Mind".

But the comedian told BBC Breakfast that singer James Blunt stood out as an easy target for comedy.

His show, which is about to tour the UK, mixes musical re-workings with observations on contemporary life.

Rory Bremner is left with bad impression of Nick Clegg

Rory Bremner - the man who said life was 'too short' to impersonate Nick Clegg - has decided to spend more time with his family.

As the old song says, what a difference a day makes. On Wednesday night The Vote Now Show (Radio 4) did a sketch about the three party leaders answering questions but, as their team of talented mimics couldn't do Nick Clegg, his answers were delivered in the voice and style of Frankie Howerd, complete with "ooh er missus" expostulations. On Thursday night the actual party leaders' debate was broadcast. I doubt The Vote Now Show will be resorting to Frankie's voice again soon. Their problem of how to deliver a vocally recognisable Nick Clegg remains. If you listened to him on the real debate (Radio 4, Thursday) his voice had a sort of closed throat, reedy sound, a bit like John Major's but posher. If Brown was a bassoon and Cameron a flute, Clegg was a clarinet. A slightly angry clarinet too, one playing more tunes from the Ukip songbook than the classic Grimond-Steel-Kennedy album. But that was on radio, where a fresh face, a yellow tie and an easy relationship with the camera count for nought and what we're used to is proper address to issues.

Substance was already a problem for The Vote Now Show last week. Months ago, it must have seemed a good idea to do a late night election comedy show three times a week, scripted on the day, recorded a few hours before transmission, performed with an audience. The general lack of anything much to make fun of last Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights was, however, apparent. I admit to falling asleep while washing the dishes to it on the first night, waking up to cold suds and studio laughter. Maybe this week will be hotter.