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Bill Bailey
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British comedian, musician and actor
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Bill Bailey, born Mark Bailey in 1965, is a British comedian, screenwriter, composer, and pianist. He was born in Bath, Somerset, England, and resides in Hammersmith. Bailey is a citizen of the United Kingdom and identifies as an atheist. He speaks English and is known for his work in pop music, comedy, and rock genres.
Bailey is educated at the Royal Academy of Music and the London College of Music. He plays the guitar and piano. His professional roles include acting, and he has received the award of Member of the Order of the British Empire. His birth name is recorded as Mark Bailey, though he is widely known by the name Bill Bailey.
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Film & TV
Bath, Somerset, England
Bill Bailey (born Mark Bailey; January 13, 1964) is an English stand-up comedian, musician and actor. As well as his extensive stand-up work, Bailey is well known for his appearances on Have I Got News for You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, QI and Black Books. Bailey was listed by The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy in 2003. In 2007 and again in 2010, he was voted the 7th…
Known for
- Bill Bailey: Thoughtifier — Self2026
- Bill Bailey’s Vietnam — Self - Host2025
- Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps — The Donkey (voice)2024
- How To Make It In Comedy2024
- Perfect Pub Walks — Himself2024
- Bring the Drama — Self - Presenter2024
- The Smeds and the Smoos — Grandfather Smed (voice)2023
- Bill Bailey's Australian Adventure — Self - Presenter2023
- The Fringe, Fame and Me — Self2022
- Bill Bailey's Master Crafters — Self - Presenter2022
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1965
Discography
- Bewilderness2000
- Das hokey kokey2006
- In Metal2011
Member of
- The “Just a Minute” Team2003–2005
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 22,510
- Total plays
- 430,077
Tags
Bill Bailey is a comedian / musician / actor from the Bath, UK. He first started touring in 1984 with other comedians such as Mark Lamarr and Toby Longworth. His live shows are a mixture of stand-up and original comic songs. He has four albums (two studio, two live) and four live DVDs. He plays Manny Bianco in the sitcom "Black Books" and was a permanent fixture of "Never Mind the Buzzcocks" on the BBC for 11 series' until October 2008. He had a <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bill+Bailey">R
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mark
- Family name
- Bailey
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Bath
- Occupation
- radio personality
- Educated at
- London College of Music
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- piano
- Official website
- billbailey.co.uk
- Image
- Bill Bailey rocking out in 2008.jpg
- Residence
- Hammersmith
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- Bill Bailey
- date of birth
- 1965-01-13
- birth name
- Mark Bailey
- name in native language
- Bill Bailey
- social media followers
- 3442672
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