Bill Bailey

Birthday: 13 January 1965, Bath, Somerset, England, UK

Birth Name: Mark Bailey

Height: 172 cm

Bill Bailey is known for his sharp wit and classic sense of humor. he is most famous for being in Never Mind The Buzzcocks, celebrity game-show in which he is a team captain. Bill is a stand up comedi ...Show More

Most of the instruments I play are fairly low-tech - ouds and sitars and guitars and keyboards, I pr Show more Most of the instruments I play are fairly low-tech - ouds and sitars and guitars and keyboards, I pretty much know my way around them. But I have no idea how the Tenori-on works. I'm slightly in awe of it. I like the fact it's an instrument but also kind of a video installation-cum-lighting effect. It's all manner of things - I'm a bit scared of it. Hide

I don't reject popular culture - I'm not the sort of grumpy old man who says: 'Well actually I switc Show more I don't reject popular culture - I'm not the sort of grumpy old man who says: 'Well actually I switched off after 1982.' Good music is being made all the time; you just have to filter out the chaff. And there is a lot of chaff, unfortunately. The stuff I listen to doesn't get played on the radio. I really like the new Bon Iver album and I saw My Morning Jacket recently and they were great - languid and very soulful. Hide

[on Chris De Burgh] The monobrowed, nanny-shagging toss-monger who's inflicted his sentimental mewli Show more [on Chris De Burgh] The monobrowed, nanny-shagging toss-monger who's inflicted his sentimental mewlings on a reluctant nation! Hide

Being a metal fan, I've put in loads of references to metal bands into my shows over the years. I'm Show more Being a metal fan, I've put in loads of references to metal bands into my shows over the years. I'm getting a band together to kind of 'metal up' a lot of songs - there's a Rammstein element creeping into my Kraftwerk numbers. Rammstein are just an angry Kraftwerk. Kraftwerk look like a bunch of regional managers of a carpet warehouse being asked to perform some computer functions. Hide

[on Phil Collins's "Another Day in Paradise"] Sanctimonious little tosser. [on Phil Collins's "Another Day in Paradise"] Sanctimonious little tosser.

[on Chris De Burgh] The monobrowed purveyor of ultimate filth. [on Chris De Burgh] The monobrowed purveyor of ultimate filth.

In the West End you can banter with the audience because it's more intimate. There's not much chance Show more In the West End you can banter with the audience because it's more intimate. There's not much chance of intimacy with 60,000 people but there's much more call and response. Hide

[on Peter Gabriel] He is perhaps the most ambitious, influential and innovative musical wizard on th Show more [on Peter Gabriel] He is perhaps the most ambitious, influential and innovative musical wizard on the planet. Hide

You know that band, U2, right? They've basically got this one sound, haven't they? The Edge - yeah, Show more You know that band, U2, right? They've basically got this one sound, haven't they? The Edge - yeah, right. Without these effects, they're nothing, right? This is all effects. Even a troll-like figure could recreate them. Hide

I saw Motörhead in New York earlier this year and they were great - Lemmy's just so fantastically p Show more I saw Motörhead in New York earlier this year and they were great - Lemmy's just so fantastically pissed off all the time. Hide

Bill Bailey's FILMOGRAPHY

All as Actor (383) as Creator (3)

Top Gear (UK) - Season 18

QI - Season 10

My Life Is Murder - Season 4

Peston on Sunday - Season 10

Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps

Bill Bailey: Qualmpeddler

The Last Leg - Season 16

Extraordinary Portraits - Season 4

15 Storeys High - Season 2

The Graham Norton Show - Season 1

Midsomer Murders - Season 16

Doctor Who - Season 12

Top Gear (UK) - Season 16

The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales... [Sub: Eng]

The Wheel - Season 3

Celebrity Gogglebox - Season 3

The Last Leg - Season 13

Jonathan Creek - Season 4

Never Mind the Buzzcocks - Season 31

The Graham Norton Show - Season 26

Skins - Season 4

The Jonathan Ross Show - Season 16

Rhod Gilberts Growing Pains - Season 1

Doctor Who - Season 10

Top Gear (UK) - Season 3

Michael McIntyres Big Show - Season 8

Bill Bailey'S roles

Walter Oliver

Bill

Himself - Guest Presenter, Himself

Sergeant Turner

Droxil

Himself

Farmer Macreadie

Himself - Guest Presenter, Himself

The Whale