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Bill Bailey is a British comedian, actor and musician. He is perhaps best known for his role in the sitcom series Black Books as shop assistant Manny Bianco and for his stand-up comedy, as well as his appearance on comedy panel shows, such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Have I Got News For You.

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  • Bill Bailey
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  • Bill Bailey is a British comedian, actor and musician. He is perhaps best known for his role in the sitcom series Black Books as shop assistant Manny Bianco and for his stand-up comedy, as well as his appearance on comedy panel shows, such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Have I Got News For You.
  • As a stand up comedian, he has performed a comedic version of the Doctor Who Theme called "Doctor Qui" which is performed in the style of Belgian Jazz with French lyrics. He first performed it on Is it Bill Bailey? in 1998 and has since performed it on several other TV programmes.
  • Bill Bailey (born Mark Bailey, January 13, 1965) is a stand-up comedian, actor and musician. He is famous for introducing music into his stand-up act and for his appearances on such programmes as Black Books, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Have I Got News for You and Jonathan Creek. On QI, Bailey is the most common panellist (not including permanent panellist Alan Davies) and has made 33 appearances (up until the end of the L Series), not including his appearance in "Pilot". He has won 7 episodes.
  • Bill Bailey is an English comedian, musician, actor, TV and radio presenter and author, born 13 January 1964.
  • Bill Bailey (b. 1964) is a British stand-up comedian and actor who voiced the Whale in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. On television, Bailey starred on the sitcoms Spaced and Black Books, in addition to several self-written series and specials. His film credits include Saving Grace (with Brenda Blethyn) and Hot Fuzz (as twin desk sergeants).
  • A stand-up who's intelligence and breadth of subject-matter is only matched by Eddie Izzard. A musician who's satires of the aural arts recall Billy Connolly's Country-comedy-rewrites, only spanning Classical, electro, stadium-rock, TV themes... And now an actor in Black Books, and the whale in The HitchHiker's Guide To The Galaxy. The man who coined the phrase "The Laminated Book of Dreams" All of which would make him the all-time Rennaisance Man of British Comedy, were he not still inexplicably faffing around on Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
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Job
  • Actor
  • Author
  • Musician
  • Presenter
  • Comedian
Appearance
  • Series 41 Episode 7
  • Series 17 Episode 3
  • Series 21 Episode 2
  • Series 30 Episode 2
  • Series 33 Episode 4
  • Series 35 Episode 4
  • Series 38 Episode 9
Name
  • Bill Bailey
Type
  • Host
  • Panellist
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Real Name
  • Bill Bailey
Occupation
  • Comedian, Actor and Musician
Gender
  • Male
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  • No
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  • Bill Bailey is a British comedian, actor and musician. He is perhaps best known for his role in the sitcom series Black Books as shop assistant Manny Bianco and for his stand-up comedy, as well as his appearance on comedy panel shows, such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Have I Got News For You.
  • As a stand up comedian, he has performed a comedic version of the Doctor Who Theme called "Doctor Qui" which is performed in the style of Belgian Jazz with French lyrics. He first performed it on Is it Bill Bailey? in 1998 and has since performed it on several other TV programmes.
  • A stand-up who's intelligence and breadth of subject-matter is only matched by Eddie Izzard. A musician who's satires of the aural arts recall Billy Connolly's Country-comedy-rewrites, only spanning Classical, electro, stadium-rock, TV themes... And now an actor in Black Books, and the whale in The HitchHiker's Guide To The Galaxy. The man who coined the phrase "The Laminated Book of Dreams" All of which would make him the all-time Rennaisance Man of British Comedy, were he not still inexplicably faffing around on Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Which may seem harsh, but I love him, and would be similarly disappointed were Paul Scholes to turn up as a team captain on A Question Of Sport...
  • Bill Bailey (born Mark Bailey, January 13, 1965) is a stand-up comedian, actor and musician. He is famous for introducing music into his stand-up act and for his appearances on such programmes as Black Books, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Have I Got News for You and Jonathan Creek. On QI, Bailey is the most common panellist (not including permanent panellist Alan Davies) and has made 33 appearances (up until the end of the L Series), not including his appearance in "Pilot". He has won 7 episodes.
  • Bill Bailey is an English comedian, musician, actor, TV and radio presenter and author, born 13 January 1964.
  • Bill Bailey (b. 1964) is a British stand-up comedian and actor who voiced the Whale in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. On television, Bailey starred on the sitcoms Spaced and Black Books, in addition to several self-written series and specials. His film credits include Saving Grace (with Brenda Blethyn) and Hot Fuzz (as twin desk sergeants).
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