Mark Robert Bailey (født 13. januar 1965), kendt under sit kunstnernavn Bill Bailey, er en engelsk komiker, musiker og skuespiller. Bailey er kendt for sin rolle som Manny i den britiske sitcom Black Books og for sin deltagelse i Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Have I Got News for You og QI, samt sit standup-arbejde.
Bailey blev listet af The Observer som én af de 50 funniest acts i britiske komedie 2003. I 2007, og igen 2010, blev han stemt ind som den 7. bedste standupkomiker på Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups.
Bailey spiller en række instrumenter, heriblandt klaver og guitar. Han har desuden absolut gehør.
Turnéer Cosmic Jam (1995) Bewilderness (2001) Part Troll (2004) Steampunk (2006) (Edinburgh Festival) Tinselworm (2008) Bill Bailey Live (2008–09) (Theatre tour with some material from Tinselworm, but mostly new material) Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra (2009) Dandelion Mind (2010) Dandelion Mind – Gently Modified (2011) Qualmpeddler (2012–2013) Limboland (2015–2016) Larks In Transit (2016) (Australien & New Zealand) Larks In Transit (2018) (UK) The Earl of Whimsy (2018) (Australien & New Zealand)
DVD-udgivelser Titel Udgivet Noter Bewilderness 12 November 2001 Live i Swanseas Grand Theatre Part Troll 22 November 2004 Live i Londons HMV Hammersmith Apollo Cosmic Jam 7 November 2005 Live i Londons Bloomsbury Theatre Tinselworm 10 November 2008 Live i Londons Wembley Arena Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra 23 November 2009 Live i Londons Royal Albert Hall Dandelion Mind 22 November 2010 Live i Dublins The O2 Qualmpeddler 18 November 2013 Live i Londons Eventim ApolloLimboland 26 November 2018 Live på Hammersmith Apollo
Filmografi The James Whale Radio Show (TV series) (circa 1990) (Guest) Maid Marian and her Merry Men (1992). Cameo hofnar for kong John Blue Heaven (1994) Asylum (1996) Space Cadets (1997) (regelmæssig holdkaptajn) Is It Bill Bailey? (1998) Spaced (1999–2001) Have I Got News for You (gæst 1999, 2001, 2005; gæstevært 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011) Saving Grace (2000) Black Books (2000–2004) Jonathan Creek "Satan's Chimney" (2001) "The Tailor's Dummy" (2003) Wild West (2002–2004) Never Mind the Buzzcocks (gæst 1999; regelmæssig holdkaptajn 2002–2008) QI (2003–nu) (regelmæssig gæst) "15 Storeys High" – "The Holiday" (2004) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) (stemme til Sperm Whale) The Libertine (Small cameo role as advisor to Charles II of England). Wild Thing I Love You (2006) (vært) Top Gear (A Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car / Falsk Angelina Jolie) Hot Fuzz (2007) Run Fatboy Run (2007) (Cameo) Skins (2008) Love Soup (2008) We Are Most Amused (2008) (One-off special) Hustle (som 'Cyclops') "Return of the Prodigal" (2009) "Diamond Seeker" (2009) "Picasso Finger Painting" (2012) Steve's World (2009) Burke and Hare (2010) Bill Bailey's Birdwatching Bonanza (2010) Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010) Talkin' 'bout Your Generation (2010); 1 episode Jo Brand's Big Splash (2011); 1 episode Chalet Girl (2011) Doctor Who – The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (2011)Christmas Guest Stars Revealed. Doctor Who News. Retrieved 20 April 2012. It's Kevin (2013) The Secret Life of Evolution (2013) The Grand Tour (TV series) (2018); Celebrity Face Off, Series 2 Episode 5 The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales... (2018) In the Long Run (2018) Strictly Come Dancing (2020)
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Eksterne henvisninger
Bill Bailey on Chortle.
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