Bill Bailey

Comedian and Strictly Come Dancing champion Bill Bailey has raised more than £110,000 by walking 100 miles (160km) in memory of friend and fellow comedian Sean Lock. The route on the South West Coast Path, which took him from Bude in Cornwall to Combe Martin in Devon, was inspired by hikes the men used to do together.

The standup on the wisest words ever given to him, his pre-show rituals and how he discovered his vocation at an anarchist vegetarian commune

Bill Bailey has reflected on a disastrous comedy gig he did in New Zealand. The comedian, who is performing at the Royal Opera House in London next month, told the story in a new Q&A, in which he was asked: “Can you remember a gig so bad, it’s now funny?”

We introduced pagan-folk visionaries Wardruna to comedian Bill Bailey. We didn’t expect him to offer to join the band. The mutual respect is apparent the moment Einar Selvik and Bill Bailey appear in their separate Zoom windows. Einar is the founder of Wardruna, the Norwegian pagan folk collective formed...

Julia Donaldson’s “Romeo and Juliet”-inspired story “The Smeds and The Smoos” is set to be adapted for a BBC Christmas special starring Oscar-nominee Sally Hawkins (“The Shape of Water”), “Bridgerton’s” Adjoa Andoh and comedian Bill Bailey. Oscar-nominated production company, who...

Puppet corgis, a giant 3D wire bust of the Queen and a musical tribute led by Ed Sheeran are just a handful of the things we can expect from the “People’s Pageant”, the carnival finale of the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, it has been revealed.Celebrities confirmed to be participating in the spectacle include Sir Cliff Richard, Jeremy Irons, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, Gary Lineker, Rosie Jones, Kadeena Cox, Alan Titchmarsh, Heston Blumenthal, James Martin, Bill Bailey and Gok Wan.Money for the £15m event has been raised by corporate sponsors and individuals and is expected to be watched by up...

Bill Bailey has revealed his love of Warduna – and said that he’d like to join the Norwegian pagan folk collective. The comedian/musician/Strictly Come Dancing winner interviews Wardruna frontman and mastermind Einar Selvik exclusively in the brand new issue of Metal Hammer, where he reveals his love of the band’s 2021 album Kvitravn.

Bill Bailey has spoken about how much he misses his late friend, the comedian Sean Lock, who died of cancer last year.The comedian and regular comedy show panellist died aged 58 in August. His death came as a shock to fans, who didn’t know he had been ill.Speaking on the Out To Lunch with Jay Rayner podcast, Bailey said he still finds himself wanting to send Lock funny material, before realising that he can’t.“I come up with an idea and I think, ‘Oh yeah, I’ll run it by him,’ but then, ‘Oh no, I can’t.’ Another thing comics do,...

Bill Bailey has shared a tribute to Sean Lock to mark the six months since his death. The comedian, who died in August last year aged 58 after a battle with lung cancer, was remembered by close friend Bailey in a post on Twitter. Sharing a photo of them both...

Bill H. Bailey 64 of Mingo Jct., Ohio passed away January 16, 2022 at East Liverpool City Hospital. He was born April 14, 1957 in Steubenville, Ohio a son of the late William and Alberta (Burgess) Bailey. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, John Bailey and sister, Jane Bailey. He is survived by his daughters, Melissa (Dale) Salsberry, Sharon (Aaron) Irvin, and Emily (Tyler) Payne; brothers, Ed (Sherry) Bailey; Robert (Deb) Bailey; sisters, Betty (John) Swickard, Dorothy Areno, and Helen (Troy) Smith; grandchildren, Andrea, Hannah, Thomas, Miracle, Kyle, Everett, Jackson, Forrest, Annabelle, and Maggie.

Mr. Bailey started with the City of Laurel's Department of Parks and Recreation in 1983 as an Auxiliary Employee working as a League Supervisor and Park Maintenance Worker. In 1985, he was hired full-time as a Recreation Leader that included the responsiblity for overseeing the Department's Adult Sports Leagues and assisting with other recreational needs such as the Laurel Municipal Pool, special events and senior programming.