Mark "Bill" Bailey (born 24 February 1964, Bath, Somerset) is an English comedian, actor, and musician known for appearing on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, QI, Have I Got News For You, and Black Books as well as his stand up comedy. He is a self proclaimed "confused hippy" known for his thin goatee and long hair.
Bailey was listed by The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy, in 2003.
Bailey spent the majority of his childhood in Bath where he attended King Edward's School. He excelled in music, but also claims to have been good at sport, which often surprised his teachers. It was here that he was given his nickname Bill, when a music teacher, Ian Phipps, once sang the song "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey" in class.
He spent his early years listening to Monty Python records, and rehearsing with a band called the "Famous Five", who he himself confesses were very bad but still much better than him and who, unexpectedly, had only four members. However, he is a classically...
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