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Bill Bailey

Acting

Born: 1964-01-13
From: Bath, Somerset, England
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.1

Also Known As

Mark Bailey

Biography

Bill Bailey (born Mark Bailey; January 13, 1964) is an English stand-up comedian, musician and actor. As well as his extensive stand-up work, Bailey is well known for his appearances on Have I Got News for You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, QI and Black Books. Bailey was listed by The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy in 2003. In 2007 and again in 2010, he was voted the 7th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups. Bill Bailey is a patron of International Animal Rescue. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Bailey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Awards & Nominations2 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Member of the Order of the British Empire

2026
🏆 Won

Chortle Awards

Acting107 titles

Best & Bester
10.0
Cartoon

Best & Bester

2022Animation
Celebrity Catchphrase
10.0
Series

Celebrity Catchphrase

2018 - ...Documentary
Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum
9.0
Movie

Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum

2015Comedy
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke
9.0
Movie

Evidently... John Cooper Clarke

2012Documentary
Good News Week
8.3
Series

Good News Week

1996-2011Documentary
Skins
8.1
Series

Skins

2007-2013Drama
Black Books
8.1
Series

Black Books

2000-2004Comedy
15 Storeys High
8.1
Series

15 Storeys High

2002-2004Comedy
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
8.0
Movie

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

2014Documentary
We Are Most Amused and Amazed
8.0
Movie

We Are Most Amused and Amazed

2018Comedy
The Grand Tour
8.0
Series

The Grand Tour

2016 - ...Documentary
Bill Bailey: Part Troll
7.9
Movie

Bill Bailey: Part Troll

2004Comedy
Spaced
7.9
Series

Spaced

1999-2001Comedy
QI
7.9
Series

QI

2003 - ...Comedy
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
7.8
Movie

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

2008Comedy
Robins
7.8
Series

Robins

2006-2019Comedy
Bill Bailey: Cosmic Jam
7.7
Movie

Bill Bailey: Cosmic Jam

1997Comedy
Hustle
7.7
Series

Hustle

2004-2012Comedy
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
7.7
Series

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

2016 - ...Comedy
Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
7.6
Movie

Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra

2009Comedy
Hot Fuzz
7.6
Movie

Hot Fuzz

2007Thriller
Top Gear
7.6
Series

Top Gear

2002 - ...Documentary
The Cheap Seats
7.6
Series

The Cheap Seats

2021 - ...Comedy
McDonald & Dodds
7.6
Series

McDonald & Dodds

2020-2024Drama
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
7.5
Series

TV Heaven, Telly Hell

2006-2007Comedy
Jonathan Creek
7.5
Series

Jonathan Creek

1997-2014Thriller
Midsomer Murders
7.5
Series

Midsomer Murders

1997 - ...Thriller
Bill Bailey’s Vietnam
7.5
Series

Bill Bailey’s Vietnam

2025Documentary
Bill Bailey: Tinselworm
7.4
Movie

Bill Bailey: Tinselworm

2008Comedy
Spicks and Specks
7.4
Series

Spicks and Specks

2005 - ...Comedy
Natural World
7.4
Series

Natural World

1983-2020Documentary
Bill Bailey: Dandelion Mind
7.3
Movie

Bill Bailey: Dandelion Mind

2010Comedy
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3
Series

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993-2009Comedy
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
7.3
Series

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

2013 - ...Comedy
Bill Bailey's Australian Adventure
7.3
Series

Bill Bailey's Australian Adventure

2023 - ...Documentary
In the Long Run
7.3
Series

In the Long Run

2018-2020Comedy
Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero
7.3
Series

Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero

2013Documentary
Bill Bailey: Larks in Transit
7.2
Movie

Bill Bailey: Larks in Transit

2021Comedy
We Are Most Amused
7.2
Movie

We Are Most Amused

2008Comedy
The Graham Norton Show
7.2
Series

The Graham Norton Show

2007 - ...Comedy
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
7.2
Series

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

2014-2023Documentary
Have I Got News for You
7.2
Series

Have I Got News for You

1990 - ...Comedy
It's Kevin
7.2
Series

It's Kevin

2013Comedy
My Life Is Murder
7.1
Series

My Life Is Murder

2019 - ...Drama
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
7.1
Series

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

2024 - ...Documentary
Bill Bailey: Bewilderness
7.0
Movie

Bill Bailey: Bewilderness

2001Comedy
Bill Bailey: Qualmpeddler
7.0
Movie

Bill Bailey: Qualmpeddler

2013Comedy
Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
7.0
Movie

Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

2011Sci-Fi
Bill Bailey: Thoughtifier
New7.0
Movie

Bill Bailey: Thoughtifier

2026Comedy
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
7.0
Series

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996-2015Comedy
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
7.0
Series

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

2021 - ...Comedy
Gadget Man
7.0
Series

Gadget Man

2012-2015Documentary
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery
7.0
Series

Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery

2013-2022Comedy
Perfect Pub Walks
7.0
Series

Perfect Pub Walks

2024 - ...Documentary
Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
7.0
Series

Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up

2021Documentary
The Smeds and the Smoos
6.9
Cartoon

The Smeds and the Smoos

2023Animation
Is It Bill Bailey?
6.9
Series

Is It Bill Bailey?

1998Comedy
Bill Bailey: Limboland
6.8
Movie

Bill Bailey: Limboland

2018Comedy
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
6.8
Series

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005-2014Comedy
LEGO Masters
6.8
Series

LEGO Masters

2017 - ...Documentary
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
6.7
Movie

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2005Action
Celebrity Gogglebox
6.6
Series

Celebrity Gogglebox

2019 - ...Documentary
Saving Grace
6.5
Movie

Saving Grace

2000Thriller
Pythagasaurus
6.5
Cartoon

Pythagasaurus

2011Animation
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
6.5
Movie

Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps

2024Sci-Fi
Wild West
6.5
Series

Wild West

2002-2004Comedy
Room 101
6.5
Series

Room 101

1994-2018Comedy
Chalet Girl
6.4
Movie

Chalet Girl

2011Comedy
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
6.3
Movie

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

2010Comedy
Spaced: Skip to the End
6.3
Movie

Spaced: Skip to the End

2004Documentary
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
6.2
Series

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

2002-2024Comedy
Hypothetical
6.2
Series

Hypothetical

2019-2022Comedy
Burke & Hare
6.1
Movie

Burke & Hare

2010Comedy
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
6.0
Movie

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

2020Drama
Asylum
6.0
Series

Asylum

1996Comedy
Extraordinary Portraits
6.0
Series

Extraordinary Portraits

2022 - ...Documentary
GMTV
5.8
Series

GMTV

1993-2010Documentary
Fifth Gear
5.7
Series

Fifth Gear

2002 - ...Documentary
The Last Leg
5.7
Series

The Last Leg

2013 - ...Documentary
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
5.6
Series

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

2020 - ...Documentary
Between the Covers
5.5
Series

Between the Covers

2020 - ...Documentary
This Morning
5.2
Series

This Morning

1988 - ...Documentary
This Is My House
5.0
Series

This Is My House

2021 - ...Documentary
Patriot Brains
5.0
Series

Patriot Brains

2021 - ...Comedy
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
5.0
Series

More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy

2007Comedy
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
4.5
Movie

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

2008Comedy
What a Load of Buzzcocks
4.5
Series

What a Load of Buzzcocks

2013Comedy
The One Show
4.4
Series

The One Show

2006 - ...Documentary
Live from Studio Five
3.7
Series

Live from Studio Five

2009-2010Documentary
The John Bishop Show
3.5
Series

The John Bishop Show

2022 - ...Documentary
Richard & Judy
3.4
Series

Richard & Judy

2001-2008Documentary
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
3.3
Series

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation

2009 - ...Comedy
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
3.0
Series

Take 5 with Zan Rowe

2022 - ...Documentary
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2.0
Series

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

2014Documentary
Nature's Misfits
0
Movie

Nature's Misfits

2014Documentary
Worzel Gummidge: Calliope Jane
0
Movie

Worzel Gummidge: Calliope Jane

2021Comedy
Christmas Comedy Club with Lost Voice Guy
0
Movie

Christmas Comedy Club with Lost Voice Guy

2021Comedy
The Fringe, Fame and Me
0
Movie

The Fringe, Fame and Me

2022Documentary
Making Qi
0
Movie

Making Qi

2011Documentary
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
0
Movie

Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

2005Documentary
Bill Bailey's Master Crafters
0
Series

Bill Bailey's Master Crafters

2022 - ...Documentary
Bill Bailey's Birdwatching Bonanza
0
Series

Bill Bailey's Birdwatching Bonanza

2010Drama
Baboons with Bill Bailey
0
Series

Baboons with Bill Bailey

2011Documentary
Walks with My Dog
0
Series

Walks with My Dog

2017 - ...Documentary
Bring the Drama
0
Series

Bring the Drama

2024 - ...Documentary
Final Chance to Save
0
Series

Final Chance to Save

2005-2006Documentary
Alan Davies Après-Ski
0
Series

Alan Davies Après-Ski

2014Comedy

Writing13 titles

Bill Bailey: Part Troll
7.9
Movie

Bill Bailey: Part Troll

2004Comedy
Bill Bailey: Cosmic Jam
7.7
Movie

Bill Bailey: Cosmic Jam

1997Comedy
Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
7.6
Movie

Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra

2009Comedy
Bill Bailey’s Vietnam
7.5
Series

Bill Bailey’s Vietnam

2025Documentary
Bill Bailey: Tinselworm
7.4
Movie

Bill Bailey: Tinselworm

2008Comedy
Bill Bailey: Dandelion Mind
7.3
Movie

Bill Bailey: Dandelion Mind

2010Comedy
Bill Bailey: Larks in Transit
7.2
Movie

Bill Bailey: Larks in Transit

2021Comedy
Bill Bailey: Bewilderness
7.0
Movie

Bill Bailey: Bewilderness

2001Comedy
Bill Bailey: Qualmpeddler
7.0
Movie

Bill Bailey: Qualmpeddler

2013Comedy
Bill Bailey: Thoughtifier
New7.0
Movie

Bill Bailey: Thoughtifier

2026Comedy
Is It Bill Bailey?
6.9
Series

Is It Bill Bailey?

1998Comedy
Bill Bailey: Limboland
6.8
Movie

Bill Bailey: Limboland

2018Comedy
Asylum
6.0
Series

Asylum

1996Comedy

Production2 titles

Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra
7.6
Movie

Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra

2009Comedy
Inside the Hilton: Park Lane
6.0
Series

Inside the Hilton: Park Lane

2024 - ...Documentary

Sound1 title

Is It Bill Bailey?
6.9
Series

Is It Bill Bailey?

1998Comedy

Crew1 title

Bill Bailey's Master Crafters
0
Series

Bill Bailey's Master Crafters

2022 - ...Documentary

Creator1 title

Deadliest Mums & Dads
0
Series

Deadliest Mums & Dads

2021 - ...Documentary