Bill bailey born slippy

British musician and comedian (born )

This article is about a British musician and comedian. For the song, see (Won't You Come Home) Bill Bailey. For for the dancer, see Bill Bailey. For other people with the same name, see William Bailey.

Mark Robert Bailey^[2] (born 13 January ), known professionally as Bill Bailey, is an English musician, comedian, actor and television presenter. He is known for his role as Manny in the sitcom Black Books^[3] and for his regular appearances on the panel shows Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Have I Got News for You, and QI, as well as for his stand-up comedy work. He plays a variety of musical instruments^[4] and incorporates music into his performances.

Bailey was listed by The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy in ^[5] In , and again in , he was voted the seventh greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's Greatest Stand-Ups.^[6] Bill Bailey made an appe