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According to Wikipedia:Press reports, Bill Bailey (the UK comedian) told The Times that he is a occasional reader of Wikipedia (reported here [1] ). Hi Mr. Bailey, Sir! Pete/Pcb21 (talk) 14:01, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)
"I go to all the online versions of papers, and to wikipedia.org, an online encyclopedia, which is actually not mad." Confirmed in a Guardian interview. lots of issues | leave me a message 23:08, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
"Unfortunatley Bailey has recived critsism for his inabilty to write his own jokes. He has called upon the help of Alan Car, Eric Prydz (the man behind Pink Floyd) and MC Lars"
What is this? Particularly, what is the reference to Pink Floyd? Eric Prydz appears to be some DJ who released a remix of Floyd's 'Another Brick in the Wall' so can hardly be referred to as "the man behind Pink Floyd". Or is this just vandalism? NullPainter 20:07, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
the trivium about him being is the 2005 HG2G film is in there twice once in the triva and once in the "other aperences" section, which one should be kept? I removed the triva entry and added one to the TV/film Euano 18:05, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Hi Bailey interested Wikipedians, you've made a sensible choice by coming to this page. There's a minor point over at Anti-joke that should be of interest to anyone familiar with Bailey's stand-up. Check the discussion page and please do comment if you can contribute. Thanks Coyote-37 15:55, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
I added a trivia section because aside from there being large amounts of duplicated data, the list of achievements etc. was getting ridiculously long and was written in note form. I feel the current layout improves upon the original, but the article still needs serious work. -- ^pirate 22:37, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
Re: the category "People of Irish descent in Great Britain" just added - can anyone back this up? I've never read or heard anything that gives this impression. Not Josh 18:13, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
indeed, he's a thorough West Country bloke through and through I always supposed. At least that's what he infers. No trace of Irish I don't think. Nikevs 18:44, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
Does this make sense? "it was later been released in shops as Bill Bailey: The Ultimate Collection" I would have said "it was later released in shops as..."
I thought Bill wasn't able to make his appearance in Shaun of the Dead, but can't find confirmation either way. Anyone?
Bill Bailey appeared with Billy Bragg onstage at the 2005 Glastonbury festival where they performed Bailey's song "Unisex Chip-Shop", a parody of a Billy Bragg-style song. I feel this is worth mentioning, althoguh I wouldn't know where. Trivia presumably...here is a link to the performance for verification anyway, perhaps it could go in the external links [2] 212.32.11.115 11:52, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
Now I assume Bill has a personal life, so why no mention? I thought he was married and a father, so I would've thought that would be important information to be included in a biography? I'd add it myself but I really don't know the facts.
Do we have any evidence that Bill really auditioned for the role of Gimli? I know that he says that he did during his act, but, as the article already notes, he makes a lot of claims during his shows, not all of which are remotely substantiated. Unless anyone can actually cite something with more serious substance to it, I'm going to alter that particular sentence, adding "claims to have" in there. -- Tailkinker 20:16, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
This section states that Bill claimed he would start his next tour in the States. Since Tinselworm has been announced, and no plans for a US tour are mentioned anywhere on his website, I think it is safe to assume that this comment is not longer true and should be deleted. Anyone disagree? Dibbler5 15:32, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure that under Wikipedia guidelines that this doesn't belong here, so I'm going to remove it. If anyone disagrees with me, please feel free to discuss it here or to put the text back in. I think perhaps this other Bill Bailey should have his own article? Dibbler5 23:18, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
There are over 10 notable Bill Baileys with their own wikipedia articles and a disambiguation page here William Bailey. With so many people having this name why is the British comedian given the privilege of page that only uses it as a title . I propose it is changed to Bill Bailey (British comedian). This page would then redirect to the disambiguation page. Any comments? Lumos3 ( talk) 10:07, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
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Just as a quick point the programme from last nights performance mentions the eurovision song contest but the tour of austrailia is about the same time so may well not go ahead. 143.167.10.58 15:05, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
The BBC's Eurovision 'Your Descision' website is now up listing the acts to choose from, and sadly Bill isn't among them. [3] Alexsutton ( talk) 10:51, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
In the interest of making sure this article is as needlessly pedantic as possible, I think we should ascertain exactly which Deep Space 9 character Bill Bailey's son is named after: Is it the joined Trill Jadzia Dax, or purely the symbiote she carries, known only as Dax? The two characters are technically distinct. -- 81.158.147.90 ( talk) 16:49, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
I'm not familiar with this comedian, and only came to this article while following an IP who vandalized the Sherri Shepherd article.
Anyway, that IP tried to add a blog to this article as a source, which was reverted. That blog, however, gives the impression that it is Bill Bailey's blog. Thus I wanted to point out and remind some editors that blogs are considered reliable by Wikipedia when they are coming from reputable sources or the subject him or herself. A TV Guide editor's blog, for example, especially if that editor is interviewing a celebrity/writer/producer/etc., is considered a reliable source.
Is the reason that the Bill Bailey blog source was reverted is because we cannot be sure that that's his official or real blog? Flyer22 ( talk) 05:45, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
Little funny anecdote: the name 'Bill Bailey' appears in T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (yes, the one on which Cats was based on. It reads, and I quote:
Should it be mentioned? Siúnrá ( talk) 12:15, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
Some information on Bill Bailey appeared on p134 of the Radio Times, July 7-13 2008. This could be incorporated into the article. The Radio Times says that he was an only child (the article already states this); consistent with the article, the Radio Times emphasises his academic abilities, stating that one year, he won nine out of twelve of the school's prizes. Something which is in the Radio Times but not in this article (at least, not as far as I can see) is that he got Grade 8 for piano. The Radio Times also mentioned how, on a trip to the jungle in Colombia with Sean Lock, he almost died because he did not have enough food or water with him. According to the Radio Times, he dropped out of his drama course after a few weeks, "fell into comedy" and met his wife-to-be at a comedy gig. ACEOREVIVED ( talk) 19:53, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
Should there not be more information about Bill's drug use? S-Britland ( talk) 16:50, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
Despite being a big Bill Bailey fan there is mention that he is pitch perfect in the section about his musical interests. I would dispute this. Singing is not his forte (pun not intended), though he is good at guitar and piano! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.134.123.26 ( talk) 22:01, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
Pitch perfect doesn't necessarily mean he can sing perfect pitch - rather, he can identify a note by hearing it and can always hit the right note on the instrument. -- Jonnymoblin ( talk) 22:48, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
In "Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra", it is obvious that he does not have absolute pitch (or whatever the technical term is). He specifically asks the orchestra for an F#, then hums the same note in response, and then tries to find the F# on his theremin. This is not the behavior of someone with absolute pitch. So whichever fanboi added that piece of fake trivia, please grow up. -- 212.112.179.179 ( talk) 13:29, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
You can't play an F# on a theremin just like that; it's not like you can fret a note or hit a key to produce the right pitch - there is no marker to tell you where to hold your hand in order to produce the correct note. 79.68.4.132 ( talk) 02:56, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
I wouldn't be so quick to point the finger - he wants to be in tune with the orchestra, not with himself... Also, maybe it was part of the act to allow him to take a breather for a second? To show the audience that the theremin is not an easy instrument to play? Maybe he couldn't identify the note exactly because of the overtones of the theremin amplification? Caseykcole ( talk) 00:03, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
He is, as it happens pitch perfect. Here's my source. http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2004/oct/15/4. discdeath (I've forgotten how to do a signature, and I can't be bothered checking)
The date of birth is ref'd to Twitter, which is defined in policy as an unreliable source. This ons is written by him though (we assume, at least). What is the consensus on this? SGGH ping! 21:53, 25 March 2010 (UTC)
I just had the pleasure of interviewing Mr Bailey and he says his son is named after the French spa town of Dax (and that the name is contemporaneous with the name Jack) 119.15.65.1 ( talk) 07:57, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
Further to the above, In an interview on The Rob Brydon show 29.07.11, Bill states Dax was not named after the star trek character, and claimed that Rob Brydon had been reading from "the wikipedia book of lies" when questioned about the source of his son's name.
If any one can remember anything about the programme on baboons which, during the Spring of 2011, he is presenting on ITV, that could go in the "Television" section. ACEOREVIVED ( talk) 23:27, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
appeared on two episodes of Simple Simon with the Yogscast on YouTube. The two part series has amassed over 500,000 views combined as of 28 December 2013.
Does it makes sense to sum the views here? Currently this special, which is split into two parts(not two episodes), has 402k / 195k views for the respective parts. Oversimplifying one could say that 402k people seen the first part and only 195k continued seeing the second part. You can argue for any number between 195k and 402k, but you can't really sum the views up here, suggesting that many people seen the show. RainyAfternoon ( talk) 04:42, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
I recall someone (can't remember who) interviewing Bill on TV a few years ago and mentioned that he was involved with the Workers Educational Association (WEA - there's an entry for them in Wikipedia), which Bill confirmed. If my memory serves me, Bill said that he actually worked for the WEA BEFORE he became a comedian. It may well tie in with is on-stage appearance with Vanessa Redgrave for the WRP. Can anyone confirm, and is it worthwhile including this?
Taff Hewitt ( talk) 23:30, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
The interview cited in regard to his religious views actually mentions his admiration for the work of Richard Dawkins, but criticism of Dawkins himself. Also, contrary to the statement in this article that Bill is an atheist (which isn't discussed in the originally cited reference), in an interview at [1] he expressly states otherwise. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bananananananana ( talk • contribs) 00:23, 4 January 2015 (UTC)
Strange, but the BFI source used says his DOB is 24th February 1964.
That does NOT tie up with the text of the article, and which I have just reverted an IP on.
I reverted as the BFI says 1964, the IP had only changed the year to 1965 though.
I cannot find a decent source so far, so have emailed for an answer. Chaosdruid ( talk) 16:34, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
I also tend to see his birthday being on January 13th, not on February 24th. 47.20.209.239 ( talk) 02:23, 3 February 2017 (UTC)
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Yet again, Bill Bailey himself has written on Twitter that his DOB is 13 January 1965, not 24 February 1964 (wherever that date came from). It might not be in a "reliable" source but clearly 13 January 1965 is the correct one if that's what he says himself. Can we either change it to that, or just remove his DOB completely, since 24 February 1964 is clearly wrong? Ollie231213 ( talk) 19:15, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
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In the first paragraph, please change Fletcher to Bailey, as the article currently confuses the last two winners of Strictly Come Dancing and mistakenly refers to Bill Bailey as [Kevin] Fletcher. Xgoodall ( talk) 22:36, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
"According to comedy folklore, after a reviewer once criticised his act for its lack of jokes, Bailey returned the following night, at Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh, to perform a set composed entirely of punchlines."
It's a very fun fact, but is there any citation for this?
Not josh made a lot of quite good edits to the article around the time that he added that fact, but he last edited in 2016. Really hope we can find a source for that. I hope it's true. -- SeparateTitan92 ( talk) 15:48, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
Still something children's TV presenter, about his hair. 2A00:23C6:F680:2C01:60F9:4DDC:935B:E1C2 ( talk) 21:04, 6 December 2023 (UTC)