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Bill Bailey says fan campaign may have cost him The Hobbit role

‘I did think that a petition is not the right way to go about getting that to happen,’ he said

The Independent UK

Bill Bailey: ‘When I met Paul McCartney, I was so nervous that I forgot how to speak’

The comedian planned to tell the Beatle ‘something eloquent’ backstage – but wound up completely thrown

The Guardian - AU

Bill Bailey decided to shave his ‘trademark’ hairstyle off after barbecue incident

Bailey said he felt as if the universe had said ‘cut your hair, cut your hair, you idiot’

The Independent UK

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Bill Bailey recalls ‘wonderful’ moment he freed caged owl from restaurant in China

Bailey, 59, has released a memoir titled My Animals, And Other Animals

The Independent UK

My Animals, and Other Animals by Bill Bailey review – dogs and monsters

The comedian’s endearingly zany tribute to the creatures that populate his life, from guinea pigs to peacocks

The Guardian - UK

Oti Mabuse returns to Strictly Come Dancing rehearsals 2 years after quitting

Oti Mabuse has been spotted at Strictly rehearsals, but is she returning to the show?

WhatToWatch

Bill Bailey takes on the AI chatbots in his post-'skullet' age

The comedian, actor, writer and musician is coming to Newcastle.

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Sir Elton John among celebrities to throw support behind Labour

Other famous figures included comedian Bill Bailey and actor Kit Harrington

The Independent UK

Sir Elton John leads celebrities backing Labour on election day

The legendary rock star led a long line of celebrities backing Labour.

Evening Standard

General election – as it happened: Farage says he is boycotting BBC as more Reform candidates dropped over past comments

The Reform leader complained of a ‘dishonest Question Time audience’, while his party also reported Channel 4 to the Electoral Commission

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer warns ‘hardest mile’ ahead as he tries to rally Labour activists for final push

Labour secures star-studded endorsements, including from Sir Elton John, as it looks to the last week of the campaign

The Independent UK

TV tonight: inside the mind-boggling Star Wars art scandal

A documentary about the controversial world of NFTs. Plus, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen visits some outrageous homes. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

FAB-U-LOUS! It’s Strictly Come Dancing’s all-time top 20 moments

It’s two decades since Strictly quickstepped on to our screens. To mark the occasion, we’ve picked the best bits so far – from Ed Balls’s Gangnam Style to Rose and Giovanni’s silent symphony and Bruno falling off his chair. Keep dancing!

The Guardian - UK

Bring The Drama: release date, how it works, host, the actors, celebrity mentors, coaches, episode guide, interview and everything you need to know

Bring The Drama on BBC2 sees Bill Bailey host as eight aspiring actors are put through their paces on some of Britain’s most iconic TV sets.

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Evening Standard

Bill Bailey at the O2 review: Strictly star charmed with his unique mix of music, mirth and 24-carat whimsy

Few arena acts are quite as genial as this neatly bearded national treasure

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: it’s Peaky Blinders week on Bring The Drama

Bill Bailey’s strangely addictive acting competition heads to Birmingham. Plus: more witchy love on Domino Day. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Bill Bailey: a comic maestro of bits, bobs and barbs at the Tories

Thoughtifier, a new European tour, brings familiar whimsy from the Strictly Come Dancing champ. But does the mirth cramp his musical stylings?

The Guardian - UK

‘I used to roundly mock Bryan Adams’: Bill Bailey’s honest playlist

The comedian has come full circle on the Canadian soft rocker, but which sweary song did he miss out on playing at Reading?

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"It brings back lots of memories and takes me back to a place instantly of heartbreak but also teen rebellion, great times, intense times": This is the soundtrack of Bill Bailey's life

Rock-loving comedian Bill Bailey picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names the song that's been a constant companion throughout his life

The Guardian - UK

The week in TV: Alice & Jack; The Space Shuttle That Fell to Earth; The New Look; Bring the Drama – review

Andrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleeson convince as a perma-turbulent couple; a devastating docuseries pays homage to the doomed Columbia space shuttle crew. Plus, ill-fitting wartime drama with Coco Chanel and Christian Dior and a sweet, old-school reality show

The Guardian - UK

Bring the Drama review – Bill Bailey’s new acting competition is a warning sign for us all

This talent show’s attempt to open up acting to more than just the wealthy is warm and gentle. But if this is what it takes to broaden access, society is in deep trouble

Louder

“It went a bit off-piste, like ‘I don’t know what I’m doing now… but I like this!”: Bill Bailey on his first ever gig

The musician-comedian attempted the guitar solo on The Kinks’ You Really Got Me

Louder

Backstage at the final Kiss show: Only in the pyrotechnic new issue of Classic Rock

Also available: the special, limited edition Kiss bundle edition. Inside: Iron Maiden, Thin Lizzy, Nirvana, The Doors, Saxon, Peter Gabriel and more

Louder

"Opeth and Scissor Sisters are fans of mine": comedian Bill Bailey talks Mastodon, Ghost and why he'd love to have a nerdy conversation with Prince

Musical comedian Bill Bailey answers your questions on his favourite instrument, exotic animals and why he misses Never Mind The Buzzcocks

The Independent UK

The 12 greatest Strictly Come Dancing moments of all time

From Kelvin Fletcher to Ann Widdecombe, the very best and worst of the 20 series of ‘Strictly’ so far

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