Bill Bailey at Hammersmith Apollo

Accomplished musician turned stand-up comic, cuddly hippy Bill Bailey has managed to become one of the county’s favourite comedians, boasting a string of sell-out tours. Best known for being a team captain on comedy pop quiz Never Mind The Buzzcocks and his starring role in award-winning sitcom Black Books, Bailey was also listed as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy by The Observer. Fusing his trademark musical interludes with witty observations and surreal stories of the road, Bailey is an unpredictable bundle of comedy energy who can discuss particle physics in the same breath as the failings of the Catholic Church.