Bill Bailey: Qualmpeddler

Overview

Bill Bailey’s new show Qualmpeddler has all his trademark elements: musical mash-ups, twisted logic, some political ranting, a clear-eyed yet surreal look at the modern world, plus some new explorations of language inspired by a trip to China.

Bill is best known for his work in television, particularly the award-winning Black Books in which he played the deranged yet lovable ex-accountant Manny Bianco opposite fellow comic legend Dylan Moran.

But he's also a stand up pro. He's toured several highly successful solo shows and has performed at the Edinburgh Festival almost every year since his debut in 1996 when he was nominated for the prestigious Perrier Award for his stand up show Comic Jam. The fringe has also seen him branch out as a dramatic actor, firstly in an extremely well-received production of 12 Angry Men, as the restrained Juror 4, two years later as the slouchy unkempt Oscar in the equally acclaimed, The Odd Couple.

Bill also recently performed one of the biggest comedy gigs in the world performing to some 60,000 fans at Knebworth, England where he headlined the Sonisphere Rock festival alongside Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax.