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Bill heads to the mountainous region of Da Lat, a French-built hill station surrounded by pine forests, where he tries meditation with monks at the Truc Lam monastery, picks leaves at the Cau Dat tea plantation, and zooms through the verdant hills on a mountain-top zipline. With his head in the clouds and romance in the air, Bill oscillates between kitschy tourism and earnest moments with locals
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Bill Bailey
(Presenter)
Born:
January 13, 1964
in
Bath
Best Known For:
His role as team captain on Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
Early-life:
Born Mark Bailey in Bath on January 13, 1964, he gained the nickname Bill at King Edward's School in Bath, where he surprised his teachers by excelling at sport. In his youth, he spent a lot of time listening to Monty Python records, and formed a band called the Famous Five. After landing an associateship at the London College of Music, and working with a theatre troupe, he accidentally wandered into a John Hegley gig, where he decided to become a stand-up comedian.
Career:
Bill started touring with the likes of Phill Jupitus and Mark Lamarr, before forming a double-act in 1989 with Martin Stubbs. His big break came in 1995 with the show Bill Bailey's Cosmic Jam, a performance of which was filmed and broadcast on Channel 4. In 1998, he scooped his own comedy show on the BBC, Is It Bill Bailey?, and enjoyed a series of successful guest slots on shows such as Have I Got News for You. Bill also starred in Dylan Moran's Channel 4 sitcom Black Books, before taking over from Sean Hughes as a captain on Never Mind the Buzzcocks in 2002. He's a regular on quiz show QI, and has also enjoyed other acting roles in the likes of Jonathan Creek and Fifteen Storeys High. His big-screen CV includes the movies Saving Grace and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, while his cameo in Hot Fuzz was very well-received. He also continues to tour with his stand-up, selling out arenas all over the world, and has begun a separate career as a presenter of wildlife shows, including the ITV series Baboons with Bill Bailey.
Quote:
'I'm not a hardcore vegetarian. I'll eat fish. And duck. They're almost a fish.'
Trivia:
Bailey supports Queens Park Rangers.
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