Award-winning UK comedian Bill Bailey is in New Zealand touring his new show, Vaudevillean.
The actor is known for his roles in Never Mind the Buzzcocks, QI, In the Long Run and Black Books. He also hosted the debut season of New Zealand’s own panel show Patriot Brains.
Music is often a big part of Bill Bailey’s shows; he’s a multi-instrumentalist, and has a penchant for weird and wonderful instruments.
Recently he made his BBC Proms debut, taking the lead role in Leroy Anderson’s "The Typewriter" in The Last Night of the Proms concert.
Bill Bailey spoke with RNZ Concert Days host Nick Tipping about his Proms experience, and the similarities between comedy and music.
