BILL BAILEY ANNOUNCES THE EARL OF WHIMSY AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2018
BILL BAILEY ANNOUNCES THE EARL OF WHIMSY AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2018
The UK’s best loved comedian brings his brand new live show to Australia
“Virtuoso… Comedy’s Mozart” The Sunday Times
After the 2016 sell-out tour, Larks in Transit, the UK’s very own straggle-haired polymath, Bill Bailey, returns to Australia with his new comedy and music extravaganza, Earl of Whimsy. This tour will also feature Bill as one of the headline comedians for the Just For Laughs Sydney Comedy Festival at the Sydney Opera House.
PERTH RIVERSIDE THEATRE THURSDAY 4 OCTOBER
DARWIN ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER
CAIRNS CONVENTION CENTRE THURSDAY 11 OCTOBER
TOWNSVILLE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER
TOOWOOMBA EMPIRE THEATRE MONDAY 15 OCTOBER
BRISBANE QPAC CONCERT HALL TUESDAY 16 OCTOBER
GOLD COAST STAR THEATRE SATURDAY 27 OCTOBER
MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE MONDAY 29 OCTOBER
ROCKHAMPTON PILBEAM THEATRE WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER
MELBOURNE HAMER HALL FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER
GEELONG DEAKIN’S COSTA HALL TUESDAY 6 NOVEMBER
WOLLONGONG TOWN HALL THURSDAY 8 NOVEMBER
CANBERRA ROYAL THEATRE FRIDAY 9 NOVEMBER
HOBART WRE ST POINT ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE MONDAY 12 NOVEMBER
LAUNCESTON ALBERT HALL TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER
ADELAIDE AEC THEATRE FRIDAY 16 NOVEMBER
NEWCASTLE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE – JUST FOR LAUGHS MONDAY 19 NOVEMBER
“Always hirsute and always hilarious, Bailey is approaching the status of a national treasure.” The Guardian Guide
Earl of Whimsy will have Bill’s trademark blend of satire and surrealism, stories and dismantled jokes, crowd sing-alongs, weird instruments and musical showstoppers. But there’s a distinctly historical feel to this show. With its tales of Britain’s fortunes past and present, of ancient Viking battles, of Shakespeare’s contribution to comedy, and Bill’s own ancestry, this is both a mockery and a celebration of national identity.
Bill Bailey is a legendary comedian, musician and actor most well-known for his brilliant live shows Dandelion Mind, Tinselworm, Bewilderness, Part Troll, Qualmpeddler and Limboland plus his work on television in programs such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks, QI and ABC TV’s award winning Black Books.
In his diverse and celebrated career, Bill has travelled to South Africa to record Baboons With Bill Bailey for an 8-part series for ITV. He has performed at major music festivals such as The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival where Rolling Stone magazine named this revolutionary entertainment experience one of the 50 moments that changed the history of rock and roll. He has also performed at the Sonisphere Festival in the UK alongside, Slayer, Biffy Clyro and Metallica. As a result of this, the album Bill Bailey In Metal was produced. A highlight of his career was filming with BBC Natural History Unit in Indonesia and Malaysia for Bill Bailey’s Jungle Hero, a two-part documentary about naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace.
Bill continuously tours around the world selling out theatres throughout the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. 2018 will see Bill developing more ideas for film and television with his own production company, Glassbox Productions who are responsible for bringing to the screen Tinselworm, Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra, Dandelion Mind and Qualmpeddler.
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