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Graham shows a series of photos of children's book covers which have been badly placed on a shelf or have stickers on the front which then make the titles look rude
Among the guests joining Graham tonight: Irish actor and singer Jessie Buckley, starring in Charlie Kaufman's Netflix drama I'm Thinking of Ending Things; comedian and Strictly contestant Bill Bailey, presenting his Remarkable Guide to Happiness; Oscar-winning Hollywood star Octavia Spencer, in the new film adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Witches; BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner, presenting his candid documentary Being Frank: The Frank Gardner Story; and one of our most successful and best-loved children's authors, David Walliams, whose latest book is a WWII adventure, Code Name Bananas. With music from Dermot Kennedy, who performs his current single Giants.
The Graham Norton Show | Series 28 Episode 5 | BBC
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[@SideshowCris]

The title of this video should be “Bill Bailey is a F*cking Badass”

[@nathanielpea5819]

Or quisling. That fits very well too.

[@SideshowCris]

@Vim Fuego I am an American, mate. Bill Bailey’s skill is trans-continental in its bada(r)ssery.

[@jensrogerkristoffersen5472]

I have to restrain myself from clicking like. It says Bill is a Badass and at the moment it has 666 likes!

[@thefunpolice8416]

@Vim Fuego I'd love to... Wanna pay for my flight?

[@Petter79]

@@nathanielpea5819 Why?

[@j4miee]

The audience actually clapped in time for once I’m shook

[@grahamkey8496]

It takes a truly talented performer to control an audience like that. Kudos to Bill.

[@RyanHannaMusic]

they were clapping on the downbeat tho....

[@LeofromFreo]

And I’m shocked, too.

[@kendohmassif1984]

It’s the BBC they probably dubbed it over the top 😂

[@StefanvZ1604]

It's a socially distant audience, so only like 10 people were actually clapping

[@noone6559]

Bill Bailey is just the most under-appreciated freaking musical genius, plus comedic genius, plus acting genius and NOW.... Dancing genius on Strictly..... he would be my perfect husband lol

[@richardaustin8955]

Apart from the grey ponytail?

[@finerz321]

@@richardaustin8955 especially with the grey ponytail

[@noone6559]

@@richardaustin8955 Hell no, WITH THE GREY PONYTAIL ; D lol

[@bradavon]

Too British, not enough American swagger 😂

[@bradavon]

@@richardaustin8955 ponytails are acceptable in any colour?

[@admiralxen550]

Bill: "Yeah, I've been praticing a little" *proceeds to absolutely shred*

[@utility63]

"Are you serious? Do you own a didgeridoo?" "I doo."

[@profteddington8204]

I really wish he’d said “I didgeri-do”.

[@drkFenix9]

@@profteddington8204 "I didgeri-damnwell-do" to add a bit more kick to it :D

[@mamallama7708]

😆

[@axelmcleod8427]

Thank you.

[@trexpaddock]

I too own didgeridoo, in fact I own two.

[@chriswills7751]

That is not just a mullet, but a skullet.

[@chrisoliver3642]

It was good enough for Shakespeare.

[@ChaosPootato]

Devin Townsend rocked a good one too, maybe that's where their musician powers come from

[@natashagoode501]

Devin Townsend's polished uncle. Hehe - those two would be a hoot to play together!

[@Paul_The_Spaceman]

Hairdresser: What can i do for you. Bill: Have you seen jeepers creepers.

[@MrgrayMrgray]

@@Paul_The_Spaceman hahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhhhahahhahahhahaha

[@davesmith7981]

Is there no end to Bill Bailey’s talents

[@just_chris1630]

No

[@Littlewings1211]

Not so far. 😂

[@phillipedwardness9591]

No

[@Mrcheckpointeh]

Hes pitch perfect

[@phillipedwardness9591]

@@ireissistable sounds like he’s not the only one

[@MidnightMelodie]

The thing about Bill Bailey is he looks totally unassuming, but once you get to know just a little about him, you discover he’s one of those crazy talented people who can and does learn to do just about everything with ease.

[@edmcangel3025]

Mum and Dad: "So... what would you like for Christmas kiddo?" Me: ..... why a Mandola of course

[@vince1987]

Dad: of course.

[@fernandosirianni337]

Dad: Okay, we were going to give you a car but if you want a mandola then you will have a mandola

[@Rick_Cleland]

Dad: Ye' get nothing! And you'll like it!

[@clivethereddevil3178]

did you get one ?

[@edmcangel3025]

@@clivethereddevil3178 banjo actually

[@madeinbusanjkjm]

Seeing this after he won Strictly...is there anything that Bill is not good at?

[@ameliewolfbane7733]

Hey I love ur channel!

[@mcmc1863]

Drums

[@slimshady-yf5cq]

Styling hair haha

[@Quibbla]

He was a session musician for ages. He's amazing

[@mcmc1863]

@@Quibbla really? Didnt know that

[@mrbismarck]

I see now why Rachel Riley has such a crush on him.

[@jabezteng9872]

@MrBismarck What the hell are you doing here Herr Kanzler, the Kaiser needs you! Please help him to stop his consistent bungling of foreign relations! We could be driven into a war we cannot possibly win!

[@GavTatu]

damn him.

[@joansmith69]

Wait, you're not crushing on this magnificent hunk of a man?

[@mrbismarck]

Only since I saw him reveal hidden Cockney music in the classical repertoire in the 1990s.

[@kdmc40]

Yea, it's not really that weird!

[@EternalQuestion]

He's pretty good on the mandola, but what's really on display here is his phenomenal showmanship and performance skills. See how quickly he gets the audience cheering and clapping along with him. This man was born to perform.

[@Darkstar.....]

Yes but i think that part should not detract from the skill required to perform on an instrument so well the crowd can not stop themselves from joining in. I could have waved my arms around kinda indicating i wanted there participation while he played and i would not have received resistance because thats how good that song was played, and is written. Very few music genre can make one move so readily. Excluding people listening to music they prefer. I dont want to dance when i head new age rap. Its garbage. More synth and techno then rap. And its so boring and out of beat like jazz or is it blues. Listen to the song for Gwent in the witcher games and you will know my brothers and sisters that my word is correct as i lay my vengous upon thee. Cough cough . . . in the form of marginally anoyed comments.

[@Darkstar.....]

Hahaha what i find most funny is the crowds attempt to keep up with him. But yeah its amazing. He realy is shredding an irish country song. Thats an important distinction to make. Its not rock and roll on a mandola.

[@Darkstar.....]

To be honest. The crowd starts to clap on there own. He stands stamps his feet a bit bobbs his head and you feel that was on his part a gentle persuasion of his showmanship to cause the audience to clap. I dont know where you get that idea. They werent clapping soon as he stood up and started tapping the foot. I think he could not stop himself like the crowd could not. He did not indicate in the slightest thats what he wanted. Even you notice the crowd starts up all at the same time. I think they could not help themselves.

[@Darkstar.....]

I even find myself stamping my empty can as i listen to the first person clap. It might be the clapping was not instant like i thought but i swear after the first clap 50% and the third clap 100% of every one there was clapping. In 4 seconds everyone was in sinc without any pre arranged reaction or cue. The presenter did not even know there was a song bein played. I mean i guess they had to when he walked in with a mandola but it wasnt planned. Im so wrapped up thinkin about it i havent fully heard it all yet.

[@notsonominal]

I see Bill Bailey, I click it and I'm never disappointed - what a legend!

[@gasperkalan3079]

Same experience.

[@MrGersboy72]

I swear he played a different song last time I watched this, must be the mandola effect

[@BlackWinchester]

I swear its mandolin effect

[@MrGersboy72]

@@BlackWinchester that’s not a mandolin, it’s a mandola. He says it in the video😂

[@BlackWinchester]

@@MrGersboy72 you didnt get my joke. so sad, must be the mandela effect

[@MrGersboy72]

@@BlackWinchester nah, you tried to copy my joke and made an arse of it😂😂

[@BlackWinchester]

@@MrGersboy72 i "copied" your joke with another word play. but joke flew past you when you had to point out the obvious.and here i thought we could be friends in humor, sad times indeed

[@Khazandar]

Look at him with his musical talent, and his perfect pitch, and his hair... *grumble* Rural Buddha indeed!

[@xavierhuc2125]

Wisdom... and cheap ciduhrr

[@andrewsparkes8829]

Dude can fn DANCE, too...

[@DirkD13]

The Dalai Farmer

[@gavincarstens6497]

@@DirkD13 take my like and get out

[@johncummin3530]

@@DirkD13 This guy gets it.

[@Laoruperteen18]

AND hes currently killin it on Strictly Come Dancing, what a savage.

[@KGBgringo]

Bill Bailey is a God damn national treasure!

[@jeppefrolund1718]

I've seen Bill Bailey twice live, and both shows were absolutely hilarious and absolutely crammed full of awesome musical tracks. His shows are a delight from start to finish, and as far as comedians go, I think he's top shelf. Never fail to entertain, and always by making it feel like everything is just occurring to him on the spot.

[@nicetomeetmew]

Musician, comedian, actor (how the heck did I forget actor??) and given how ridiculously talented he is, probably a soon-to-be dancer. Is there no end to this man's means of entertainment?

[@92RedRevolver]

Well he acts as well.

[@oliviadaly4795]

He's an actor too. He was one of the main characters in Black Books (all 3 series on Netflix) alongise Dylan Moran and Tamsin Grieg

[@nicetomeetmew]

@@oliviadaly4795 oh man I totally forgot about Black Book man. I feel like was in the second Nanny McPhee film too. Wow. Next we'll find out he's secretly a gymnast or something

[@RolanTheBrave]

@@oliviadaly4795 he was Bilbo in Spaced too, Simon Pegg's boss.

[@gangapoornima]

And he is great with animals ! i think has a big kind heart also

[@peterdefrankrijker]

Bill Bailey has always been somewhat of a hero of mine: a total goofball but with crazy, undeniable skills. Now that he’s playing the mandola, my mandolin-player heart has started to pump a little bit faster again. GO BILL!!

[@antoineferdinand5513]

her smile when he's getting into it,what a lovely sight

[@cliffybyro87]

Did anyone else think of the Black Books episode when he gets a Duty To Do Card when they mention the didgeridoo? dutytodo

[@starrya5647]

YES!

[@druss69harad61]

Me an aw

[@delivix]

OMG I always thought it was called a dooty-dee-doo card just because of the noise it made. I now realise the joke has been in geostationary orbit above my head for the last decade

[@AuzzieArtyst]

Duty-to-do!

[@itsfine5818]

I just thought of Manny discovering that he could play piano when Bill went to town on that Mandola. "I picked up a few things last night" *shreds like maniac* "It's sort of relaxing"

[@saoirsedeltufo7436]

I absolutely love Jessie Buckley's reaction all the way through

[@Serreski]

Who is she?

[@saoirsedeltufo7436]

@@Serreski Irish singer and actor

[@wunnell]

@@Serreski , if only the video description answered that question.

[@Serreski]

@@wunnell I didn't read the description just like I don't read any of the bullcrap that the BBC puts out

[@wunnell]

@@Serreski, you just ask inane, pointless questions that anyone not too lazy or stupid could answer for themselves.

[@paulmitchell359]

best ever concert performance - Bill bailey plaiyying the grand piano with spoons on episode of Black Books

[@annalysiak2500]

Which song was he playing on Graham Norton? It was so incredible x

[@paulmitchell359]

@@annalysiak2500 I think he was playing a mandola - a lower register version of a mandolin. He was playing an ''ancient'' english folk song / ''reel''. He is a multi-talented musician, Just like Paul McCartney. He is also quite good at sorting books and putting them onto shelves - hence his job at Black books.

[@paulmitchell359]

@@annalysiak2500 In the film '' Noting hill'' , Bernard black plays a cameo role as a slightly belligerent book pincher, who gets caought on in-house video by Hugh grant, the shop owner; - in true Bernard blaock style, he is quite unpleasant at hugh grant''s intercession.

[@markb276]

I CAN PLAY!

[@daveclackworthy4494]

Bill Bailey ........legend.

[@lostsoul4021]

He's the king of his own calm kingdom

[@sw96]

Add a drop of lavender to milk, leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it.

[@JF-kv1gm]

What a day of sunshine Mr Bailey is. Incredibly talented, witty, intelligent, and down to earth. What's there not to like about him?

[@hawwaa2902]

Billy bailey is what you call a MUSICIAN! 🎼🎸🎺🎷🎤🎧

[@dillerud95]

Absolutely

[@dot_bellam]

I have nothing but love for this man

[@tommybanks5307]

Bill Bailey is amazing. Bill Bailey with an instrument is just incredible

[@Qlicky]

One of my favorite guys in the entire world. The man oozes talent .

[@matthewthomas9556]

Legend has it Bill named the instrument Nelson....

[@stephencoy2021]

😂😂

[@teaurn]

Get your coat and get out! 😜

[@AUBREYTHOMAS1979]

Probably one of the most skilled musicians alive today. Depth of knowledge about his craft is simply mind blowing

[@BenM.Davies]

I saw Bill Bailey live a while ago, and he's this good for an entire show.

[@fozziebear567]

Bill Bailey is dark horse and an amazing musician. So glad he won Strictly, especially after the viewers were expecting another performance like John Sergeant. Fantastic comedian too!

[@ParArdua]

Love the extraordinary talents of Bill Bailey, and especially how he works to protect endangered animals.

[@Abbey.M]

This just adds to his awesomeness. I've seen him twice live and he's not just funny but so incredibly talented in many musical ways.

[@0wls2k]

For those 60 seconds, we were all in an Irish pub with friends and new friends :)

[@Widdekuu91]

Hello new friend! Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@0wls2k]

@@Widdekuu91 Greetings from the UK!!!

[@MrTetta91]

Hi guys! Greetings from Italy.

[@voule3039]

greetings from Australia!

[@eaglexnet7940]

What a legend salute u sir..

[@ReViv4L]

Bill is a complete artist and such a wholesome guy. He's the Leonardo of the comedians.

[@davidravenscroft1641]

Bill .. I'm even watching strictly come dancing just because you're on it lol..what a legend of a man,great comedian,actor and musician.

[@pouchang1978]

Bill Bailey's a bloody champion

[@Capo_Renzo]

This man is vastly more talented than anybody who has had a top 40 pop song in the last 15 years... The world is an odd place..

[@wolf986]

Maybe true but dont confuse talent with entertainment

[@Capo_Renzo]

@@wolf986 No he’s definitely more talented... and entertaining... because he’s more talented. Kind of the point of the comment 😅

[@user-jm7ri9vu8g]

Bill is a genius! He is always so mesmerizingly energetic! He is a musical God and a God of wit! !

[@stephenbury7297]

This can't be Bill Bailey, at no point did it segue into kraftwerk or the countdown theme tune.

[@dragonsword7370]

i guess being a rural buddha also includes learning to rock on with a new instrument every lockdown lol. Just got to keep the cider flowin'!

eh? why would it do that?

[@Fractus]

@ parts of his stand up routines did this as a joke

@@Fractus ah, so he only has one routine ? He isn't Boris, ffs

[@suriyarn4013]

Underrated comment. Give it time :)

[@ellariel7457]

This man is the living definition of mad skills! Certified genius! Just totally love him!!!

[@SaintPhoenixx]

I wish he was my uncle. I wish he was my music teacher at school. I wish he was my neighbour.

[@Widdekuu91]

I've had dreams in which I was a cleaninglady at a childrensschool and Lee Mack was one of the parents that offered to help me clean on Parent-cleaning day. I said; 'God, sorry, the whole forest is on the floor here, all these leafs....' And he said; 'What's wrong?' And I said; 'I lost oversight..I can't do this.' And he said; 'Yeah, I think that sometimes too. But then I remember that I can. And you can too.' And he shoved all the leafs together, while I put them in a bin and within a few minutes, it was all cleaned. We chatted about WILTY and his jokes, he was surprised I remembered them so well, then a load of rabbits walked in and he disappeared into thin air and I started searching the owner of the rabbits. Bottomline... go to bed on time, have dreams and before you know it, Bill Baily is your uncle, musicteacher ánd neighbour and will help teach you the Mandola.

[@joemorrison302]

I absolutely love this man. Protect him.

[@johndean4998]

Nice also to see Frank Gardner, one of the BBC's best correspondents IMO.

[@sisloan]

Bill Bailey : learns digeridoo and mandola during lockdown. Me : gets fat and watches tv during lockdown. fml!

[@jingyulee96]

ikr

[@1xeshm]

Well, you're not Bill Bailey, what do you want?

[@mariosavva999]

What TV have you been watching? Any great shows you can recommend? I've just finished watching Ratched on Netflix, that's a great show.

[@tomh8885]

You: Can't even be arsed to google "how to spell 'Didgeridoo' "

[@sisloan]

@@tomh8885 no Tom. was too busy getting fat and watching tv.

[@mariemuckle3179]

Billy Bailey to win strictly. Man has talent.

[@lochinver1929]

Bill Bailey... musician, comedian, strictly come dancing champion!..... and a lovely human being.

[@manmaas]

My hair is going in his direction and I've gotten quite self-conscious with it and keep telling myself it's time to do the No.1 routine, yet I know I'll miss it if I do so it still sits up there fading backward, Bill helps me keep believing in it!

[@xlinnaeus]

Protect Bill Bailey at all costs

[@JohnnyKoolBeans]

Seen him live. Guy is an actual living genius.

[@drcarp7377]

That's pure talent. No auto tune, no back up music. Just one man, playing as if the devil is on his back. Brilliant stuff.

[@Locahaskatexu]

For years I've failed to understand what Maj. Charles Winchester in M*A*S*H meant when he said: *Major Charles Winchester* "Wrong! Because the gift does not lie in your hands. I have hands, David. Hands that can make a scalpel sing. More than anything in my life I wanted to play, but I do not have the gift. I can play the notes, but I cannot make the music. (...) Because the true gift is in your head and in your heart and in your soul. (...)" I could never understand what he meant with that, but when you think about it, it's so obvious that an instrument is just a tool to make the music with, the music comes from the musician, not the instrument. Bill Bailey is one such musician, you could give him a rubber band and a few paperclips and he'd be able to improvise a song with it I think. It's utterly beautiful to see.

[@juudyscrimger7866]

Shredding an Irish tune Love ya Bill!

[@EricPhilippiofficial]

Thanks always for the love , support & recognition toward me Juudy👌. Where are you from ?

[@NerdGirlUK]

Proud to say I've loved his work for years! Didn’t know he could dance though! Thankfully more people appreciate him now too!

[@rhiannonharmston9884]

So in love with Bill Bailey 😁🥰

[@reecedrystek2992]

Gotta love the BBC, super important that interviewees are socially distanced, audience not so much.

[@horrgakx]

Love Bill Bailey he's a genius, seen him live a couple of times.

[@sw96]

Same here, every time he's touring down in Aus I have to get tickets, never regretted a single show, utterly brilliant.

[@helplmchoking]

Had the pleasure of seeing him live and the man really is incredbily talented, just riffing like mad and having a great time.

[@basketanand]

The only think I know about Bill Bailey is Rachel Riley has a crush on him, and now I know why.

[@overgrownturnip]

Check out some of his stand up shows. It is an amazing combination of comedy and music.

[@swine13]

@@overgrownturnip its fairly eclectic (ie not for everyone) but he's a brilliant man. I find his solo shows to be either funny or interesting, even if he does have a song or two that im a bit "meh" about. And he's also 1/3 of what made black books so funny. My current favourite is his recounting of a conversation with a woman named "Chantelle" about the sun and the moon, but I also really enjoyed things like his reggae downton abbey theme and his "cockney references in modern music" act from his show "is it Bill Bailey?"

[@seanbonella]

she has a crush on everyone i heard....wink wink.....Ryan Giggs especially and we know what he done

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

He’s a musician who does standup comedy. Or a comedian who does standup music. Something like that. Very funny, talented man. You’ll find some of his stuff on KZbin.

[@sf7862]

Bill is a Boss .... Love to a legend

[@DrCrabfingers]

I remember the first time he played at Glastonbury, they put him on a smallish stage...the inside seating was full about an hour before he played, and then people just sat outside even though they couldn't see him, and more and more people turned up...it was like seeing people coming to hear a messiah speak....very funny. Next year he was on some ginormous stage with endless outdoor seating....genuinely one of the most popular acts I've ever seen at Glastonbury....

[@iKozak99]

Gotta love Bill Bailey

[@georgealderson4424]

You are absolutely right

[@jonathanwood8847]

I'm just gonna say, I'm so happy that there's still a crowd for this show

[@chrisvale]

For the love of Bill Bailey! So much yes.

[@Kurasunoninki-sha]

Bill Bailey is taking the mullet to a whole other level these days.

[@undeadtrev]

lol true enough, just wanted to let you know that I've been killing hundreds of harlequins at my place.

[@christynpienaar]

I love this man with all my heart.

[@TheDamianvincent]

He spoke at a work friends of mine’s memorial. I am not sure that memorials are meant to be that funny. He’s a legend, and a very nice guy.

[@Cdntrvler54]

The smile on Jessie after is priceless.. And her comment of her dad, loving it..

[@RobbofromCronulla]

I love Bill Bailey. Purely in a blokey sort of way of course.

[@danielstephenson7558]

blokey bloke bloke? Wahey!

[@PreacherAtArrakeen]

He's an impressively talented guy. FB spammed me with one of his standup clips, now my wif and I can't get enough of his stuff.

[@dylanbyrne9591]

Bill Bailey doesn't do a lot of stuff, but Bill Bailey is a perfectionist so what Bill Bailey does do is perfect

[@nano4778]

He didgeridid..

[@zeffiraananas3999]

WHat a lovely, lovely man.

[@VestigialHead]

Impressive to learn a new instrument during lockdown. But to then be able to play it with high competence and energy on national TV is above and beyond. Bill is a rare talent.

[@aamrawahid7919]

woww..that's incredible....

[@connoraldridge8825]

I love Bill Bailey so much, what a national treasure.

[@theis632]

One of the coolest men alive

[@lukejones5053]

He's been learning the mandola since lockdown & I've been playing guitar for 10 years and i can't even play half that speed 😂

[@mamamim6167]

Ohh don't it just make you want to get up and do a river dance in a caravan 😁😁😁 let me know if you get the reference x

[@bellekaizoku6795]

Father Noel on Father Ted :)

[@irampotter]

These are small but the ones out there are far away.

[@mariantea9225]

Ah G'wan!

[@kwoylee5617]

Probably the funniest scene ever in one of the funniest shows ever!

[@chrispools]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@luckygrunt]

An underrated musician and comedian.

[@CarpeDiem_-]

Absolutely awesome! Learnt it during lockdown?! My god! Jealous? Me? Much!!!

[@beeble2003]

He already plays a ton of other guitar-like instruments, so I’m not sure how much learning was really needed.

[@DrZaius3141]

Yeah, he's as talented as they come, but I guess there's a lot of cross-pollination on string instruments.

[@StonyRC]

Uncle Bill is truly EXTRAORDINARY!

[@AnonymousCaveman]

Just a straight up legend! Would love to see him live again!

[@TheSilk661]

Bill Bailey is a legend.

[@EricPhilippiofficial]

Thanks for your support and encouragement towards me and my career🌹

[@KGBgringo]

Insane new lockdown skills that I saw him do on tour 2 or 3 years ago.

[@Nat-qj6cr]

Didgeridoo probably wasn't allowed because it's a wind instrument.

[@oliviadaly4795]

Probably a different yet similar instrument?

[@johnmay6090]

Bill is just the best!!

[@mIGHtyClif]

Bill Bailey never fails to impress. He's like the Frank Zappa of our times.

[@brodjefferson3513]

Umm you must be joking, he’s a comedian who is competent on a couple of instruments, he has nothing to do with Frank Zappa

[@Colayith]

@@brodjefferson3513 Damn someone's in love with Frank Zappa. He's quite talented. Let him give the compliment. You don't have to agree

[@brodjefferson3513]

@@Colayith it’s not a matter of being in love with Frank Zappa. Are you stupid or what? Bailey is a hobby musician. Someone doesn’t understand music.

[@cjlewis79]

I bought a mandolin after watching this. So much fun! Thanks Bill! Does anyone know the name of the Reel he is playing?

[@catatonicbug7522]

For someone who just "taught himself" how to play a new instrument over the last 8 months, that is a HUGE amount of skill! That sounded like he'd been playing that thing for decades!

[@telectronix1368]

Well, playing a whole panoply of stringed instruments for years. He's not starting from the level of us mortals.

[@telectronix1368]

@@madisntit6547 Bernard Black is a great motivator.

[@warlordtf9608]

@@madisntit6547 once you understand how music is written, and how each note is meant to sound its just a case of putting a motor function into practice - fantastic skill I admit, but perfectly reasonable

[@PhotosByFinch]

Bill Bailey is a national treasure in my opinion, amazing!

[@Klokomotivet]

Man he's so cool

[@rawlinsonboy]

This is, without a doubt, the best thing on the internet!

[@georgealderson4424]

The best things are in small packets but unfortunately I cannot get enough of him that way!

[@Erik_Ahl]

That was delightful! ❤️

[@Basin79]

Great comedian and musician. Very talented man.

[@muzikmystro]

I’d love to see him and Tim Minchin go on tour together.

[@MrRoastedSnow]

Great idea

[@brianmullis7101]

Absobl**dylutely!

[@candidaburrows4284]

That would be a dream ticket!

[@Kowasi]

Bravo Mr. Bailey! My hero since grammar scool.

[@Unleashed75]

Bill is awesome!