Bill Bailey returns to Vaillant Live to celebrate the vaudeville tradition with comedy, songs and musical skills.
Bill Bailey is coming to Vaillant Live on Friday 20 November, with the show starting at 19:00. He's touring Vaudevillean, a show that takes its name from the old-school variety halls it's celebrating. Vaudeville was the prime-time entertainment of its day — a mix of comedy, songs and multifarious skills, with tales of showbiz and the city, all aimed at amusing and amassing a broad audience. That's the tradition Bailey is stepping back into here.
On stage, he's working as a versatile multi-instrumentalist and multi-lingual performer, a purveyor of humour and musical prowess billed as a modern 'Vaudevillean' and perhaps the foremost practitioner of the tradition. The act blends observational wit and surreal humour with whimsy and wisdom, so it's as much about the songs and the music as it is about the comedy. If you've seen him before, that's the Bailey you'll recognise: the stand-up who can't resist picking up an instrument and turning a joke into a song.
It's a one-man show, with Bailey as the sole name on the bill. The set is built around that variety-hall spirit, so you'll get comedy, songs and musical skills running through it. It's a night that leans on the old-school tradition of a performer who can do a few different things at once, rather than sticking to one lane.
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Vaillant Live is at 2 Colyear Street, Derby DE1 1LA. Step-free seating is available in the floor section, and the show starts at 19:00 on Friday 20 November.
