Andrew Bailey (performance artist)
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Andrew Bailey | |
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| Born | 1947 |
| Nationality (legal) | British |
| Occupation(s) | Performer, comedian, artist |
| Known for | Performance art |
| Website | www |
Andrew Bailey (born 1947) is a British performance artist, character comedian, and musical absurdist from Manchester.
One of the original alternative comedy pioneers at London's seminal Comedy Store in the early 80s, alongside Rik Mayall, French & Saunders and Ben Elton.[1] He has performed at the Royal National Theatre in London, supported the Eurythmics and John Hegley and others, he has influenced the work of Jerry Sadowitz and Simon Munnery.[2]
Described as being on the "lunatic fringe" and "the King of Dysfunctional Doo Wop",[3] Bailey has performed regularly at the Edinburgh Fringe, and on British television.[4]
References
- ^ The Comedy Club
- ^ The Guardian, Monday 23 November 2015 Andrew Bailey: ‘People have violent arguments about whether I'm funny or not’
- ^ "if there was an award in that category, Andrew would be well in the running" - The Telegraph 5/8/2003
- ^ The Scotsman
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