Stephen Bailey

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Stephen Bailey
Born (1986-06-20) 20 June 1986 (age 39)
Denton, Greater Manchester, England
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • television presenter
Television
Website www.stephenbaileycomedy.co.uk

Stephen Bailey (born 20 June 1986) is an English stand-up comedian and television presenter. [1] [2] He was the presenter of Celebs on the Farm . [3]

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Life and career

Bailey was born on 20 June 1986 in Denton, Greater Manchester, where he was raised. [4] [5] [6] As well as being a comedian, Bailey has presented televisions shows including Celebs on the Farm on 5Star and later MTV and its spin-off Celebs on the Ranch . In 2020, Bailey took over as presenter of Takeshi's Castle on Comedy Central. [7] Bailey is also the narrator of ITVBe's Ferne McCann: First Time Mum. [8] He has appeared on several television shows including Roast Battle , [9] CelebAbility, [10] Love Island: Aftersun , [11] Celebrity Mastermind , [12] The Stand Up Sketch Show, [13] Hey Tracey, [14] Good Morning Britain , [15] Zoe Ball on Saturday/Sunday, [16] Celebrity 5 Go Camping [17] and Richard Osman's House of Games as well as being a regular comedian on Big Brother's Bit on the Side . [18] In 2018, Bailey appeared in two episodes of Coronation Street as M.C, a hairdresser. [19] In 2019, Bailey made his debut on BBC's Live at the Apollo and his first 30-minute comedy special was released on Comedy Central. [20] [21] [22] In 2020, he appeared on E4's Celebrity Coach Trip alongside Brennan Reece. In 2022, he joined Gemma Collins on her theatre tour to present. [23] [24] [25] He appears as John Marsden in the Channel 5 series The Madame Blanc Mysteries

Personal life

Bailey is gay. [26] He is a black belt in taekwondo, which he often speaks about in his comedy when talking about breaking down stereotypes. [27] In 2017, Bailey was named one of Attitude magazine's Top 100 Bachelors. [28] [27] [29]

References

  1. ↑ Guide, British Comedy (17 July 2018). "Stephen Bailey to host TV series Celebs On The Farm". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Bennett, Steve. "Stephen Bailey joins Coronation Street : News 2018 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Eells, Holly Louise (9 March 2020). "Stephen Bailey - Celebs on The Farm host plans his return to the north". Great British Life. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Fells, Ellie (3 February 2020). "Comedian Stephen Bailey heads to Manchester". Great British Life. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "How did Stephen Bailey become famous? Celebs on The Farm host is a comedian!". Entertainment Daily. 8 February 2021. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "VIVA meets Stephen Bailey, the nation's sweetheart | VIVA UK Lifestyle Magazine". UK Lifestyle Magazine | VIVA Manchester. 29 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "News: Stephen Bailey to Host Takeshi's Castle On Comedy Central". Beyond The Joke. 22 May 2020. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  8. ↑ Clarke, Annaleigh Rose (22 October 2020). "Ferne McCann: First Time Mum narrator: Meet the voice over of the ITVBe series". TellyMix. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Darren to debut in Comedy Central's Roast | Darren Harriott". darrenharriott.com. October 2018. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "Iain Stirling's CelebAbility - Series 5 - Episode 3". Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022– via www.itv.com.
  11. ↑ "When is Love Island: Aftersun on TV and how can I get tickets?". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "BBC One - Celebrity Mastermind, 2019/2020, Episode 10". BBC. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "The Stand Up Sketch Show - Series 1 - Episode 1". Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022– via www.itv.com.
  14. ↑ Guide, British Comedy. "Hey Tracey! Series 1, Episode 3". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  15. ↑ Fletcher, Nicholas (6 February 2020). "Rising star Stephen Bailey to bring new comedy show to Lincoln". LincolnshireLive. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  16. ↑ Dessau, Bruce (13 April 2018). "News: Stephen Bailey Joins Zoe Ball Chat Show". Beyond the Joke. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  17. ↑ "My5". www.channel5.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  18. ↑ Peake, Amber (23 March 2022). "Who is Stephen Bailey? Comedian wins over House Of Games fans". TheFocus. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  19. ↑ "Big Brother regular lands role in Corrie alongside Audrey and frenemy Claudia!". Entertainment Daily. 7 November 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  20. ↑ "BBC Two - Live at the Apollo, Series 15, Episode 4". BBC. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  21. ↑ "Hardest Working Comedian 2019". Ents24 Blog. 2 December 2019. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  22. ↑ Guide, British Comedy. "Comedy Central Live Series 1, Episode 2 - Stephen Bailey". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  23. ↑ "News: Brennan Reece And Stephen Bailey Join Celebrity Coach Trip". Beyond The Joke. 6 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  24. ↑ "Celebrity Coach Trip: Meet the line up of celebrities on the new series". TellyMix. 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  25. ↑ "'For me, comedy is a place to switch off from the real world'". Bristol 24/7. 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  26. ↑ "Why aren't there more gay stand-ups on television?". inews.co.uk. 5 April 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  27. 1 2 Guide, British Comedy (1 February 2018). "Stephen Bailey: 10 people I'd takedown with my black belt in taekwondo". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  28. ↑ "Stephen Bailey: Rising above the labels". Attitude.co.uk. 12 November 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  29. ↑ "Revealed: Attitude's Bachelor of the Year 2017". Attitude.co.uk. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
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