Bill Bailey hoped his career would improve after his underwhelming TV debut.
Bill Bailey hoped his career would improve after his underwhelming TV debut
The 59-year-old comedian, who is known for his role as Manny on the classic sitcom 'Black Books', admitted that he was embarrassed that his first TV appearance was on the 1980's children's show, 'Motormouth', where he had to play the piano for a mind-reading dog.
During an interview with the Daily Star newspaper, he said: "My very first TV appearance was for a show about a mind-reading dog ...
"And I just thought, 'It’s got to be better than this. Things are only going to improve!'"
Despite the disappointing debut, Bill has gone on to have an illustrious TV career, having become a regular panellist on shows like '8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown' and 'Have I Got News For You'.
However, the TV star has ruled out reality shows like 'Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins', because Bill believes he is the "wrong person" for those programmes.
The Daily Star newspaper reported him saying: "I've turned down all those survival shows where you're supposed to be out in the wild and you're suffering.
"I'd be the wrong person for any of those shows because I love the outdoors and being in off-the-beaten-track places in the tropics.
"I'd love it, but what they really want is people having a meltdown, you know. They're trying to start and fire and [are] crying, but I’d do that for fun."
Bill notably won the 2020 series of 'Strictly Come Dancing', and revealed he had agreed to take part in the show in order to "challenge" himself.
He said: "I took ‘Strictly’ on as a huge challenge, and what I realised very quickly - is that while you need to have a lot of physical rigour to practise the choreography so many times and get it into your body - what’s surprised me was the amount of concentration and mental strength you need to be able to pull the routine off on a Saturday night in front of a big TV crowd."
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