Stephen Bailey

Stephen Bailey (born 20 June 1986) is an English stand-up comedian and television presenter.[1][2] He has been the presenter of Celebs on the Farm since 2018.[3]

Not to be confused with Stephen Bayley.
Stephen Bailey
Born (1986-06-20) 20 June 1986
Denton, Greater Manchester, England
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • television presenter
Television
Websitewww.stephenbaileycomedy.co.uk

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]

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
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  9. "Darren to debut in Comedy Central's Roast | Darren Harriott". darrenharriott.com. 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.
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  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.
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  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. 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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