Summary
A TEN-WEEK stint performing in Manhattan altered Bill Bailey's act forever. "I love NY, the constant in-your-face energy of it. It's invigorating working and living there. It changed the whole way I introduce shows.
"I used to come on stage and start slowly. But in New York, nobody knew who I was; there was no expectation and no knowledge. I realised I had to make them laugh in the first five minutes so they could relax into the slightly more involved material.See the full content of this document
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Coming Home in an Altered State
"I wrote a five-minute set about staying in this hotel in Soho, the Tribeca Grand, where the waiters were standoffish, all dressed in Prada. I described this breakfast that had iron filings in it and a matt-black egg. You ate with magnets and the breakfast was served with contempt. It was stand...
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