'Happiness is elusive' - Bill Bailey on the joys of ambling and rambling

Last year Bill Bailey walked 100 miles in memory of his late friend Sean Lock, inspired by the hikes the two comics used to take together. Bailey's become evangelical about the benefits of a good walk, as an opportunity for blokes to be a bit more open with each other about difficult subjects. He's less enthusiastic about Twitter, which, as far as he's concerned, is a "vituperative swamp of unpleasantness". The comedian, musician and actor best known for his film and television work on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, QI, and the award winning Black Books was also host of the first season of NZ hit comedy panel show Patriot Brains. He's returning to Aotearoa in November and December for a fourteen date tour of his new show Thoughtifier.