This year I got to meet my hero – the godfather of musical comedy and legend that is Bill Bailey! He was in Vienna on tour and took some time out to meet me before his show. This was a huge honour for me as he was one of the main sources of inspiration for me to set up an independent platform to celebrate the genre that is musical comedy back in 2008. For the last few years, Bill has been kind enough to give the final a plug on Twitter, helping us to raise the profile of our grassroots competition. Thank you Bill, you’re the best!