Billy Connolly, one of Britain's best loved stand-up comedians, is to perform a series of gigs in London in January 2016.

'The Big Yin' will perform for 11 nights at the iconic Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith.

The comedian, who was named as the greatest stand-up comedian of all time in a 2010 poll, will be performing his High Horse Tour show in the 3,600-seat venue.

The dates are set as Thursday 7th, Friday 8th, Saturday 9th, Tuesday 12th, Wednesday 13th, Friday 15th, Saturday 16th, Tuesday 19th, Thursday 21st, Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd January 2015.

Tickets are now on sale via www.eventim.co.uk

Connolly, who will be 73 in November, has been performing for over 50 years now. After an apprenticeship as a welder in his hometown of Glasgow, he became a professional performer in 1962, forming the band The Humblebums with Gerry Rafferty, before going on to pursue a solo career as a comedian.

It is estimated he has now performed to over 10 million people on his worldwide tours. He has also appeared in many TV shows and films, picking up many awards along the way. Additionally, he is also now recognised as an artist, with his artwork displayed in various exhibitions throughout the UK since 2012.

Billy, who was awarded a CBE in 2003 and given the Freedom of the City of Glasgow in 2010, revealed in 2013 he had Parkinson's Disease. Speaking earlier this year he revealed the disease was now causing him some notable problems. "It's really affected my left hand and I can't play the banjo or guitar any more", he said.

This year Connolly has been busy filming Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America, a three-part ITV documentary series which will see him visit 28 states and 8,000 miles of cities, coast, mountains, desert and swamp.