Billy Connolly
- 82 years old
- Scottish
- Actor and stand-up comedian
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My Comedy Hero: Susie McCabe on Billy Connolly
As she takes her Born Believer tour across Scotland, the Glasgow comic picks the Big Yin as her comic idol.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 2nd October 2019Billy Connolly reveals his comedy secret... no jokes
After half a century making the world howl with laughter, Billy Connolly has revealed the secret behind his comedy success...don't tell jokes.
Murray Scougall, The Sunday Post, 30th September 2019Still Game proves there is Scottish comedy
To call Sir Billy Connolly out for an error of judgement is like suggesting the goddess Athena wasn't very good at sums. But when it comes to claiming there is no such thing as Scottish comedy, our greatest living comedian, if not our greatest living entertainer, hasn't called it right. The evidence? There is lots of it but let's start here: this weekend sees the opening of Still Game at the SSE Hydro, a comedy experience which has attracted almost half of all Scottish television audiences at one point and is set to fill another 15 nights at the country's biggest arena.
Brian Beacom, The Herald, 27th September 2019Billy Connolly's son battling drug & drink addiction
Sir Billy Connolly reveals son battling drug and alcohol addiction.
Stuart MacDonald, The Scotsman, 20th September 2019BBC releases some historic comedy moments
The BBC is making hundreds of clips from its archive available to watch on a new website. Comics featured include Spike Milligan, Pete and Dud, Kenny Everett and Billy Connolly.
Chortle, 10th September 2019Connolly is wrong to say Scottish humour doesn't exist
Billy Connolly is a towering figure in the history of Scottish comedy. There is none bigger. So it was strange bordering on perverse to hear him deny the existence of Scottish humour. "I will get into trouble for this," Connolly said while promoting his new book Tall Tales And Wee Stories, "but I don't think there is such a thing as Scottish humour".
Stuart Cosgrove, The National (Scotland), 1st September 2019Billy Connolly stand-up show to be screened in cinemas
Billy Connolly's last ever stand-up tour show will be screened in cinemas on 10th October 2019, accompanied by a never-before-seen interview.
British Comedy Guide, 15th July 2019Billy Connolly to publish storytelling book
Billy Connolly is to publish some of his best stand-up routines in an illustrated book called Tall Tales And Wee Stories.
British Comedy Guide, 12th July 201910 greatest Scottish comedians - and their best gags
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Daily Record, 24th May 2019Gold reveals Britain's Greatest Comedian list
Channel Gold has revealed the shortlist of 30 comedians who will be featured in its show Britain's Greatest Comedian.
British Comedy Guide, 1st May 2019