Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly may have had Parkinson's for 10 years

Pamela Stephenson, 64, said she had noticed her husband Billy Connolly's hand shaking for many years but assumed that he had spent too long playing the banjo.

Billy Connolly refuses to be silenced by Parkinson's

Billy Connolly's wife, Pamela Stephenson Connolly, has told how the comic's battle with Parkinson's disease caused his distinctive voice to begin to fail and led him to consider quitting the stand-up shows he loves.

Fans angry after Billy Connolly ticket chaos

Frustrated fans have been left out of pocket after the Usher Hall website crashed as fans scrambled for Billy Connolly tickets.

Tickets on sale for Billy Connolly's Perth gig

Billy Connolly will bring his High Horse Tour to Perth Concert Hall on Wednesday, October 1 for one night only.

Billy Connolly to appear on Who Do You Think You Are?

Billy Connollly, Brendan O'Carroll, Julie Walters and Brain Blessed are amongst those who will appear on the next series of family tree show Who Do You Think You Are?

To celebrate BBC2's 50th anniversary, the channel exhumed an hour of so-called hidden treasures from The Comedy Vaults, including un-aired pilots, cult classics and first television appearances from comedy legends such as French & Saunders, Steve Coogan and Billy Connolly. There was even rare archive footage of Harry Hill with hair.

Monty Python's Eric Idle was also on hand to puncture the general air of self-congratulation, suggesting BBC2 should actually be charged with crimes against humanity for losing or wiping so many tapes containing classic comedy episodes and performances.

One tape the station would have done well to lose featured the band Madness, starring in an eponymous sitcom written for them by Ben Elton and Richard Curtis. It would be hard to pick out one band member for opprobrium, as they were all so dreadful.

Billy Connolly interview

Billy Connolly: Reports of my demise are greatly exaggerated.

Billy Connolly told about Parkinson's & cancer same day

Billy Connolly: I found out I had Parkinson's and cancer on the same day. The comedian and actor says illness has not dented his sense of humour - he has even incorporated his shaking hand into his act.

Billy Connolly wants Scotland to stay with England

Billy Connolly wants Scotland to remain part of the UK rather than become independent.

The Janey Godley three minute interview

Janey Godley is busy. She's a full time comedian and playwright, blogger, actor, podcaster, mother and bestselling author, but she's probably best known outside her native Scotland as a regular on BBC Radio 4's Just a Minute. Billy Connolly once famously said she's, "a fucking great comedian". Martin Walker agrees.