Billy Connolly
- 82 years old
- Scottish
- Actor and stand-up comedian
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Billy Connolly to receive lifetime BAFTA
After six decades in showbusiness Billy Connolly, Scotland's most famous former welder, is to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award.
Craig Brown, The Scotsman, 28th October 2012Billy Connolly becomes Commonwealth Games ambassador
The Big Yin will also provide narration for a film about the event's mascot.
Tom Cole, Radio Times, 20th September 2012Russell Brand attacked for wardrobe girl flash demand
Sex-mad comic Russell Brand was told off by Billy Connolly after he refused to start filming until a wardrobe girl flashed her boobs at him.
Jen Blackburn, The Sun, 3rd August 2012Cultural life: Billy Connolly, comedian
Billy Connolly talks about his cultural tastes.
Charlotte Cripps, The Independent, 9th June 2012Comedy gold: Billy Connolly's Billy and Albert
The Big Yin's timeless gig at London's Royal Albert Hall sees him in typically energetic and incorrigibly childish mood.
Leo Benedictus, The Guardian, 17th May 2012Billy Connolly is my comedy hero, says Armando Iannucci
Comedian Armando Iannucci has revealed one of his biggest influences is Billy Connolly - because they went to the same school.
Daily Record, 29th April 2012Heckler was being nice, Billy Connolly says
He upset fans earlier this year when he walked off stage after being heckled, but Billy Connolly has now revealed that one of the people he believed was hurling abuse at him was actually offering good wishes.
James Hall, The Telegraph, 25th March 2012Billy Connolly's tour marred by boozed-up heckler
Billy Connolly's troubled tour has been marred by another boozed-up fan who staggered on to the stage.
Norman Silvester, Daily Record, 18th March 2012Billy Connolly's debut art show - video
The Scottish comedian and actor Billy Connolly talks about his first art exhibition, Born on a Rainy Day, which showcases his pen and ink drawings. Connolly, star of Mrs Brown, The Last Samurai and The Hobbit, launched his art show at London's Halcyon Gallery. Prints of Connolly's work are on sale via Castle Galleries across the UK.
Castle Galleries and Cameron Robertson, The Guardian, 15th March 2012Billy Connolly makes art debut
Comedy veteran showcases Born on a Rainy Day, a collection of contemporary pen and ink drawings.
Mark Brown, The Guardian, 14th March 2012