Billy Connolly
- 82 years old
- Scottish
- Actor and stand-up comedian
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Sir Billy Connolly receives second 'wee jab'
Sir Billy Connolly has received a second dose of the covid vaccine and declared: "Wee jab - nae bother!"
The comedian's wife Pamela Stephenson tweeted an image of the 78-year-old as the injection was administered at his local supermarket in Florida.
BBC, 19th February 2021BBC to broadcast The Festival Of Funny
The BBC has announced The Festival Of Funny. Running across its TV, radio and online channels from late February to mid-March, the festival will see fourteen hours of new content broadcast.
British Comedy Guide, 15th February 2021Billy Connolly, 78, gets his first coronavirus vaccine
Sir Billy's wife Pamela Stephenson confirmed he had received his first dose of the vaccine in Florida on Thursday.
Jason Chester, Daily Mail, 22nd January 2021Campaign to erect statue of Billy Connolly
Celebrity fans lead calls for a tribute to the Big Yin.
Krissy Storrar, Murray Scougall and Paul English, The Sunday Post, 10th January 2021Review: Billy Connolly & Micky Flanagan documentaries
It's been a good festive season for comedy documentaries, particularly if you like your comedians with long flowing hair. Christmas has been bookended for me by two docs about two fantastic comedians who are among the best in the game. In the case of Billy Connolly, probably the best. Though Micky Flanagan is certainly no slouch either.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th December 2020Billy Connolly: It's Been A Pleasure review
In a 75-minute special called Billy Connolly: It's Been A Pleasure, sporting a voluminous white beard that made him look suspiciously festive, he called it quits forever.
Daily Mail, 29th December 2020Billy Connolly: It's Been A Pleasure review
Yes, at 78, he won't be on stage and more, and yes, there were a few emotional minutes at the end where that loss was noted - with Connolly especially touched when the tributes were shown to him.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th December 2020ITV miss point: Billy Connolly would be cancelled today
A primetime farewell to the retiring comedian made no mention of the subversive jokes that saw him picketed by Christian evangelicals.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 29th December 2020Billy Connolly: It's Been A Pleasure review
A superficial but well-made tribute to the comedy god.
Sarah Hughes, i Newspaper, 28th December 2020Billy Connolly says Parkinson's disease 'will end me'
He will never do another show.
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 18th December 2020