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Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly

  • 82 years old
  • Scottish
  • Actor and stand-up comedian

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Billy Connolly has cancer surgery

Comedian and actor Billy Connolly has had surgery for prostate cancer and has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

BBC News, 16th September 2013

Billy Connolly selling his £3m Scottish house

Billy Connolly has put his Scottish mansion up for sale for almost £3 million.

The Scotsman, 2nd September 2013

Spotify gets its first comedy app

Official Comedy app includes Monty Python, Billy Connolly and Bill Hicks.

Stuart Dredge, The Guardian, 29th July 2013

Casting revealed for film by Outnumbered writers

Ben Miller, David Tennant and Billy Connolly are amongst the cast set to star in new film What We Did On Our Holiday, from the writers of Outnumbered.

British Comedy Guide, 15th May 2013

Billy Connolly in trouble, can we avoid press hounding?

Here we go again. I guess this will kick off another round of kneejerk Connolly-bashing.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th May 2013

No apology from Billy Connolly after photo tirade

Billy Connolly today refused to apologise for an incident during a concert in Killarney on Thursday night during which he is alleged to have called a local photographer a "f****** c***".

Kildare Nationalist, 4th May 2013

Billy Connolly: I fear I am losing my memory

Billy Connolly struggled to remember some of his gags during a live show and he told the Belfast audience that the memory loss he suffers terrifies him.

Lindsey Archibald, Daily Record, 22nd April 2013

Billy Connolly lends face to manbags and mousemats

He is a former Clyde shipyard worker who went on to become the edgy wildman of stand-up comedy. But now Billy Connolly has unveiled his own range of clothing and household good - including manbags and tea towels.

Jane Bradley, The Scotsman, 13th April 2013

Billy Connolly smoked dope with Bible pages

Comedian Billy Connolly has revealed how he and late singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty once used rolled-up pages of a Bible to smoke cannabis.

Patrick McPartlin, The Scotsman, 18th February 2013

Billy Connolly 'still loves abusive dad'

Billy Connolly has spoken of how he still loves his late father, despite being sexually abused by him for five years.

BBC News, 5th January 2013

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