Billy Connolly
- 82 years old
- Scottish
- Actor and stand-up comedian
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Billy Connolly Does... returning for second and third series on Gold
Billy Connolly Does... is returning for a second and third series on Gold with a focus on the decades between the 1970s and 1990s.
British Comedy Guide, 26th September 2022Billy Connolly's BBC comedy class
Heard the one about the welder-turned-comedian who became a teacher? For the punchline, sign up to the BBC's latest commercial venture - but it'll cost you. BBC Maestro has added Sir Billy Connolly to its roster of experts supplying tips of the trade to what it hopes will be a growing international audience of students. Connolly, 79, will front an online course that, for £80, will provide lessons on how "to make your own stand-up more windswept and interesting".
David Sanderson, The Times, 17th September 20222022 BAFTA TV Awards winners
Motherland has won Best Scripted Comedy in the 2022 BAFTA TV Awards. The other comedy-related winners were Sophie Willan, Jamie Demetriou, In My Skin, The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan and Big Zuu's Big Eats. This story includes the videos of the acceptance speeches.
British Comedy Guide, 8th May 2022Billy Connolly to receive BAFTA Fellowship Award
Billy Connolly will be honoured with the prestigious BAFTA Fellowship at this year's BAFTA TV Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd May 2022National Comedy Awards 2021 winners
The results of the National Comedy Awards 2021 have been revealed, ahead of Saturday's TV broadcast.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd March 2022Billy Connolly Does... review
Billy Connolly explained the rules as he fondly recounted his years of 'bad behaviour' in the first of a series of anecdotes, plus clips from his live shows, Billy Connolly Does... (Gold).
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 25th February 2022Billy Connolly Does... review
Criminally entertaining yarns from the Big Yin.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 24th February 2022Billy Connolly fans launch campaign to name new River Clyde bridge after him
Fans are calling for a new bridge in Glasgow to be named after Billy Connolly.
Harry Williamson, The Scottish Sun, 24th February 2022Billy Connolly: Night I hit a photographer and The Herald caught me
The picture comes from the archives of The Herald and shows Connolly grabbing photographer Stuart Bell outside The Drury Lane Theatre in London on September 1981. "I've battered a few of them [photographers]," says Connolly. "I was in the middle of a divorce and my children and wife were in Scotland and I was with Pam in London. It was impossible to stay sane being chased by the paparazzi so I lashed out."
The Herald, 23rd February 2022Billy Connolly: Sean Connery got lost on the way to my house
Sir Billy Connolly would not want to be cast as a miserable victim of Parkinson's disease. Now a new show will remind us of the many hilarious moments the Big Yin has given us and why he remains one of the world's funniest comedians.
Felicity Cross, The Sun, 17th February 2022