Billy Connolly
- 82 years old
- Scottish
- Actor and stand-up comedian
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Billy 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 2020ITV's winter schedule to feature Billy Connolly and Mr Bean
ITV's festive schedule will feature documentaries about Billy Connolly and Mr Bean. It's also revealed a number of other shows and comedy Christmas specials.
British Comedy Guide, 11th November 2020Billy Connolly: I can't perform the way I used to.
Sir Billy Connolly has revealed his terrible moments of stage fright and the fear he couldn't think of anything funny.
Deborah Anderson, The Herald, 13th September 2020Billy Connolly on supporting Scottish independence
Sir Billy Connolly has thrown his weight behind the cause of Scottish independence - insisting the prospect of the country becoming a republic is "as good an idea as any I've ever heard."
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 11th June 2020Connolly: I'll never apologise over religion routine
Half a century on from being denounced in the pulpits and pilloried for being a "blasphemous buffoon", Billy Connolly remains unrepentant over his controversial routines lampooning religion.
Alison Rowat, The Herald, 3rd June 2020Billy Connolly reveals his deep embarrassment about sex
Sir Billy Connolly has opened up on how his taboo-busting routines about sex were inspired by his own "deep embarrassment" about his lack of knowledge as a teenager and his failure to get women to take him seriously.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 28th May 2020