Billy Connolly: It's Been A Pleasure
- TV documentary
- ITV1
- 2020
- 1 episode
Documentary celebrating the career of Sir Billy Connolly. Features Billy Connolly, Pamela Stephenson, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Lenny Henry and more.
- Repeated Monday at 11:05pm on ITV1
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Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020 shortlist
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British Comedy Guide, 11th 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
Billy Connolly: It's Been A Pleasure was special, not just because of the calibre of talking head - Paul McCartney, Dustin Hoffman and Elton John don't often do this sort of thing, let's face it - but because they nearly all had something intelligent to say.
The Times, 29th 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 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 2020