British Comedy Classics

He is looking much older than when I last saw him, but the white haired figure on stage is none the less undeniably that of Billy Connolly and he introduces the show by mentioning the taxi driver that picked him up for the show who seemed surprised when seeing his customer. ‘Jesus Christ! It’s Billy [...]

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Billy Connolly has been one of Britain’s most well loved comedians since his first appearance on Michael Parkinson’s Saturday night BBC1 chat show where his joke about a man burying his wife bottom side up so he had somewhere to park his bike, brought him instant commercial success.
He became a good friend of Michael [...]

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Billy Connolly famously came from a working class background in Glasgow where he worked  as a welder and boilermaker, with thoughts of becoming first a folk singer and then as his comedic routines gradually became an integral part of his performance he would set his sights on becoming a stand up comedian.
In the late sixties [...]

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