British Comedy Classics

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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