Billy Connolly

Psychologist Pamela Stephenson is to present a brand new one-off documentary about fame and celebrity for More 4. In an age when children no longer aspire to a profession but instead want to be celebrities, fame has become one of the most sought-after states on the planet - but only those who have achieved it understand its impact and now More 4 aim to look into the world of fame. In The Fame Report, Stephenson examines the reality of being famous, its psychological impact and effect on key...Read Full Story

A fly-on-the-wall documentary which shows Billy Connolly on tour in Northern Ireland at the height of the Troubles is to be screened at the Glasgow Film Festival. Big Banana Feet was made in two days during Connolly's 1975 tour of Ireland. The only remaining copy of the programme is in an American film archive which has been restored and brought back to Glasgow for the screening. See a clip on the BBC website or watch the full interview of Billy Connolly in conversation with film-maker...Read Full Story

Scottish funnyman Billy Connolly has been voted the UK's most influential stand-up comedian of all time.The Glaswegian topped a poll of 2,000 people, commissioned by TV channel Dave for the Leicester Comedy Festival.Second placed Morecambe and Wise were followed by Victoria Wood, Eddie Izzard and Ben Elton. Stephen Merchant, Jack Dee, Miranda Hart, Jason Manford and Jo Brand were among 100 comics who compiled a shortlist, which the public voted on.Peter Cook was placed sixth, followed by Les...Read Full Story

I never thought I would ever write those words down in a blog but here I am. Let me take you back a bit, when I was growing up in Glasgow in the 70s and my dad let me hear an LP vinyl recording of Glasgow comic Billy Connolly- I have been hooked and love the man ever since. His story telling style hooked me and made me really interested in comedy.When I went into comedy at the age of 35, the first press reaction was “Janey Godley is like discovering an early Billy Connolly” I was touched but...Read Full Story

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Legendary Scottish comedian Billy Connolly has announced dates for his 2012 'The Man' UK Tour.Having enjoyed a long-standing career, Billy "The Big Yin" Connolly has toured relentlessly and is regarded as one of the world’s best-loved comedians. His live shows have been entertaining audiences around the world for over thirty years and he has become a familiar sight on many big television talk shows both in the UK and in America.Despite his colourful language, boisterous, animated style and...Read Full Story

A huge steel mural of Billy Connolly has been unveiled on a wall in Glasgow as part of a £50m regeneration project.The 20ft (6m) by 16ft (4.8m) mural has been created by artist Andy Scott.It is near the comedian's birthplace, overlooks the shipyards where he once worked as a welder and can be seen from the Kingston Bridge.Connolly said he was "humbled" by the artwork. "It is an unexpected honour for which I am extremely grateful," he said.Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association commissioned...Read Full Story

Stuff.co.nzBilly Connolly to play dwarf warrior in "Hobbit"Reuters| WELLINGTON Feb 9 (Reuters) - Scottish actor and comedian Billy Connolly will join the world of Middle-earth to play a dwarf warrior in Peter Jackson's "Hobbit" films, the director said, completing the casting of the two long-awaited movies.Billy Connolly to play dwarf warrior in "The Hobbit"Chicago TribuneBilly Connolly Joins The Hobbit CastE! Online'The Hobbit' Locks Billy Connolly for Key Role as Dwarf Warrior Dain...Read Full Story

The following was received by email at ScottishActors HQ, and is reproduced here verbatim:Billy Connolly comedian, musician, presenter and actor, will share highlights from his life in a special 'Audience with' event to support Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research, at London's Criterion Theatre on Sunday 6 November.Billy, whose new series Route 66 is currently on ITV1, will talk about his upbringing in a Glasgow tenement, his early life as a welder in Scottish shipyards, and how in the early 1970s...Read Full Story

Two of Scotland's top actors, Billy Connolly and Brian Cox, will star in a Christmas Day radio drama.The pair will play brothers who join forces in a journey across Scotland to trace a childhood sweetheart.The drama, The Quest of Donal Q by Scots writer David Ashton, is loosely based on the classic Cervantes tale Don Quixote.It will be broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland on 25 December and repeated on BBC Radio 4 in the new year.Connolly will play Donal while Cox will star as Sandy, brothers who...Read Full Story