Michael Caine apprehended Billy just in time to save the bus from plunging down a St Lucian ravine." You either look at the world one way or another. And it wasn't all that uncomfortable, so I stayed in it longer than I normally would because I really enjoyed the laughing. "I don't think you should let Parkinson's define you and all your pals be Parkinson's people. He said he didn't want to let Parkinson's define him. It's a privilege to be part of it.
I wish people wouldn't be very big for five minutes and rotten for twenty years.
It's a delight.
He wasn’t good, he was the best ever,” one said. Among his best-known musical performances were "The Welly Boot Song", a parody of the Scottish folk song "The Wark O' The Weavers," which became his theme song for several years; "In the Brownies", a parody of the hit In 2007 and again in 2010, he was voted the greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's Since the 1980s, Connolly has worn a custom-made black T-shirt with a Since 2012, Connolly has released five collections with the UK's leading art publisher, Castle Fine Art. An Audience With Billy Connolly - Stand Up Comedy Full Show - … These are external links and will open in a new window I take six pills a day. "Asked how his health currently is, he replied: "I'm on good drugs. ""It was lovely and it was lovely being good at it," he told Sky. [Pessimism] is a luxury you can’t afford". Inspired by a rainy day in Montreal, the humorous black-and-white drawings, collectively titled On 4 July 2006, Connolly was awarded an honorary doctorate by Glasgow's On 18 March 2007 and again on 11 April 2010, Connolly was named Number One in On 22 July 2010, Connolly was awarded an honorary degree of On 20 August 2010, Connolly was made a Freeman of Glasgow, with the award of the In January 2016, he was presented with the Special Recognition award at the As of 2017, Glasgow has at least three large-scale gable murals commissioned by BBC Scotland and one metalwork mural commissioned by Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association depicting him.On 22 June 2017, Connolly received an honorary doctorate from "It’s up to yourself. – Excerpt from In 1985, he divorced Iris Pressagh, his wife of sixteen years (they had separated four years earlier), and he was awarded custody of their children Jamie and Cara.Although Connolly had performed in North America as early as the 1970s and had appeared in several movies that played in American theatres, he nonetheless remained relatively unknown until 1990 when he was featured in the On 4 June 1992, Connolly performed his 25th-anniversary concert in Glasgow. In 1975, he signed with Returning to the stage, Connolly embarked on his Big Wee Tour of Britain, performing 69 dates in 84 days. He became a grandfather in 2001, when his daughter Cara gave birth to Walter.Connolly's paternal grandfather, whom – like his paternal grandmother – Connolly never met, was an Irish immigrant who left Ireland when he was ten years old.Connolly's father was William Connolly; his mother, Mary "Mamie" McLean, was from the His maternal great-great-great-grandfather, John O'Brien, fought at the He questioned the expense of independence, and whether average Scots would benefit from another level of government, though he added "Scots are very capable of making up their mind without my tuppence worth. "It was very big of her to take on the responsibility, but having said that, I wish people wouldn't do that. "I can remember the moment in the school playground. "He was my dearest, dearest, oldest friend", Connolly explained to an Australian audience on his In 1999, after forming Tickety-Boo management company with Malcolm Kingsnorth, his Also in 2005, Connolly and Stephenson announced, after fourteen years of living in Later in the year, Connolly topped an unscientific poll of "Britain's Favourite Comedian" conducted by the network On 30 December 2007, Connolly escaped uninjured from a single-car accident on the In 2011, Connolly and his wife were living full-time in In 2012, Connolly provided the voice of King Fergus in Steve Brown, Connolly's manager of 32 years, died in December 2017 at the age of 72.Connolly married Iris Pressagh in 1969.
In September 2013, Connolly underwent minor surgery for early-stage Connolly appeared on the BBC's genealogy programme Connolly is father to five children: two from his first marriage and three from his second.
I wish people wouldn't be very big for five minutes and rotten for twenty years.
It's a delight.
He wasn’t good, he was the best ever,” one said. Among his best-known musical performances were "The Welly Boot Song", a parody of the Scottish folk song "The Wark O' The Weavers," which became his theme song for several years; "In the Brownies", a parody of the hit In 2007 and again in 2010, he was voted the greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's Since the 1980s, Connolly has worn a custom-made black T-shirt with a Since 2012, Connolly has released five collections with the UK's leading art publisher, Castle Fine Art. An Audience With Billy Connolly - Stand Up Comedy Full Show - … These are external links and will open in a new window I take six pills a day. "Asked how his health currently is, he replied: "I'm on good drugs. ""It was lovely and it was lovely being good at it," he told Sky. [Pessimism] is a luxury you can’t afford". Inspired by a rainy day in Montreal, the humorous black-and-white drawings, collectively titled On 4 July 2006, Connolly was awarded an honorary doctorate by Glasgow's On 18 March 2007 and again on 11 April 2010, Connolly was named Number One in On 22 July 2010, Connolly was awarded an honorary degree of On 20 August 2010, Connolly was made a Freeman of Glasgow, with the award of the In January 2016, he was presented with the Special Recognition award at the As of 2017, Glasgow has at least three large-scale gable murals commissioned by BBC Scotland and one metalwork mural commissioned by Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association depicting him.On 22 June 2017, Connolly received an honorary doctorate from "It’s up to yourself. – Excerpt from In 1985, he divorced Iris Pressagh, his wife of sixteen years (they had separated four years earlier), and he was awarded custody of their children Jamie and Cara.Although Connolly had performed in North America as early as the 1970s and had appeared in several movies that played in American theatres, he nonetheless remained relatively unknown until 1990 when he was featured in the On 4 June 1992, Connolly performed his 25th-anniversary concert in Glasgow. In 1975, he signed with Returning to the stage, Connolly embarked on his Big Wee Tour of Britain, performing 69 dates in 84 days. He became a grandfather in 2001, when his daughter Cara gave birth to Walter.Connolly's paternal grandfather, whom – like his paternal grandmother – Connolly never met, was an Irish immigrant who left Ireland when he was ten years old.Connolly's father was William Connolly; his mother, Mary "Mamie" McLean, was from the His maternal great-great-great-grandfather, John O'Brien, fought at the He questioned the expense of independence, and whether average Scots would benefit from another level of government, though he added "Scots are very capable of making up their mind without my tuppence worth. "It was very big of her to take on the responsibility, but having said that, I wish people wouldn't do that. "I can remember the moment in the school playground. "He was my dearest, dearest, oldest friend", Connolly explained to an Australian audience on his In 1999, after forming Tickety-Boo management company with Malcolm Kingsnorth, his Also in 2005, Connolly and Stephenson announced, after fourteen years of living in Later in the year, Connolly topped an unscientific poll of "Britain's Favourite Comedian" conducted by the network On 30 December 2007, Connolly escaped uninjured from a single-car accident on the In 2011, Connolly and his wife were living full-time in In 2012, Connolly provided the voice of King Fergus in Steve Brown, Connolly's manager of 32 years, died in December 2017 at the age of 72.Connolly married Iris Pressagh in 1969.
In September 2013, Connolly underwent minor surgery for early-stage Connolly appeared on the BBC's genealogy programme Connolly is father to five children: two from his first marriage and three from his second.