"It sings and it dances": What Billy Connolly had to say about Glasgow's history and culture
"It sings and it dances": What Billy Connolly had to say about Glasgow's history and culture
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#OnThisDay 1942: Billy Connolly was born in Glasgow. In 1984, he faced an audience of Scottish teenagers who had some tricky questions for him. | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1942: Billy Connolly was born in Glasgow. In 1984, he faced an audience of Scottish teenagers who had some tricky questions for him. | BBC Archive
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Billy Connolly - Terrorist attack at Glasgow Airport This is a must watch 😂 | Classic Comedy UK
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Billy Connolly - Terrorist attack at Glasgow Airport This is a must watch 😂 | Classic Comedy UK
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The Billy Connolly tour; Astonishing Glasgow. Ep33
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The Billy Connolly tour; Astonishing Glasgow. Ep33
11.1K viewsAug 28, 2022
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What a song, what a performance - what a man. | Billy Connolly Fans
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What a song, what a performance - what a man. | Billy Connolly Fans
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Very fitting for this weekend! A throwback to Billy Connolly's most famous comedy routines — "The Crucifixion" - in which he likens Christ's Last Supper to a drunken night out in Glasgow. Where the crown of thorns is a "jaggy bunnet..." | Glasgow Living
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Very fitting for this weekend! A throwback to Billy Connolly's most famous comedy routines — "The Crucifixion" - in which he likens Christ's Last Supper to a drunken night out in Glasgow. Where the crown of thorns is a "jaggy bunnet..." | Glasgow Living
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Billy Connolly Live At The Glasgow Apollo (1975)
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A new Billy Connolly mural has appeared in Glasgow City Centre
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"The man with the bottomless toolbox" Billy Connolly on the great characters of Glasgow's shipyards. | BBC Scotland
2.4M viewsDec 20, 2018
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Three huge murals are to be put up in Glasgow city centre as a tribute to comedian Billy Connolly, who will be 75 this year. The murals will be created from original works by top Scottish artists Jack Vettriano, John Byrne and Rachel Maclean and the work to create the murals will be showcased in a BBC programme in June. | BBC Scotland
61.5K viewsMay 18, 2017
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"That's poetry whether you like it or naw" Billy Connolly on Glasgow's poetic love of swearing. *Warning: contains poetry and swearing* | BBC Scotland
7.6M viewsDec 20, 2018
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Billy Connolly: The Hilarious Glasgow Pub Tale
74.6K viewsOct 16, 2022
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"There's always been a string in my heart that I'm glad pulls me back to where I'm from." - Billy Connolly ❤️❤️❤️ | BBC Scotland
10.1M viewsDec 20, 2018
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Billy Connolly - Winging It
275.5K viewsJan 6, 2021
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Love it!! | Billy Connolly Fans
365.9K viewsMay 30, 2022
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"Overjoyed" - Billy Connolly's reaction to seeing his 75th birthday gift from Glasgow. | BBC Scotland
4.3M viewsJun 11, 2017
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Exploring Glasgow's Iconic Figures: Billy Connolly & Alasdair Gray
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Billy Connolly spoke about his hometown in 2014, with Glasgow preparing to welcome visitors from across the globe for the summer Commonwealth Games. He took a journey down the Clyde and was able to point out places connected to his life, where he grew up and worked as a welder in the shipyards. It was that era of the city that he fused with his own stand-up routines and performances, a version of Glasgow that is a constant theme in his writing. Billy was asked to talk about the city he knew and
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Billy Connolly “Scotland is just unbelievable and there’s naebody here nae bugger here, miles and miles of nobody!” Early Life: Born in Anderston, Glasgow, he was raised in a difficult, impoverished, and abusive environment after his mother left when he was four, with his father subjecting him to years of abuse."The Big Yin": Worked as a boilermaker in the Glasgow shipyards until the late 1960s, where he honed the observational,, and "merciless" humor that defined his career. Family: Married to
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Sir Billy Connolly has spoken about his health and his art as he unveiled a new collection of his drawings in Glasgow. More: bbc.in/2TfJKvJ | BBC Scotland News
177.4K viewsNov 15, 2018
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Billy Connolly facts: Comedy legend's age, wife, children and career explained
Aug 17, 2023
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Billy connolly last train to glasgow central
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Glasgow Accents / Nine and a Half Guitars (Live)
9.6K viewsJul 21, 2021
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Arise, Sir Billy Connolly! More: bbc.in/2gYL4ox | BBC Scotland News
3.6M viewsOct 31, 2017
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Sir Billy Connolly! Glasgow's favourite son has been given a knighthood. More: bbc.in/2ro0XEK | BBC Scotland News
3.3M viewsJun 16, 2017
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Glasgow Central
18.6K viewsJan 25, 2017
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Thousands celebrate Edna's 101st after card appeal
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Billy Connolly Glasgow Comedy Club Encounter
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Billy Connolly - House party in Glasgow - One Night Stand Down Under 1999
733.3K viewsJun 10, 2022
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