Billy Connolly - bless him, has been diagnosed with Parkinson's................ Yet without Michael Parkinson, we would hardly know who he is. x
My favourite comedian without doubt, been to see him live twice and own every dvd/video he has ever done, good luck in the battle sir connelly
Don't forget the prostate cancer. Double whamy, the poor bloke. Never really got him personally. Remember the first time I saw his stand up. The long coach trip back from Selhurst when Wimbledon sent us down. I respect what he does and is truly a british hero for all the work he's done with charity and keeping morale up amongst our troops. My heart goes out to him and his family.
Sorry for him, but as a comedian, he wasn't for me.. Anyhow, part of your post sent me in shivers.......flashbacks...... But it also had, i think please log in to view this image please log in to view this image
Funniest guy I have ever seen. saw him in Newcastle, my ribs hurt the next day I was laughing so much.
I only saw him once, and he never told what I would call a real "joke" - just stories about life. Hilarious. x
Absolutely - I have only seen him once and it was the same - he told storues but none of the "What's the difference between..." type thing!! such a funny bloke
This is BC at his funniest, in my opinion. [video=youtube;NE9pxhm1ohQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE9pxhm1ohQ[/video] [video=youtube;va7qtkUYOgs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va7qtkUYOgs[/video]
My mams friend at work was dying of cancer (weeks/months to live). The poorly lady was such a big fan of his, so she sent him a letter saying how much of a fan she was and asking if she could have 2 tickets to his gig that was due in Newcastle. She had always wanted to see him, so she would have liked to before she died! Not only did she get the tickets, but he delivered them to her house in person and stopped for a cup of tea! Top bloke! He didn't shout about his generosity from the rooftops, you didn't see it in the papers!!! Unlike a lot of other celebs, who would have seen it as a PR stunt!
One of my favourite comedians. You're right about the jokes though. He just banters away and is funny as hell doing it. The only "joke" I remember him doing was: "What's the difference between Bing Crosby and Walt Disney? Bing sings, but Walt disnae..."
what a great story. chivalry isn't dead. good luck Billy, you are a very funny and good man. his autobiog is a damn good read. he had quite some childhood.
