I’d like to sleep with the fishes… Billy Connolly says he wants memorial table on Loch Lomond
The great and good are often remembered after they die with a headstone, perhaps a plaque, or sometimes even a statue.
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Legendary comedian Sir Billy Connolly leaves door open for stage return
Sir Billy Connolly has left the door open to a stage return, but admitted he is not yet ready to perform live.
After 50 years on stage, Billy Connolly reveals his comedy secret… no jokes
After half a century making the world howl with laughter, Billy Connolly has revealed the secret behind his comedy success...don’t tell jokes.
Talented, honest and brave: Blue plaque unveiled for people’s poet Matt McGinn
AS a memorial plaque was unveiled in his honour yesterday, the family of folk singer Matt McGinn says his songs are as relevant today as when he first performed them 50 years ago.
Vera’s Jon Morrison is down in the dumps for new series but couldn’t be happier as he looks back on acclaimed career
AS an actor, Jon Morrison is still full of ambition and, while he might be looking back on 40 years of screen success, he still has dreams of making a cowboy movie or a sci-fi epic.
Sir Michael Parkinson: ‘I was never anxious before an interview. . . except with Muhammad Ali’
SIR Michael Parkinson may be 83, but retirement is still far from his mind.
Men will have to get a grip on themselves, says newly knighted Sir Billy Connolly on harassment scandal
SIR BILLY CONNOLLY has said "men will have to get a grip on themselves" in the wake of the sexual harassment scandal gripping the entertainment industry.
Sir Billy Connolly to receive honorary degree from University of Strathclyde
SIR BILLY CONNOLLY will receive another accolade from his home town later when he is made an honorary doctor of the University of Strathclyde.
Sir Big Yin: Comedian Billy Connolly awarded knighthood in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Guitarist Davey Johnstone on nights out with Billy Connolly and 46 years of working with Elton John
BACK in the day, Davey Johnstone’s get-togethers with big pal Billy Connolly were a boozy affair.
‘Larger than life’ Billy Connolly portraits to appear in Glasgow
BILLY CONNOLLY is poised to become larger than life in his home city of Glasgow after three Scottish artists were commissioned to create portraits of the comedian.