Comedy gold: Billy Connolly's Billy and Albert
Comedy gold: Billy Connolly's Billy and AlbertThe GuardianTitle: Billy and Albert Date: 1987 The setup: If standup comedy is a popularity contest, Billy Connolly was the UK's first world champion. Having started as a folk musician with his band the Humblebums, he found that his between-song banter gradually ...
Disney/Pixar's BRAVE “Freedom Broch” Compilation!
Disney/Pixar's BRAVE “Freedom Broch” Compilation!We Are Movie GeeksSet in the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland, Disney•Pixar's “Brave” follows the heroic journey of Merida (voice of Kelly Macdonald), a skilled archer and headstrong daughter of King Fergus (voice of Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (voice of ...Great Scott! Listen to your favorite bagpipe hits in one compilationNerd Reactorall 8 news articles »
TWC nabs Dustin Hoffman's 'Quartet': Comedy toplines Maggie Smith, Billy ...
TWC nabs Dustin Hoffman's 'Quartet': Comedy toplines Maggie Smith, Billy ...Chicago TribuneComedy toplines Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Michael Gambon and Pauline Collins. Hoffman directs from a script penned by Ronald Harwood. Finola Dwyer and Stewart Mackinnon produce the comedy, which follows the story of a group of retired opera singers ...The Weinstein Co. Gives 'Quartet' First Time Director a ChanceHollywood ReporterHarvey Weinstein Picks up Film Directed by "Newcomer" Dustin HoffmanForbesWeinstein's acquire rights to Dustin Hoffman directorial debutCalgary HeraldLos Angeles Times -Deadline.com -FemaleFirst.co.ukall 18 news articles »
Terence Blacker: Elizabethans we would rather forget about
Terence Blacker: Elizabethans we would rather forget aboutThe IndependentBilly Connolly is there, and so is David Trimble. Babs Windsor made the cut, along with Alex Salmond and Lord Sainsbury. According to the chair of selectors, Lord Hall, the list shows that "the epoch of Queen Elizabeth II is even more exciting and ...and more »
Comedy legend Billy Connolly inspires British tourists to follow in footsteps
Comedy legend Billy Connolly inspires British tourists to follow in footstepsScottish Daily Record“One guy in the second group explained why – Billy Connolly followed Route 66 for a TV series and later wrote a book about it. “Connolly has a following on both sides of the pond, but he's huge in Britain. “As a result, communities all along Route 66 ...