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Billy Connolly Tickets Billy Connolly, (born 24 November 1942) is a comedian, musician, presenter, and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname "The Big Yin" ("The Big One", a reference to his six-foot height). It is as a stand-up comedian that Billy Connolly is best known. Billy Connolly's style has changed over the years to be less controversial and more observational with his humour often described as idiosyncratic and often scatalogical. His shows often include topics such as himself aging, stories about where he has been and other aspects of his life. Billy Connolly Tickets available now! ShowTime Ticket Services specializes in tickets for all shows. Billy Connolly Tickets continued.		Loading...   Tell a friend

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Billy Connolly was born at 65 Dover Street ("on the linoleum, three floors up") in Glasgow, Scotland, to Mary and William Connolly, the son of an Irish immigrant. In 1946, with their son barely four years old, Billy Connolly's mother abandoned his sister and him, while his father was away for the war. He and his sister, Florence, were then looked after by two aunts, Margaret and Mona, his father's sisters.

Billy Connolly's biggest break came when he appeared on the BBC's Parkinson talk show in 1975 and told an off-colour joke about a man who'd murdered his wife and buried her bottom-up so he'd have somewhere to park his bike. In 1976, Billy Connolly opened for Elton John on the latter's US tour.

In November of 1998, Billy Connolly was the subject of a two-hour retrospective entitled Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years, which included tributes from Dame Judi Dench, Sean Connery, Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, and Eddie Izzard. The special was released on DVD in North America in 2004. The following year, Billy Connolly undertook a four-month, 59-date sellout tour of Australia and New Zealand. Later in the year, he completed a five-week, 25-date sellout run at London's Hammersmith Apollo and, in 2000, he travelled to Canada for two weeks on a 13-date tour.

Billy Connolly continues to tour often and frequently makes appearances on both television and film.