Billy Connolly is regularly considered the greatest living comedian. He’s made a career out of sharing his hilarious observations about life with millions of people over the years and is truly an international comedian having played shows on every continent. From his abusive childhood in the tenements of Glasgow to dining with Prince Charles, Connolly has lived the life less ordinary and all of that life has made it into his comedy.
John Fardy took us through the life and jokes of the one and only Billy Connolly this morning.
Watch a young Billy Connolly speaking with Gay Byrne on the Late Late Show back in 1989: