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The Latest Breaking News from Billy Connolly

‘Laugh and the world laughs with you’ says our columnist Kathy Lette

Laughter really is the best medicine – it's a cliché worth remembering at all times

Woman & Home

Line of Duty star hails Sir Billy Connolly for battling Parkinson’s ‘incredibly bravely’

Martin Compston said Sir Billy is “the best at being Scottish”, which is why he is “globally loved”

The Independent UK

Sir Billy Connolly battling Parkinson’s incredibly bravely – Martin Compston

The actor is co-hosting the Hoolie In The Hydro on Saturday dedicated to the Big Yin.

Evening Standard

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Billy Connolly is ‘not so good now’ as he experiences growing health challenges

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The Independent UK

Peter Kay says Billy Connolly is ‘not so good’ in health update

Beloved Scottish comedian was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2013

The Independent UK

“John called us and said he thought that we were the best stuff that he had heard since the Beatles… To hear that from John Lennon was like, ‘What?’ It was a wonderful compliment”: Davey Johnstone on Elton John’s smash-hit Beatles collab with John Lennon

How a visit from John Lennon during the sessions for Elton John’s 1975 masterpiece Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy yielded an impromptu Beatles cover and another number one hit

MusicRadar

Elspeth King obituary

Museum director and curator of the People’s Palace in Glasgow who reshaped it into a living record of the city’s social history

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My cultural awakening: I moved across the world after watching a Billy Connolly documentary

A chance viewing of the comic’s World Tour of Scotland made me swap Australia for the Highlands, although things didn’t quite go to plan …

The Guardian - UK

Martin Compston to host musical ‘Hoolie’ in tribute to Sir Billy Connolly

The Line Of Duty star will lead the event at the Hydro in Glasgow in December alongside musician Julie Fowlis.

Evening Standard

Billy Connolly's 'Big Banana Feet' Resurfaces: Inside His Health Battle, Wife and Children, and the Truth About His Net Worth

Billy Connolly's lost film 'Big Banana Feet' resurfaces as fans revisit his health, wife and children, and the truth about his net worth in 2025.

International Business Times UK

Glasgow to honour comedy legend Billy Connolly with weekend of events

Glasgow is to honour Billy Connolly with a weekend of events as part of the city’s 850th anniversary celebrations ...

The National (Scotland)

Sir Billy Connolly to be celebrated as part of home city’s 850th birthday events

The Big Yin Weekend will take place on September 6 and 7.

Evening Standard

Billy Connolly reveals Elton John inspiration as comedian unveils new limited-edition artwork

The comedian, actor and artist – affectionately known as The Big Yin – has released four pieces as part of his long-running Born on a Rainy Day series

Evening Standard

Billy Connolly speaks about Elton John’s inspiration as he releases new artwork

The 82-year-old’s new piece Saturday Night shows a colourful piano player in action.

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Billy Connolly warns fans being 'targeted' by AI deepfake scams

Billy Connolly has issued a warning to fans after a number of AI deepfake videos impersonating him began to circulate online ...

Evening Standard

Sir Billy Connolly warns fans of scammers impersonating him online

The comedian said the scammers reach out to fans and ‘create multiple deceptive social media and email accounts’.

The Independent UK

Sir Billy Connolly warns fans of scammers pretending to be him with AI

The veteran comedian said criminals can use AI to impersonate his voice

The National (Scotland)

Fringe reviews: Florence, One Man Poe, Zoe Coombs Marr and more

As part of my attempt to see 10 shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in one day, I also wanted to review them all

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When Billy Met Alasdair review – two Scottish giants happily collide

Alan Bissett embodies both the expansive Big Yin and the detached author of Lanark in a thoughtful, entertaining search for their connection

The National (Scotland)

Outrage as Billy Connolly scarecrow stolen and 'dismembered'

A woman is on a mission to find a stolen Billy Connolly scarecrow.

The National (Scotland)

New play imagines what happened when Billy Connolly met Alasdair Gray

THEY are two of Scotland’s greatest cultural exports of the 20th century.

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh festival 2025: 20 theatre shows to see this summer

Peter Pan has a pop fantasy, Faustus is in Africa, Brian Cox leads a banking satire and Billy Connolly meets the late Alasdair Gray. Elsewhere, the joy of pickling, a landmark jazz album and Elton John’s libel case take centre stage

Evening Standard

Rhod Gilbert and the Giant Grapefruit at Eventim Apollo: 'rage, heart and lashings of dark humour'

5/5 The Welsh comedian’s show about his brush with mortality has echoes of early Billy Connolly, he’s that good

The Guardian - UK

Duncan Campbell obituary

Guardian crime correspondent admired for his determined and scrupulously fair reporting of wrongdoing, including miscarriages of justice

The National (Scotland)

Sir Billy Connolly to be celebrated at Glasgow music event

Scotland's biggest night of traditional music is set to celebrate Glasgow comedy and folk music legend Sir Billy Connolly.

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