The Latest Breaking News from the Big Yin

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 · Dec 13, 2025

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 · Oct 30, 2025

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 · Aug 26, 2025

Billy Connolly’s most intimate interview yet (by his wife): ‘Comedians never used to worry about what was correct to say. You said it, and soon found out’

Only one person can get to the heart of who the Big Yin is – his partner and carer, psychotherapist Pamela Stephenson Connolly. He talks about how Parkinson’s has changed him, what he misses from being on tour, and living in a hotbed of Trump supporters in Florida

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023

Dear Billy review – brilliant tribute to the Big Yin

Gary McNair delivers verbatim interviews and misremembered Connolly routines from ordinary people in this love letter

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023