When I hit the scene, there was Billy Connolly and Max Boyce. It was all mother-in-law and Irish jokes, and we broke… — Jasper Carrott Copy Share Image
Watching Billy Connolly at the Hammersmith Apollo in the late 90s was a masterclass of long-form comedy. — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
I went to see Billy Connolly do two hours with no break at the Apollo, with Parkinson's disease, during the winter, and… — Aisling Bea Copy Share Image
In terms of the stars, the only ones I cast were Billy Connolly and Pauline Collins. I was in Los Angeles working… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
Billy Connolly is probably the greatest stand-up this country has ever produced and he swears all the time. — Sean Lock Copy Share Image
“Everybody's born to do a certain thing and if you're dead jimmy you've found it. And if you're good at something, just… — Mike Scott Copy Share Image
I'm sure when alternative comedy started, before which - Billy Connolly aside - standup was essentially a person being racist and sexist… — Nish Kumar Copy Share Image
The three people I've always wanted to meet are Stephen Fry, Billy Connolly and Steven Gerrard. — Andrew Buchan Copy Share Image
“My definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger" -… — Sherry Marie Gallagher Copy Share Image