Comedian Amanda Dwyer has expressed her profound delight after being named the recipient of the 2026 Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award at the Glasgow Comedy Festival (GCF) Gala. The ...

Not long after Billy's birth, his father, William Connolly, left to join the war effort in Burma. His mother, Mamie Connolly, ...

Peter Kay has shared an update on the health of Billy Connolly, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2013. Scottish comedian Connolly retired from stand-up five years after the diagnosis and, ...

There is no evidence that Scottish Labour Party leader Anas Sarwar called Scottish comedian Billy Connolly vulgar and offensive, contrary to a claim online. Facebook posts, opens new tab shared an ...

Mr. Connolly will be in attendance at the festival to coincide with a screening to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of The Aristocrats, the groundbreaking film about the dirtiest joke ever told, in ...

Amanda Dwyer becomes the fourth winner of GICF's only award, with the Festival working with the Big Yin to give out the trophy in his name, celebrating all that makes comedy and the city of Glasgow so ...

Mistaken identity? Gary McNair delivers his Billy Connolly tribute with brilliant stand-up energy McNair prances nimbly from microphone to microphone, delivering the eclectic interview material ...

Sir Billy Connolly has warned fans that scammers are using artificial intelligence to impersonate him online. The Scottish comedian and actor – affectionately known as The Big Yin – said his wife ...