Pioneering Scottish comedian Billy Connolly is to be given the BAFTA Fellowship at this year’s Virgin Media BAFTA TV Awards. Connolly, who has been active on the British TV and standup circuit for ...

Murray Grigor's film, which follows Connolly's first gigs in Ireland in 1975, shows the comedian long before he achieved the national treasure status he now enjoys. The Dublin and Belfast dates came ...

Billy Connolly's Great American Trail is an epic three part travelogue that sees the comedy legend going far off the beaten track into the places you've heard of but have rarely seen, as he follows ...

Seven comedians have been shortlisted for the Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Scotland award - which will be decided by the iconic Scottish star himself. Craig Hill, who has had sell-out shows at the ...

Billy is an American situation comedy that aired on ABC for half a season from January to May 1992. A spin-off of Head of the Class, the series stars Billy Connolly as Billy MacGregor, a Scottish ...

Billy Connolly reportedly suffered from "terrifying" bouts of memory loss while on stage. The Scottish comedian repeatedly battled through gaps in his memory during his stand-up gig at the Waterfront ...

Sir Billy Connolly turns 83 on Monday. Test your knowledge of the comedy icon with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.