Billy Connolly

Author : Billy Connolly
Publisher : Two Roads
ISBN 13 : 1529318289
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Windswept & Interesting written by Billy Connolly and published by Two Roads. This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals the truth behind his windswept and interesting life. Born in a tenement flat in Glasgow in 1942, orphaned by the age of 4, and a survivor of appalling abuse at the hands of his own family, Billy's life is a remarkable story of success against all the odds. Billy found his escape first as an apprentice welder in the shipyards of the River Clyde. Later he became a folk musician - a 'rambling man' - with a genuine talent for playing the banjo. But it was his ability to spin stories, tell jokes and hold an audience in the palm of his hand that truly set him apart. As a young comedian Billy broke all the rules. He was fearless and outspoken - willing to call out hypocrisy wherever he saw it. But his stand-up was full of warmth, humility and silliness too. His startling, hairy 'glam-rock' stage appearance - wearing leotards, scissor suits and banana boots - only added to his appeal. It was an appearance on Michael Parkinson's chat show in 1975 - and one outrageous story in particular - that catapulted Billy from cult hero to national star. TV shows, documentaries, international fame and award-winning Hollywood movies followed. Billy's pitch-perfect stand-up comedy kept coming too - for over 50 years, in fact - until a double diagnosis of cancer and Parkinson's Disease brought his remarkable live performances to an end. Since then he has continued making TV shows, creating extraordinary drawings... and writing. Windswept and Interesting is Billy's story in his own words. It is joyfully funny - stuffed full of hard-earned wisdom as well as countless digressions on fishing, farting and the joys of dancing naked. It is an unforgettable, life-affirming story of a true comedy legend. 'I didn't know I was Windswept and Interesting until somebody told me. It was a friend who was startlingly exotic himself. He'd just come back from Kashmir and was all billowy shirt and Indian beads. I had long hair and a beard and was swishing around in electric blue flairs. He said: "Look at you - all windswept and interesting!" I just said: "Exactly!" After that, I simply had to maintain my reputation...'

Author : Billy Connolly
Publisher : Two Roads
ISBN 13 : 1529361354
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tall Tales and Wee Stories written by Billy Connolly and published by Two Roads. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Connolly's raucous run through his life is as furious, funny and foul-mouthed as you'd expect' Sunday Times In December 2018, after fifty years of belly-laughs, energy and outrage, Billy Connolly announced his retirement from live stand-up comedy. It had been an extraordinary career. When he first started out in the late sixties, Billy played the banjo in the folk clubs of Scotland. Between songs, he would improvise a bit, telling anecdotes from the Clyde shipyard where he'd worked. In the process, he made all kinds of discoveries about what audiences found funny, from his own brilliant mimes to the power of speaking irreverently about politics or explicitly about sex. He began to understand the craft of great storytelling. Soon the songs became shorter and the monologues longer, and Billy quickly became recognised as one of the most exciting comedians of his generation. Billy's routines always felt spontaneous. He never wrote scripts, always creating his comedy freshly on stage in the presence of a live audience. A brilliant comic story might be subsequently discarded, adapted or embellished. A quick observation or short anecdote one night, could become a twenty-minute segment by the next night of a tour. Billy always brought a beautiful sense of the absurd to his shows as he riffed on his family, hecklers, swimming in the North Sea or naked bungee jumping. But his comedy can be laced with anger too. He hates pretentiousness and calls out hypocrisy wherever he sees it. His insights about the human condition have shocked many people, while his unique talent and startling appearance on stage gave him license to say anything he damn well pleased about sex, politics or religion. Billy got away with it because he has always had the popular touch. His comedy spans generations and different social tribes in a way that few others have ever managed. Tall Tales and Wee Stories brings together the very best of Billy's storytelling for the first time and includes his most famous routines including, The Last Supper, Jojoba Shampoo, Incontinence Pants and Shouting at Wildebeest. With an introduction and original illustrations by Billy throughout, it is an inspirational, energetic and riotously funny read, and a fitting celebration of our greatest ever comedian.

Author : Billy Connolly
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473531675
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Made In Scotland written by Billy Connolly and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Where do you come from? It's one of the most basic human questions of all. But there is another question, which might sound a wee bit similar but is actually very different: What do you come from? And, let me tell you, that question can take you all sorts of strange places...' In Made in Scotland, legendary comic and national treasure Billy Connolly returns to his roots, reflecting on his life, his homeland and what it means – then and now – to be Scottish. Full of Billy's distinctive humour, Made in Scotland is a hilarious and heartfelt love letter to the place and the people that made him.

Author : Jonathan Margolis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780752817224
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Yin written by Jonathan Margolis and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unauthorised Biography of the internationally famous comedian and entertainer to the TV public, the stars and even royalty. Billy Connoly was the first rock/alternative comedian long before the comedy store generation took off. And he is still a cult a 50 show UK tour in early 1994 sold out within days. On the way up, Connoly has collided with trendies, booze, women, the press the Royals and even Fyffes bananas. The Big Yin is an enormously entertaining read about one of the funniest comedians at work today.

Author : Billy Connolly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780907516101
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gullible's Travels written by Billy Connolly and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Pamela Stephenson
Publisher : Headline Book Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780755312849
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bravemouth written by Pamela Stephenson and published by Headline Book Pub Limited. This book was released on 2004 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BILLY, the ground-breaking biography of the nation's favourite iconoclast, gave millions of readers a fascinating insight into the personal and professional life of the genius that is Billy Connolly. Then, in the sequel to that bestselling book, the award-winning Pamela Stephenson celebrated life with the Scottish beastie as he hit the big six-oh. In it we relive colourful and epic moments from Billy's early life in Glasgow - the background to an intimate portrait of his marriage with Pamela and his life in Scotland, LA and the rest of the world. Witty, insightful and intimate, BRAVEMOUTH draws the reader into two very different worlds - hers of international sexology and the serious psychology of humorists, his of incontinence pants, being married to a shrink... and the finer points of banjo playing.

Author : Pamela Stephenson
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
ISBN 13 : 9781590208496
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Billy written by Pamela Stephenson and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A favorite of American audiences, Billy Connolly, who now lives in Los Angeles, is the outrageous comedian whose unsurpassed comedic talent has won him countless fans.

Author : Billy Connolly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780563387237
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia written by Billy Connolly and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travelling by plane, motorbike, boat and on foot, Billy Connolly tours the length and breadth of Australia with his stage show, and delivers a personal commentary on what he sees. The book encompasses a wide variety of characters, and also excerpts from Connolly's stage act.

Author : Billy Connolly
Publisher : Sphere
ISBN 13 : 0748129952
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Billy Connolly's Route 66 written by Billy Connolly and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow much-loved Scottish comedian Billy Connolly across Route 66 on this unforgettable journey, filled with music, modern history and hilarious stories. Billy Connolly first dreamed of taking a trip on the legendary Route 66 when he heard Chuck Berry belting out one of the greatest rock 'n' roll records of all time - and now he's finally had the chance to do it. Travelling every one of its 2,278 miles on his custom-make motorbike, Billy's journey takes him past many of the best-known icons in the US: the Gateway Arch in St Louis, Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon, and the funky neon-lit gas stations and diners that once lined the route. Billy also has the chance to get to know the people who call it home, from Mervin the Amish carpenter, to fellow banjo enthusiast and obsessive instrument collector Rob, to Angel, one of the many people determined to keep the spirit of the Mother Road alive. Funny, touching and inspiring in equal measure, the tales he gathers on the way tell the story of modern America. With his unrivalled instinct for a good story, and the gregariousness that has made him a comedy legend, Billy Connolly is the ultimate guide to the ultimate road trip.

Author : Natasha Tristan
Publisher : UB Tech
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big Yin - Billy Connolly written by Natasha Tristan and published by UB Tech. This book was released on with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billy Connolly, a favorite of everyone who has created a buzz of laughter and enjoyment among people with his stand-up comedy, folk music, etc. Also known as Big Yin to distinguish between his father’s and his names, he is a man who attracted the attention of the public through his various charitable activities also. His motive behind all this is his thought that not even a fraction of the courage gained from experiences should not be lost. Is there a doubt as to why he is holding on to this compulsion? Because as a child, he had to bear the brunt of brutalities from his own parents, and the games of fate continued to haunt him. Over time, he had to accept the pain of separation from his wife. Then he had to buy the next blow from Parkinson’s immediately due to the remorseless entertainment of the time. He made people laugh and had to surrender before the ridicule of destiny. But he refused to say give up and say goodbye. He held his head high and stood as an inspiration to others in the courage and strength given by the furnace of experiences. God sent Pamela Stephenson, a psychologist, as his second wife, to help him with his pains throughout his life without giving him a chance to fail everywhere. This book offers the readers as a motivation through Billy Connolly’s brilliant life, the thorny barriers he went through in his life, the ways he entertained people, and his steadfastness in the pains.