History Creator / BillyConnolly

* AcceptableTargets: His famous screed on Muslim fundamentalist terrorists.
-->"Suicide bombers! ''There's a bright idea. Every time there's a 'bang' the world's a wanker short. I'd like to see the instructor. 'Right lads, pay attention, I'm only going to be able to show you this once!'"''
** And while he's on the subject, he doesn't find the idea of getting however-many virgins in the afterlife very appealing.
--->"[[MyGirlIsASlut Give me two fire-breathin']] ''[[UsefulNotes/ScottishEnglish whoors]]'' [[MyGirlIsASlut any day of the week]]!"

Sir William "Billy" Connolly (born November 24, 1942 in Glasgow), is a Scottish folk musician, actor and [[RecordedAndStandUpComedy stand-up]]. Commonly known as "The Big Yin", he has a large fanbase and was voted Number One on Creator/{{Channel Four}}'s One Hundred Greatest Stand-Ups in both 2007 and 2010. He's married to Creator/PamelaStephenson (who was a cast member on ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews'' and ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' in the 1980s. Stephenson is now working in psychology) who he first met while he was making a guest appearance on ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews''.

* FanNickname: "The Big Yin" (Glaswegian slang for "The Big One" - he stood over 6 feet tall in his prime), though rarely heard today.

--> "I woke up with an aching head, as usual / I can't remember going to bed, as usual / My stomach's feeling very queer / I've got a thunderstorm in my left ear / It must have been McEwan's beer / As usual"...

* FanNickname: "The Big Yin" (Glaswegian slang for "The Big One" - he's 6 feet tall), though rarely heard today.

Connolly retired from comedy in 2018 and is now an artist.

Sir William "Billy" Connolly (born November 24, 1942 in Glasgow), is a Scottish folk musician, actor and [[RecordedAndStandUpComedy stand-up]]. Commonly known as "The Big Yin", he has a large fanbase and was voted Number One on Creator/{{Channel Four}}'s One Hundred Greatest Stand-Ups in both 2007 and 2010. He's married to Pamela Stephenson (who was a cast member on ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews'' and ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' in the 1980s. Stephenson is now working in psychology) who he first met while he was making a guest appearance on ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews''.

Sir William "Billy" Connolly (born 24th November 1942 in Glasgow), is a Scottish folk musician, actor and [[RecordedAndStandUpComedy stand-up]]. Commonly known as "The Big Yin", he has a large fanbase and was voted Number One on Creator/{{Channel Four}}'s One Hundred Greatest Stand-Ups in both 2007 and 2010. He's married to Pamela Stephenson (who was a cast member on ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews'' and ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' in the 1980s. Stephenson is now working in psychology) who he first met while he was making a guest appearance on ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews''.

[[caption-width-right:340:Surprisingly, he isn't Creator/JohnCleese]]

* ''Film/MrsBrown'' - which established his credentials as an accomplished dramatic actor

William "Billy" Connolly (born 24th November 1942 in Glasgow), is a Scottish folk musician, actor and [[RecordedAndStandUpComedy stand-up]]. Commonly known as "The Big Yin", he has a large fanbase and was voted Number One on Creator/{{Channel Four}}'s One Hundred Greatest Stand-Ups in both 2007 and 2010. He's married to Pamela Stephenson (who was a cast member on ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews'' and ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' in the 1980s. Stephenson is now working in psychology) who he first met while he was making a guest appearance on ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews''.

--->"[[MyGirlIsASlut Give me two fire-breathin']] ''[[ScottishEnglish whoors]]'' [[MyGirlIsASlut any day of the week]]!"

--->"[[MyGirlIsASlut Give me two fire-breathin']] ''[[FunetikAksent hures]]'' [[MyGirlIsASlut any day of the week]]!"