The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
GOOD to see Billy Connolly remains unaffected by fame and still in touch with his roots. So well done, Billy, for rushing to the defence of one of life's less fortunate creatures. Let Sir Bob Geldof bang on about the poor, Billy has a far nobler cause. I refer, obviously, to Paris Hilton. As Billy so wisely said recently: "Her background is difficult. You might say...
Learning Curve on the Ecliptic (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
... too many episodes of TV's "Medium" with much cleverer and more complex plots. It was good to see Billy Connolly again though. He plays a rather unsavory character who claimed to have psychic visions. He's an amazingly talented guy. I've always found his stand-up comedy hilarious and totally infectious. He obviously finds everything in life so funny himself, this is such an endearing...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
But Billy Connolly claims Beverly Hills heiress Paris Hilton has a "nightmare" existence that is as tough as living on a housing estate.Connolly also revealed that he plans to return to his roots as a pub musician, alongside comedy legend Steve Martin.Connolly said: "All backgrounds are difficult. Paris Hilton's background is difficult. You may say it is easier because she's...
Daily Referendum (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Seeing as we've got a Scottish by-election going on this week, I thought I'd treat you to some classic Billy Connolly. The first time I saw this clip I could hardly breath for laughing. Enjoy:
The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
He is a famous comedian, but there is nothing funny about Billy Connolly's latest role: he plays a tortured Catholic priest in The X-Files: I Want To Believe. "There are no laughs at all, which is brilliant," says Connolly gleefully. "Father Joe is very disturbed, very dark. Doing a drama like this is a joy; you get to use your body in a different way, you get to use your eyes....
The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
He is a famous comedian, but there is nothing funny about Billy Connolly's latest role: he plays a tortured Catholic priest in The X-Files: I Want To Believe. "There are no laughs at all, which is brilliant," says Connolly gleefully. "Father Joe is very disturbed, very dark. Doing a drama like this is a joy; you get to use your body in a different way, you get to use your eyes....
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
A Highland couple has emerged as the prime suspects in a 𧷤,000 art heist at the house of Billy Connolly's neighbour.
Liberty Scott (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Good on Mary Wareham and the Aotearoa New Zealand Cluster Munition Coalition which is going to be delivering a protest letter to the Russian Embassy in Karori . Yes it is a protest about a particular type of weapon being used (and I recall Billy Connolly making fun of those upset about weapons of mass destruction but not so fussed about conventional weapons - because it matters when...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
BILLY Connolly once told a wonderful story about prescription windscreens. Like many of us as we get older, his Dad bumbled along with various pairs of glasses for different a
Times Online - Simon Barnes (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Billy Connolly doesn't really like the Olympic Games. “A bit Nuremberg,” he said. Well, it's true that there tends to be an awful lot of flagwaving going on at both an Olympic Games and a Nuremburg Rally.
Irish Blogs (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Mulder and Scully’s return only serves to remind us that the best is long over. Directed by: Chris Carter Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, Xzibit What’s it About: Mulder and Scully, no longer working for the FBI, are roped back into a case when an FBI agent goes missing and one time priest, Father Joe (Connolly) claims to have had psychic...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
Meanwhile, in the Moray Firth - or just nearby - is Pete MacDonald who is known, apparently, as Dolphin Pete (though Dolphin Billy Connolly might also work, due to his strong resemblance. I kept expecting him to go "Ooh, dolphins, they're brilliant, aren't they, when they do those wee jobbies..."). Anyway, Pete and his several hundred Friends Of The Moray Firth Dolphins are basically...
Spare Room (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
The X-Files: I Want To Believe , Directed by Chris Carter, starring Billy Connolly, Amanda Peet, David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Rating: M - Violence By Steve Newall The title of this surprising exhumation doesn’t just speak to the personality of Fox Mulder and his poster-friendly philosophy but to damn near everyone that’s going to see it I’d imagine. After all, there’s not a strong...
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Despite reportedly securing Billy Connolly for the lead, and Trainspotting's Ewen Bremner (Spud) being lined up as the nephew seeking vengeance for his murdered budgies, The Man Who Walks failed to attract the £1.6 million required to shoot.The film's Edinburgh-based producer, Mark Cousins, claimed that the movie would be filmed this spring, but a 12 per cent hole in finances meant the...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Despite reportedly securing Billy Connolly for the lead, and Trainspotting's Ewen Bremner (Spud) being lined up as the nephew seeking vengeance for his murdered budgies, The Man Who Walks failed to attract the £1.6 million required to shoot.The film's Edinburgh-based producer, Mark Cousins, claimed that the movie would be filmed this spring, but a 12 per cent hole in finances meant the...
