5 d. ago Glasgow to celebrate Sir Billy Connolly as part of city's 850th anniversary

Glasgow will celebrate The Big Yin with a weekend of film, music, comedy, and tours next month.

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7 d. ago Billy Connolly to be celebrated in Glasgow with 'Big Yin Weekend'

The Glaswegian icon will play a special role in events to mark the 850th anniversary of his home city.

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7 d. ago Sir Billy Connolly to be celebrated as part of home city’s 850th birthday events

The Big Yin Weekend will take place on September 6 and 7.

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7 d. ago Del Amitri’s Justin Currie says Parkinson’s is making playing guitar ‘very hard’

The Scottish songwriter revealed his diagnosis with the degenerative disease last year.

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1 week ago Scots icon Billy Connolly releases new artwork inspired by Elton John

The Scottish comedy icon has released four new limited edition pieces which reflect on his time touring with Elton John and his memories of growing up.

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1 week ago Billy Connolly reveals Elton John inspiration as comedian unveils new limited

The comedian, actor and artist – affectionately known as The Big Yin – has released four pieces as part of his long-running Born on a Rainy Day series

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1 week ago Billy Connolly reveals pal Elton John inspired his latest venture as he reveals new work

Comedian Sir Billy Connolly, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2013, has released new artwork which is inspired by Sir Elton John

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1 week ago Billy Connolly speaks about Elton John’s inspiration as he releases new artwork

The 82-year-old’s new piece Saturday Night shows a colourful piano player in action.

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2 w. ago Sir Billy Connolly: Scottish comedian issues warning about online voice scamming using AI

Comedian Sir Billy Connolly has issued a statement about online scamming using his voice.

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2 w. ago Sir Billy Connolly warns fans of scammers impersonating him online

The comedian said the scammers reach out to fans and ‘create multiple deceptive social media and email accounts’.

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2 w. ago Billy Connolly warns of scammers using AI to recreate voice and likeness to extort fans

Earlier this year, a scammer tricked a French woman into believing she was dating Brad Pitt, before persuading her to part with almost £700,000 using AI images and videos.

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2 w. ago Creeps, legends, witches and wonders: Edinburgh fringe 2025 – in pictures

From a Polish prince of Denmark to pickled vegetables and tributes to Billy Connolly and Marilyn Monroe, our photographer explores the many worlds of the festival Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Noel Gallagher beat cocaine addition thanks to Billy Connolly

The Oasis star said he was finally able to kick the habit after a chance encounter with the comedian in Harrods. It was 'the first time Noel had been star-struck'.

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4 w. ago Billy Connolly’s early brushes with law before fame to be highlighted in new book

Bestselling author Colin MacFarlane has written a take on the celebrities Billy has befriended over the years.

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