Billy Connolly presents the final part of his moving, yet still hilarious, ITV documentary series Big Send Off tonight (May 14).
The Big Yin is best known for his prolific stand-up comedy career over the past six decades, but he has often shown off many different strings to his bow, taking in the world of TV, film, music and charity work.
To mark Connolly's latest excellent project, Digital Spy takes a look at just some of his best moments outside his stand-up work.
1. The Humblebums
Before Billy started his stand-up career, he sang with the late Gerry Rafferty of 'Baker Street' fame in the folk group The Humblebums, along with Tam Harvey. Largely forgotten outside the folk world, they did produce some genuinely brilliant tracks, both moving and funny. Their gigs often featured Connolly chatting to the audience between songs, eventually leading to him giving the comedy thing a go full-time.
The Big Yin is best known for his prolific stand-up comedy career over the past six decades, but he has often shown off many different strings to his bow, taking in the world of TV, film, music and charity work.
To mark Connolly's latest excellent project, Digital Spy takes a look at just some of his best moments outside his stand-up work.
1. The Humblebums
Before Billy started his stand-up career, he sang with the late Gerry Rafferty of 'Baker Street' fame in the folk group The Humblebums, along with Tam Harvey. Largely forgotten outside the folk world, they did produce some genuinely brilliant tracks, both moving and funny. Their gigs often featured Connolly chatting to the audience between songs, eventually leading to him giving the comedy thing a go full-time.
- 5/14/2014
- Digital Spy
Oliver Lansley ("Whites") is set to play classic British comedian Kenny Everett in BBC Four's new telemovie biopic "The Best Possible Taste" reports The BBC.
A radio DJ and television entertainer, the offbeat and wild Everett is probably best remembered for his own series "The Kenny Everett Television Show" which ran throughout much of the 80's.
Some of Everett's most famous characters including Sid Snot and Cupid Stunt will be featured. Everett died in 1995 from an AIDS-related illness at the age of 50.
Former "Coronation Street" actress Katherine Kelly will star as Lee 'Lady Lee' Middleton, Everett's wife of thirteen years.
A radio DJ and television entertainer, the offbeat and wild Everett is probably best remembered for his own series "The Kenny Everett Television Show" which ran throughout much of the 80's.
Some of Everett's most famous characters including Sid Snot and Cupid Stunt will be featured. Everett died in 1995 from an AIDS-related illness at the age of 50.
Former "Coronation Street" actress Katherine Kelly will star as Lee 'Lady Lee' Middleton, Everett's wife of thirteen years.
- 4/3/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Michael McIntyre has opened up about the sudden death of his father as a teenager. The Britain's Got Talent judge recalled to The Sun the heartbreaking moment in 1993 when he learned that dad Ray Cameron, a writer on The Kenny Everett Television Show, had died of a heart attack in Spain. He told the Sunday Mirror: "He died on Boxing Day. I was 17 and I remember that I had just learned to drive and he was really upset that he couldn't afford to buy me my first car. "He bought me a book about cars instead, which made me feel quite tearful. I went to bed that night feeling pretty good about it and then, the next day, we got a call to say he'd died of a heart (more)...
- 4/24/2011
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
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