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Billy Connolly: An Audience with Billy Connolly

  • TV Special
  • 19851985
  • 1h
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Billy Connolly in Billy Connolly: An Audience with Billy Connolly (1985)
Comedy
Billy Connolly delivers his special brand of stand-up comedy and abrasive humour in front of a celebrity audience.Billy Connolly delivers his special brand of stand-up comedy and abrasive humour in front of a celebrity audience.Billy Connolly delivers his special brand of stand-up comedy and abrasive humour in front of a celebrity audience.
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
481
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
43,237
15,008
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    • Director
      • Alasdair Macmillan
    • Writer
      • Billy Connolly(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • Billy Connolly
      • Barbara Bach
      • Barry McGuigan
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    • Director
      • Alasdair Macmillan
    • Writer
      • Billy Connolly(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • Billy Connolly
      • Barbara Bach
      • Barry McGuigan
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    Billy Connolly
    Billy Connolly
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    Barbara Bach
    Barbara Bach
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    Barry McGuigan
    • Self - Audience
    Chris Quentin
    • Self - audience member
    Chris Quinten
    • Self - Audience Member
    Alan Wells
    • Self - audience member
    • (as Allan Wells)
    Michael Aspel
    • Self - Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Glynis Barber
    Glynis Barber
    • Self - Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Floella Benjamin
    • Self - Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Melvyn Bragg
    Melvyn Bragg
    • Self - Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Brandon
    Michael Brandon
    • Self - Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Eric Clapton
    Eric Clapton
    • Self - Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Robbie Coltrane
    Robbie Coltrane
    • Self - Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Sara Dallin
    Sara Dallin
    • Self - Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Dance
    Charles Dance
    • Self - Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Davison
    Peter Davison
    • Self - Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Anne Diamond
    Anne Diamond
    • Self - Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Sandra Dickinson
    Sandra Dickinson
    • Self - Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Alasdair Macmillan
    • Writer
      • Billy Connolly(uncredited)
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      Seen among the audience are Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters, Charles Dance, Bob Hoskins, Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, Michael Parkinson, Roger Taylor, Nigel Planer, Brian Glover, Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Bob Geldof, Paula Yates, Joanna Lumley, Clive James, Bill Wyman, Samantha Fox, Denis Law, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Kenny Everett and Sara Dallin - amongst others.
    • Quotes

      Billy Connolly: ...I became a welder. I was actually becoming an Engineer and I joined the wrong queue. And so I became a welder, without knowing what a welder was.

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      Featured in The Story of the Costume Drama: The Stars (2008)

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    Excellent example of the Big Yin
    When a genuine British celebrity is given their own " An Audience With….. " it is seen as a great tribute throughout the industry to the individuals. Over the years many well known entertainers have their own shows, but in recent years the standard that has been produced has been of very poor quality. This is why " An Audience with Billy Connolly " has become the gem of this series.

    The concept is simple in this show a celebrity is honored and they spend the next 90 minutes sharing their professional and private life with fellow peers of the industry. In the audience this particular night are Bob Geldof, Paula Yates, Dennis Law, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Eric Clapton, Robbie Coltrane and Kenny Everett. These are just few of the people here. All of whom including the general public audience are privilege to watch first hand Connolly to emerge from his cocoon and fully re-invent himself as a stand up comedy. Before this he had created stories out of jokes. His embellishments on such jokes had lasted nearly 15 years but from this point on Billy Connolly moved into a new style social observations. Which lead to having a direct influence on many of today's comedians, particularly Eddie Izzard.

    What makes Billy Connolly funny. Well I can only answer this myself. In this show what becomes blatantly apparent is that his naivety is responsible for a lot of the humorous situations he finds himself in. He hides his naivety by claiming that his naïve notions are bids to be an " Windswept and Interesting, intrepid voyageur ". For instance he joined the Territorial Army and he found himself parachuting out of the very first plane he had ever been in. Most memorably was when he left school and he went to work in the famous Glasgow shipyards he said "I joined the queue to become a welder without knowing what a welder was ". For the first time in his life Billy felt safe in these surroundings and he was surrounded by characters whose humorous storytelling techniques have become one of the most appealing aspects of his style. His natural regurgitation of stories from this era and everyday happenings have since become legendary and fused with naïve appearance they have provided him with powerful factor of likability which connects him to all walks of live across the globe.

    My favorite part in this DVD is when he makes the celebrities squirm with nervous laughter when he comments on their social status in Great Britain. Many come from a working class background and they have been elevated to that of Show Biz personality because of their talents, making them no longer working class. When Billy say's to them that he is not talking to " them (celebrities) but the Working Classes at the back. The one they refer to in those political talk shows as the Ordinary People ". I love watching Bob Geldof laugh nervously and twitching in his seat knowing he has been caught out by Billy Connolly. A nice quaint comment on Connolly's behalf because of the social turmoil in Great Britain at that moment.

    From my experience you either love Billy Connolly or hate him there is no in between, but for those of you curious to view any material of Connolly's for the first time, US comedian and actor Robin Williams has said " This was the best stuff I have seen of him, where he just talks to people in the audience. ". Definitely worth the watch.
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    • Release date
      • October 26, 1985 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • An Audience with... Billy Connolly
    • Production company
      • London Weekend Television (LWT)
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      1 hour
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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