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The legend that is Billy Connolly is a huge name throughout the world, but some of the younger generation may be unaware of how truly brilliant he is.
Many people are saddened by his retirement, but Billy hasn't allowed the incurable disease to quell his fire and passion for life. Sign up to Glasgow Live's newsletter Get all the latest Glasgow news and headlines sent straight to your inbox twice a day by signing up to our free newsletter.The morning newsletter arrives every day before 9am and the evening newsletter, manually curated by the team, is sent between 4pm and 5pm, giving you a round up of the most important stories we've covered that day.
Billy's Glasgow Shipyard tale - 1981 At the same concert, Billy Connolly 'fondly' recalls his time as a teenager working in one of Glasgow's shipyards. He describes the state of the shipyard toilets as a 'sight to behold', and remembers his boss who was training him as a welder. UK vs USA English pronunciation - 2006 In this video, Billy describes yet another thing that "gets on my t***" - the difference in pronunciation in the UK versus the States. He even has a go at George W. Bush for pronouncing nuclear wrong, saying: "Sound it out, George! Its nuc-lear!"
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