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Tall Tales and Wee Stories :The Best of Billy Connolly
Tall Tales and Wee Stories :The Best of Billy Connolly
paperback
Published:
17 September, 2020
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Description
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'Connolly's raucous run through his life is as furious, funny and foul-mouthed as you'd expect' Sunday Times
In December 2018, after fifty years of belly-laughs, energy and outrage, Billy Connolly announced his retirement from live stand-up comedy. It had been an extraordinary career.
When he first started out in the late sixties, Billy played the banjo in the folk clubs of Scotland. Between songs, he would improvise a bit, telling anecdotes from the Clyde shipyard where he'd worked. In the process, he made all kinds of discoveries about what audiences found funny, from his own brilliant mimes to the power of speaking irreverently about politics or explicitly about sex. He began to understand the craft of great storytelling. Soon the songs became shorter and the monologues longer, and Billy quickly became recognised as one of the most exciting comedians of his generation.
Tall Tales and Wee Stories brings together the very best of Billy's storytelling for the first time and includes his most famous routines including, The Last Supper, Jojoba Shampoo, Incontinence Pants and Shouting at Wildebeest. With an introduction and original illustrations by Billy throughout, it is an inspirational, energetic and riotously funny read, and a fitting celebration of our greatest ever comedian.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781529361360 |
| ISBN10 | 1529361362 |
| Number Of Pages | 336 |
| Item Weight | 271 g |
| Product Dimensions | 126 x 194 x 26 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | John Murray Press |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
A read that entirely fits the personality of the extreme personality who wrote it, Connolly's raucous run through his life is as furious, funny and foul-mouthed as you'd expect. His stand-up knack for easy storytelling shines through * Sunday Times *
A read that entirely fits the personality of the extreme personality who wrote it, Connolly's raucous run through his life is as furious, funny and foul-mouthed as you'd expect. His stand-up knack for easy storytelling shines through * Sunday Times *
A read that entirely fits the personality of the extreme personality who wrote it, Connolly's raucous run through his life is as furious, funny and foul-mouthed as you'd expect. His stand-up knack for easy storytelling shines through * Sunday Times *
Wild and whirling . . . it reads like a talking book * Observer *
Wild and whirling . . . it reads like a talking book * Observer *
Wild and whirling . . . it reads like a talking book * Observer *
Connolly's writing is so much like his speech you can hear him as you read. * Evening Standard *
Connolly's writing is so much like his speech you can hear him as you read. * Evening Standard *
Connolly's writing is so much like his speech you can hear him as you read. * Evening Standard *
A glorious memoir full of insights into the funnyman's life and career. Hilarious. * Prima *
A glorious memoir full of insights into the funnyman's life and career. Hilarious. * Prima *
A glorious memoir full of insights into the funnyman's life and career. Hilarious. * Prima *
The Big Yin Bible * The List *
The Big Yin Bible * The List *
The Big Yin Bible * The List *
A very humorous read * Daily Stock Dish *
A very humorous read * Daily Stock Dish *
A very humorous read * Daily Stock Dish *
One of stand-up's great naturals. No one told a story better.
* Guardian *One of stand-up's great naturals. No one told a story better.
* Guardian *One of stand-up's great naturals. No one told a story better.
* Guardian *Raucous and side-splitting * Yours *
Raucous and side-splitting * Yours *
Raucous and side-splitting * Yours *
Wry, sometimes sacrilegious, often absurd and outrageously funny * The Senior AU *
Wry, sometimes sacrilegious, often absurd and outrageously funny * The Senior AU *
Wry, sometimes sacrilegious, often absurd and outrageously funny * The Senior AU *
Gloriously, unashamedly peppered with swearing, bodily functions and drunken behaviour . . . you will laugh, guffaw and snort your way through this remarkable book * The Wee Review *
Gloriously, unashamedly peppered with swearing, bodily functions and drunken behaviour . . . you will laugh, guffaw and snort your way through this remarkable book * The Wee Review *
Gloriously, unashamedly peppered with swearing, bodily functions and drunken behaviour . . . you will laugh, guffaw and snort your way through this remarkable book * The Wee Review *
Bracingly sweary, robustly rude and brilliantly original, this is essential reading for fans of the Big Yin. * Daily Mail *
Bracingly sweary, robustly rude and brilliantly original, this is essential reading for fans of the Big Yin. * Daily Mail *
Bracingly sweary, robustly rude and brilliantly original, this is essential reading for fans of the Big Yin. * Daily Mail *
This book brings together the best of his stories...and offers something of a potted history of a life of spontaneous performance on stage. * Irish Independent Review *
This book brings together the best of his stories...and offers something of a potted history of a life of spontaneous performance on stage. * Irish Independent Review *
This book brings together the best of his stories...and offers something of a potted history of a life of spontaneous performance on stage. * Irish Independent Review *
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Author's Bio
Sir William Connolly, CBE is a much-loved Scottish comedian, musician, artist, presenter and actor. He is the recipient of a BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Award and is regularly voted the nation's favourite stand-up comedian. His has written three books, Tall Tales & Wee Stories, Windswept & Interesting and Rambling Man, all of which were No.1 bestsellers. In 2012, he launched his debut fine art collection Born On A Rainy Day with Castle Fine Art. A deluxe edition of select artworks was published in 2023 under the same name. Billy was born and raised in Glasgow and now lives in America.