Billy (Hardcover)

Now a favorite of American audiences, Billy Connolly is the outrageous comedian whose unsurpassed comedy genius has won him countless fans. Billy, the revelatory, poignant, and wildly entertaining biography is written by the woman who knows him best-his wife. Billy is one of the biggest sellers of all time in British publishing-number one on UK bestseller lists and, so far, selling over 800,000(!) copies. Connolly is a one-of-a-kind legend: his effortlessly wicked whimsy has entranced and enthralled audiences around the world, and his manic humor needs no introduction. But who is the real Billy Connolly? Where did he come from and where does he get his material? What is it like to live with him?
With insight and objectivity, Pamela Stephenson, a psychologist and Billy's wife of ten years, takes us through the heartbreaking and hilarious life of a comic genius and what made him the man he is. The descriptions of Scottish life evoke the poignancy of the Ireland in "Angela's Ashes" as she tells of the troubled and desperately poor child in the docklands of Glasgow who became an accomplished banjo player and whose jokes soon took over his musical act. Billy Connolly became a household name. From live performances to appearances on television and in the movies, Billy has captivated audiences around the world with his notoriously bawdy humor and the remarkable range of performance that has made him not only a brilliant comic but a dramatic actor who played across from Dame Judi Dench in Mrs. Brown.
Filled with riotous anecdotes from Billy's shows and tales from his unhappy childhood, this is, undeniably, the real Billy Connolly: the Billy Connolly that an enormous and fanatic public is waiting for-and a moving, redemptive biography.

General

Imprint:	Harry N. Abrams
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2002
First published:	September 2002
Authors:	Pamela Stephenson
Dimensions:	236 x 159 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	291
ISBN-13:	978-1-58567-308-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre
LSN:	1-58567-308-0
Barcode:	9781585673087

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Mon, 18 May 2009 | Review by: simon james C.

In this detailed account of Billy Connolly's life, his wife Pamela Stephenson gives an in-depth look at the man from a professional stand point as well as getting the reader to understand Billy on a personal level. She takes us from post war living-in-squalor-Billy through to current successful living-in-L.A-Bily. Using comments from close friends, Eric Idle, Steve Martin, Robin Williams and many other well known comedians the reader is forced to believe the absolute and finality of his genius. So go on a ride with Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Mick Jagger and our hero Billy Connolly through the mind numbing 60's. Learning to cope with an absolutely destructive childhood and a self abusive life-style it's no wonder the man is so intriguing. Abide by his motto "f*ck all of them".

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