Billy Connolly - Comic Relief 1986

Billy's performance for the very first comic relief.

[@margaretcollins5507]

Billy is not a comedian he us the most brilliant story teller ever It's all of the cuff. No script. He is a national treasure I love him I am Scottish too.but live Australia now.

[@margaretcollins5507]

When we lose Billy no one will ever be able 💔 to replace him and my heart 💔 will break Xxx

[@anthonymcdonald775]

Funniest man on the planet and has been for a very very long time

[@climbatize]

Agreed.

[@judygraham8477]

Totally agree 100%

[@angiecox8781]

Billy is the best.

[@legie6475]

Just the funniest man ever born. God keep you in health for as long as !! A legend and very funny.

[@Stellar12316]

A national treasure this man no one will replace him

[@SuzyQ334]

IMHO Billy is the funniest British comedian ever. I'm an old person who grew up with the likes of Morecambe and Wise, Tommy Cooper etc. Only Tommy Cooper and Billy Connolly can make me laugh until I hurt.

[@boomerhgt]

He was never that funny

[@yoyo-jw3mo]

there will never be a stand up again like billy connolly. scottish legend.

[@judioregan4210]

Absolutely. Funniest man on the planet.

[@joshimitsu96]

Scottish legend indeed.

[@barryphillips7327]

Sadly this is TRUE!

[@trentonstaggs2968]

he's still alive

[@coisty52]

@@trentonstaggs2968 yes but doesnt know if he needs a shit or a haircut

[@weebawsdurrandiuweeman1424]

Billy yer a legend pal,i really bet he never thought he would have made it,as big a stand up,and music artist, as he is.the big will allways be in the Glasgow memories for ever,👍👍👍👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@debbietimm9397]

He’s the first comedian I watched from childhood, hilarious chap 😂 ❤️

[@davidstowers1964]

Forget Stan Laurel, Billy Connolly is, was and always will be the all time greatest British comedian. I'll fight you on it!!!!

[@jakelamotta2387]

Forget British... best comedian!

[@judygraham8477]

Omg ive crying from laughter ,love Billy he cracks me up 🤣🤣

[@johndoyle4723]

Cheered me up. You cannot do this sort of stuff nowadays, mores the pity. He was so very very good, and still is.

[@Io-Io-Io]

You CAN and SHOULD do it NOW

[@TheCezza79]

Billy is my top fav no 1 comedian..and with with huge thanks to my late father whom passed away March this year, we would both watch his dvds or tv appearances and laugh so hard our stomachs would ache..I miss my dad's laughter so much but every time I see Billy Connolly I can almost hear my dad crying with laughter...would very much like to meet him and shake his hand but we shall see...

[@PJR29787]

This is literally me and my father... watched him together for years... made me smile and made me sad this comment...

[@stephenporter5332]

He is a legend

[@Albert12893]

Met him twice

[@SuzyQ334]

So sorry for the loss of your dad Ceri. My kids grew up with the likes of Billy Connolly and Ab Fab and Black Adder and Red Dwarf. I've watched them laugh until they hurt. If my kids remember me for making them laugh then I reckon I did an okay job. Meanwhile I've loved Billy since the 1970s when he was a folk singer and stand-up comic - who made me laugh until I hurt.

[@bobmcmurray37]

@@SuzyQ334 q

[@jasonpalmer4562]

I've watched this at least 10 times! Anytime I need a chuckle I watch this! The Japanese bit cracks me up every time!

[@MrCatfarmer]

Oh my god this one had me in tears.

[@johngraham5996]

i love how everone clapped and laughed when he said "i'd be throwing children behind me" 😂😂😂🤣

[@RavensRequiem]

Absolutely love Billy Connolly! I never watch him that I don’t laugh until I cry.

[@cupcake168]

Unbelievable handsome guy, at every age, great humor and the king of forgiveness (you should watch the umm... Stroumbopolopol....- interview). And I love his voice so much. Lucky Pamela.

[@michaelsnow4735]

The legendary comedian 🙌

[@lapalad]

I,m an Aussie and when i first heard this i was half asleep in bed,i laughed so much i couldn,t get back to sleep.Its so true especialy amongst surfers when the shark alarm goes off they stay in the water,now i know why,sharks eat one person at a time Brilliant

[@leomanl]

possibly the best come back ever man

[@margaretmckay9968]

So funny could watch Billy all day .now that is a brilliant Comedian..

[@davewills4796]

Billy is simply the best and came out of Scotland god bless Scotland and thanks Billy for making me laugh again taking my mind off the bad part of my life

[@terrymatthews3137]

A true legend. My favourite comedian of all time.

[@robbiebeecham120]

Must of seen this 20 odd years ago, still cracks me up. Thanks Billy for setting the bar so high.

[@Bigturns33]

Hes the best. When u have guys that talk him up so much like Robbin Williams and such other great comedyans its just amazing.Hes been doing it for longer than anyone I know out there right now.

[@wolfrider5618]

Billy is the master stand up. Glad Australia gives him so much inspiration 😂😂

[@BahaVII]

He is just so...perfect

[@coolersmoke]

I remember watching this Comic Relief live on BBC1 that day. The whole afternoon with Terry Wogan and lots of celebs doing silly, comfy, clean, entertaining stuff.. and then came the watershed at 9pm came, we were switched to the Shaftesbury Theatre and this Legend came on stage. I know this routine word for word. It actually misses out the first minute or so, when Billy came on and mouthed into a supposedly non-working mic...

[@skarpethinn]

The might be The Greatest Stan-Up Segment of all time!! i've heard several of these jokes before & since, but THIS, right then, on that stage - that was an "On" day for sure...

[@mpaddyuk70]

The greatest

[@NicoleTunis]

as a proud Aussie, I have loved this skit ever since I first saw it in the 80's! It never gets old ... and yes we do make it to adulthood :-D

[@davidwhyberd7612]

I was staying with friends in Southern Queensland, and their land is a small forest. One day their dog was trying to grab hold of a brown Taipan, but was moved away by Greg. Before my visit, I thought that there were poisonous creatures lurking, waiting to bite you. Leaping out of bushes and snakes slithering after you I never saw one in the month I was there. I realised that in September the snakes were in hibernation, so I was alright and having two Queenslanders as my guests allayed my fears. There are no poisenous creatures in the UK, apart from the rarely seen Blackadder. It's bite can make you feel ill, but that's all. I travelled with Greg and Marilyn to Palm Cove in Northern Queensland and wants to have my first swim in the Pacific. There was, however, a sign that said " BEWARE Stingers and Sharks, so that was that. I spoke to a local who said that he had never been in the sea. It looked so blue and inviting too. It was a great holiday nonetheless and I saw some wonderful sights and travelled a lot. I flew down to Sydney for my final week. I spent every day by Circular Quay and Darling Harbour. The Opera House was fabulous. I was lucky in that the fleet review was in Darling Harbour. I also saw the fabulous aquarium with beautiful multicoloured fish. I saw some ofc the reef as well. It was my trip if a lifetime and I would love revisit your beautiful country and see my friends again. Greg us from Brisbane, and Marilyn is a countrywoman from Queensland. Their beautiful Queenslander home, with varandas is fabulous. Every night I heard these insects rubbing their legs together. There were hundreds of them. It started after sundown and lasted about half an hour. I think they are Sicoia. One of the most unusual and unique experiences, was being in a vehicle driving along the beach on Fraser Island. I was amazed that it was a public road with traffic lights and speed restrictions. Police were visible and quite often helping a vehicle that got stuck in the sand. I took 800 photos and film which I sometimes look at, but the memory of that trip in 2013 is still vivid.

[@michaelmurray3800]

It is a great routine and covers what being Australian is like. It's true he did look like a Smurf but at least he had our sun to get a tan and look white. lol

[@williamdonnelly895]

Thank fuck

[@daniellamcgee4251]

@@davidwhyberd7612 Glad you enjoyed your holiday of a lifetime! The noisy insects were cicadas. :-)

[@Io-Io-Io]

Billy Connolly- the eternal child

[@ComaDave]

Reading today how blue-ringers have started appearing just down the coast from me, so I came back to watch this legendary performance yet again. "And it showed you THIS bastard!" 😂😂😂 Seen him, oh...fourteen times over the years and met him on a few of those occasions. An honorary Aussie. The funniest human being I've ever witnessed.

[@TJOOBI1]

i have been looking for this shark sketch for so long, thank you. i didn't realise it was so long ago since i must have watched it.

[@pianomikey0]

I've never heard of this guy before? How is that possible?? He is absolutely hilarious!

[@latindancer4ever]

"throwing children behind me!" lmao! sooo funny!

[@mousegirl5810]

Thank you for the upload! This is the best part of that particular show. Billy Connoly is utterly hilarious! 😝

[@MaqaBs2010]

*WHO ELSE COMING FROM 2020?*

[@davidcraig9538]

2023 ma guy

[@gartnavel89]

He's got to be the funniest guy alive!

[@infinightsky]

Soooo intelligent!

[@paulhardman4640]

The true master at work.

[@weeDECYmac1]

love this man:)

[@garybuchan5311]

2.42 FUCKIN SHARKKKKK !!!!!! never gets old

[@benturnbull4009]

This guys a hero

[@BryanMacD1]

Funniest man on the planet.. class...

[@opitz74]

he's great. And yeah, it's true about the box jellyfish - vinegar is the way to stop it. Love the bit about he blue ringed octopus!

[@samarastar2ify]

looooool,on 1986,i was 5 years old,wow funny

[@douglasthoirs2946]

Gratest ever

[@plevac]

funniest guy of all time

[@sawoffleg]

THE BEST !!

[@turdbomitch9007]

who else came here right after watching a QI Clip? :P

[@nickpark7428]

Turdbo Mitch me! 🙋‍♂️

[@koitorob]

ME ha ha ha AND no fucking ho-ho-ba!

[@koitorob]

HEY, you haven't got time to be watching tv. Get back and give us some more Wallace and Gromet

[@idonotvlog1067]

Turdbo Mitch Me too

[@colummccrudden101]

Benjamin netenyahuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu??

[@CeilidhExperience]

Legend!

[@MrPenfold50]

so remember this from the 80's

[@Shumaa1]

I almost choked on my peice watching this

[@melciveng]

Shumaa1 A piece n square slice sausage with a totty scone on top and HP sauce :)

[@wildtatz]

Man he's so funny ..lmao

[@thescobbler4716]

There's actually a couple of minutes missing at the beginning, when Billy comes on and says into a mic, "Can ya hear me?" The audience yells "YES!" He goes to another mike Stage Left and silently mouths, "Can ya hear me?" The audience is quiet Then he leans in and says, quite clearly, "Ya fucking wankers!" A most reprehensible, filthy-mouthed, honest, acute, clever and gut-wrenchingly, side-splittingly entertaining comedian. A wonderfully passionate, descriptive, romantic and natural TV presenter. But most of all.. above all.. a loyal, loving husband, dad and friend to many. Billy C is. and Freddie M was, combined, the greatest pair of talents of the 80's and beyond.

[@irishchrisc]

Actually. I am a Billy Connolly fan. I went to the states ten years ago. I became acquainted with George Carlin's material. They did share a lot of stuff. Different style but very funny.

[@83RockaRolla]

Genius!!!

[@allansouthern7332]

BRILLIANT

[@yvonnebarker8732]

Waite'l ya here this..just love billy

[@hermit6208]

Funniest man ever.

[@CJ-yb8uw]

Classic 😂😂😂

[@KM-bx6kk]

classic

[@BlogBitch]

I live in Queensland, Australia... all of this is this is so fucking true. Huntsmen? Stingers. Steve Erwin anyone???

[@michaelmurray3800]

@aussiefaraday surprised he didn't add the croc to finish off the routine.

[@CROBlackDEvil]

Hahah what a legend

[@samanthabolton4444]

He still cracks me up. And to answer, yes, there are plenty of people bored enough to annoy a spider. I’ve known people to keep huntsmans as pets. Don’t care if they don’t bite ppl, they could if they wanted to and they’re terrifying

[@danw1374]

its billys brutal honesty aside from the great stories i love... he just dont give a fk lmfao!! long live the big yin!! :D

[@MsSerena1986]

lmao! i love billy!

[@deanparish2728]

Classic Connolly...... Funny as fuck.....

[@keleharvey4572]

I laughed so hard that i shat

[@marilynlothian1088]

HE HAS DONE SO WELL

[@Venomousse]

I can top that - my cousins had a pet tarantula, it died just two years ago :) I used to feed it weekly.

[@speedoy2k]

The holiday camp but gets me every time lol... #standupking

[@janineconn1047]

Always makes me laugh ❤

[@booboaba]

woop luv the BIG YIN ^^

[@Smeagoldor]

More great things from the Big Yin!

[@nathanielbradford548]

In Australia we annoy spiders 👍😊

[@nath909]

Check out the Christmas dinner video, boys. Genuine, genial, genius.

[@JamieChaosAubrey]

It was my own flipper PMSL

[@leijensen11]

OH Bill! Billy, Billy, Billy. Me grand broghyme. nae another like ye.

[@gordonm.7387]

Potatoes of the Night!

[@morlokkurak4763]

Pale Blue Scottish Person. HBO. Hilarious. If you haven't seen it; do it!

[@climbatize]

Allow me to translate: "I'M GOING GET OUT OF THE WATER!! CAN'T YOU FUCKING HEAR THE SIREN THERE'S A FUCKING BIG FISH BEHIND YOU!!!"

[@spikemcc]

ok I just laughed and choked on my drink, then threw up.... lol

[@climbatize]

Reply to andy666atreus: It's from the very first comic relief. I've done a quick search for a retail copy but the only place I found it was second hand on ebay. The full title is "comic relief utterly utterly rude video live". (VHS tape, afaik never released on DVD).

[@chepasty]

Dylan Moran is a derivative comic, and he has been quoted saying: "the reason I am a derivative comic, is that all of the people in my form of comedy have derived it from Billy Connolly" ...

[@Sabr1988ify]

Hahahahah ffs Billy, daaang hes funny man! "We all swim with a bottle of vinigear" :D hahahah

[@kravstew]

Townsville is my ol home town. what he say's is true. stingers are bastards. got tickets to see him next year!

[@Vindrutetorkaren]

That's a strange shirt really. ;o Funny guy though. Genius :D

[@marionbowler5440]

♥️🍁🤗🐘🇨🇦

[@Xx_Venom_Fox_xX]

SHARK!!

[@northscot9862]

Help people as long as does me good.

[@lisaclinton1984]

it was my own fuckin flipper!!! Hilarious

[@sallysmith9733]

Bill you got a ticket. This Bill says. You gotta spend it wisely. The preacher in you. Is now gonna dumbfound us all.

[@jimmybrimmz]

very funny, i laughed

[@JoyceMchendrieFerguson]

2023

[@anneberruyermills5939]

dear daughter's laughing so hard :))

[@leijensen11]

Ye remind me of me own Dad 😂.

[@TheRealDerfMan]

.....it was my own fuckin' flipper..... haaaaaaaahahahaha!