Is Billy Connolly Parkinson’s FUNNIEST guest? | Parkinson

[@nicholaskay6955]

Growing up in Scotland in the 80's I remember my dad letting me watch Billy Connolly for the first time. I must've been about 10. I've never laughed so hard in my life. Proud to come from the same part of the world as him, and being able to relate to so many of his stories and observations of the world truly is something

[@columcunningham4458]

Met him at the airport once i says “Thanks for the laughs Boss!” and he goes “i prefer trains !” and gives me a smile.

[@andreaawangku1782]

I love how Billy arrives and just literally takes over the whole show. He is comedy genuis. I doubt we will ever have someone of his calibre again. Ive laughed till my sides hurt at all his stand up shows. My only regret is that I never got to see Billy live.

[@pixelfrenzy]

I saw him live in Manchester in the mid-80s, Apollo theatre, and I actually thought I might die because I couldn't breathe properly from laughing so much!

[@stupot6867]

I saw Billy at the Apollo many moons ago, my guts were hurting through laughing after a few minutes and continued hurting throughout the show. After it ended it felt like I'd done 5000 sit ups.

[@Damoinion]

Only ever caught him live once, here in NZ in the early 90's. Unforgettable.

[@jimmymaguire8367]

Billy is a true legend of comedy

[@AshleyHudson-be7um]

You could get injured laughing with this man 😂

[@SuzyQ334]

So true. Sides hurt so much. xxx

[@shubanaakhtar997]

Billy connolly is such a legend im a scottish asian and i would love to meet him atleast once absolutly fabulous ❤have always loved him he has made me laugh so much in my life

[@majord_nz]

Had the privilege of seeing Billy live and had to pick myself off the floor I laughed so hard. I also remember watching one of his shows and a joke triggered me - I literally couldn't sleep that night and was still laughing a day or so later. Truly a comic genius.

[@debbie363]

Love billy and watching him have Parkinson in stitches and not being able to ask him questions is hilarious can watch all his stand up shows over and over and still laugh my face off best Scottish comedian of all time 🙌🏻❤️❤️

[@SuzyQ334]

I'd say he was the best comedian of all time - not just the best Scottish comedian. I am old enough to remember funny men like Morecambe & Wise, Peter Cook & Dudley Moore and Dave Allen. I loved them all but none could make me laugh until my sides hurt. Love you Billy.

[@seanseanuk]

absolutely is one of the funniest people ever. read his autobiography, amazing to read and then think how is he alive and so funny

[@SuzyQ334]

Billy Connolly is the funniest man on the planet IMHO. The UK has produced a fair few good comedians but Billy is the only one who can make me laugh until my sides ache.

[@MikeMichaels-f5i]

Agreed. And he is FUNNY without being crude or crass. A true Master of his Craft. 👍

[@markthomasson5077]

Dave Allen perhaps

[@paulchisholm3305]

You are correct imo

[@SuzyQ334]

@@markthomasson5077 I loved Dave Allen too.

[@Cyberpunk9000]

Absolutely 😂

[@THE_MAQ355]

I think this was the only time I seen cruise laugh this hard😄😄😄

[@SuzyQ334]

I've never been a Tom Cruise fan but he definitely went up in my estimation watching this one. He proved that some Americans DO have a "proper" sense of humour! 🤣

[@matthewnewnham-runner-writer]

There'll never again be anyone quite like Billy.

[@johnferguson1680]

Woke has killed off the Billy's! Never seen his like again a genius of comedy!

[@daviddavies9416]

Ok boomer 🤣🤣​@@johnferguson1680

[@coreymacdonald944]

In what way? ​@@johnferguson1680

[@fraserwilliams2414]

Bollocks, Billy would thrive in any era, truly timeless. Name someone actually funny “cancelled” for making jokes. Funny is funny, simple as

[@Jean-g4t]

Love Billy and Parky ❤

[@SuzyQ334]

Parky and Billy clearly liked one another. Great shows. Loved Parky and Billy. xxx

[@Mat1311]

I met Billy in Sydney when I was working in a clothing store. Two women had been following him through the arcade and sheepishly walked up behind him as he was looking at the tie rack and said meekly ‘Mr Connolly could we have an autograph’ and he spun around on his heels and comically yelled ‘NOOOOOOOO’ at the top of his voice and they jumped about 4ft in the air then he said ‘of course you can’ and gave them his autograph. He was a very warm and funny man.

[@steinus9941]

True legend! That gets spouted about a lot but he truly is! I’ve seen all his videos from over the years and you can’t compare him to anyone, because you just can’t! Watched him in his only performance after he’d been diagnosed with Parkinson, and although it was different. It was still Billy! Love this man!

[@79mrsg]

Favourite of all time!

[@davidmaclennan5925]

Billy has made the world a far better place! I can’t thank him enough for the joy and rear and facial muscle pain in my cheeks, all 4, front and back have ached with joy!

[@JaneKellie-i9y]

Billy Connolly Has Got To Be The Funniest Man Ever. With Respect From Merseyside

[@johnavery3941]

I saw Billy in Bristol probably 30 years ago, he was on stage for about 3 hours, never laughed so much in my life, he kept going back and forwards through different stories, to this day I have no idea which were true, false or a hybrid of both but I have always hoped that they were all true

[@alexscott7226]

Billy - the greatest comedian ever...

[@FionaBrown-zd5hl]

Love you Billy❤ So glad you're in the states retiring PERFECT.

[@phils866]

I can think of no one else who fits the epithet 'Force of Nature' better than Billy. Well, the late great Robin Williams was in the same category.

[@TheGuinnesstaster]

That title is brutal when you read it first thing in the morning

[@Fran83114]

The best sense of humour ever

[@Qwerty-sl3ns]

There are people who genuinely do not find billy funny. They have my eternal sympathy. Proper laughter is an incredible high with a very gentle comedown.

[@seamus9750]

Had the privilege of seeing him live in 1982....nothing has made me cry/laughing since.

[@angelofmadness18]

I don't think I, or anyone else on this planet, has ever heard Tom Cruise snort 😂

[@simondix7154]

Genuinely funny man

[@alanpowell24]

Billy ALWAYS makes me laugh, my whole life………

[@JJBGaming__YT]

BEST EVER !!! 😂❤

[@bushbabybotha9943]

Both he and Robin williams would just take over, you don’t need to ask any questions 😂

[@MarilynClayton-y4f]

Always loved billy ❤❤

[@tomp1808]

Imagine being so full of life you make Tom Cruise look like a charisma vacuum

[@tompugh388]

He is a charisma vacuum tho....a worm has more charisma than him. He is the same ridiculous self centred bore in every role he has every done I think.

[@mattbarker1923]

He has lifeless soulless eyes. He may be a good actor, so he can laugh on cue etc. Cruise just looks SO fake, so manufactured and false. He makes my spine shiver watching him.

[@markmcwilliams8855]

Legend 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@michaelkendall2075]

A true force a nature❤😉🤣👌

[@lukejohnston7785]

No comedian makes me laugh harder than Billy 😅

[@f0urstr1ng]

Cushy shift for Parky when Billy’s on.

[@Finderskeepers.]

you sure ?

[@cathysephton6917]

Brilliant

[@Sif3r]

Billy certainly wouldn't be lost on the irony of being "Parkinsons most comedic guest' 😂

[@govsquid]

One really hopes that anyone typing the two terms into their search bar will run across this video at the top of the results.

[@Sif3r]

@@SuzyQ334 and the joke went straight over your head 😂

[@mrdavis2079]

We ❤ you billy

[@audspod1]

Of course he is, no question!

[@truthhurts6958]

The goat of British comedy ❤❤

[@paulnicholls1074]

Be great to be a fly on the wall in Billy's house with his wife Pamela what a laugh it must be pure gold you are billy

[@rikfreeborn7690]

He is the funniest man with parkinsons too.

[@Bruce-1956]

Billy and Robins Williams on stage together would have been fun.

[@simonkevnorris]

I recall when Robin was on with Stephen Fry - it was hilarious as Robin had to try very hard to not join in on Stephen's anecdotes.

[@marianhobman7243]

My hero I'm from Wishaw lv him please don't die my luv❤

[@Hayden1969-ws4vy]

Nice to see Tom Cruise lose it on several occasions, but why does this cut off halfway through an anecdote?

[@mehowkielan1984]

Cause he's incredibly narcissistic

[@johnp515]

@@mehowkielan1984 What the hell are you talking about?

[@mehowkielan1984]

@@johnp515 just obvious stuff for everybody who is even slightly aware of psychology

[@simondix7154]

​@@mehowkielan1984eh?

[@DeLittleRebel]

​@@mehowkielan1984 You should really delete this champ, pretty embarrassing misinterpretation lol

[@geoffh2560]

This is quite something - Billy Connolly as a bigger star on the show than Tom Cruise! But Tom just laps it up - lovely to see.

[@68majortom]

without a doubt!

[@susandenny325]

Billy is SO funny.

[@PaulBaksy]

Comedy genius

[@larrymclarnon-pd8xf]

Fair play to you billy. I model myself on you.mind you, it hasnt done me many favours so far.

[@TheseDarkWoods]

Funniest man alive. Holy hell… 🥂

[@wellingtonsboots4074]

Billy is fantastic, but Dame Edna was always brilliant on Parky

[@johnkennethwiseman5460]

I would love to see that deleted scene

[@samanthahughes7783]

Billy is the only person who swore that she’d laugh at. He had a pass, lol

[@Dranok1]

He could ask them for anything he wants, and he comes on to Barwick Green! Thas our Big Yin, through and through...

[@jonnyspen8403]

Tom goes all 'Crazy Oprah' again - you know that he has no clue what Billy is talking about. Skilled guy Cruise. His Dad was a travelling salesman - hence he knows how to fit in.

[@dalegallacher7074]

We use billy Connolly and parkinson in the same sentence a lot more now

[@stevenmcqueen3650]

Was that funny in your head aye?

[@stuarthunter7559]

God him and Peter Kay in a film!

[@joeb2487]

Yes. Yes, he is.

[@charleslittledale7991]

Peter cook holds that title

[@richardenston3090]

got to be the funniest man ever! no doubt

[@YerDa67]

Yes.

[@jeaniepecats419]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@PC-vg8vn]

I wonder if Billy and Tom still talk.

[@TimothyJonSarris]

Peter Sellars was no slouch either

[@panbreed201]

😂😂

[@jamesjones2963]

Billy and Robin, a close tie. After them Peter Kay

[@OCDean24]

Ah yes, this was during Tom Cruise's crazy Scientology stage with all his weird smiles and behaviours.

[@ianmcinally5110]

Funniest Parkinson guest? A toss uo between Billy Connolly and Dame Edna

[@rodniki14]

Hard to say if he's the funniest. Check out Spike Milligan. But he's among the very best and in the UK, that's funny.

[@neilmiller6261]

In hindsight a terribly ironic title.

[@davidsmith-uo7lj]

Listen to his version of a Jimmy osmond song ❤

[@williamc4309]

He was on parkinson, now he has parkinson , how ironic

[@redsidebiker]

No, but at the time the most intelligent. That's where clever humour comes from and also observation.

[@MultiVince95]

Saturday 4th September 2004

[@Ayemucker]

Apostrophe positioning is really important

[@michaelmcintyre3226]

Sir Les Patterson is number one. Parkinson oscillated between extreme discomfort and side splitting laughter. Those interviews would never happen today. And not a single profanity.

[@abubakryasin3997]

Parkinson just so charismatic.....

[@markjenkinson3093]

Parky just gets out the way and lets Billy roll because why wouldn't you?

[@benjefferson2557]

…JESUS, I FANCY ‘IM MISELLFF!

[@xl51956]

Billy wonderfully funny the only thing that upsets about him is his intolerance to the colour bais as I happen to like it 😅😅😅

[@garrybaldy327]

A guest with Parkinson's goes on Parkinson

[@TheGreatSteve]

I was just thinking that.

[@shaneheff5244]

He didn't have it back then.

[@indygolf777]

​@@TheGreatSteveyou might forget that.

[@Alastair_]

Not many people can upstage Tom Cruise on a stage XD

[@paulelverstone8677]

Just typically Billy. 7:26 interview - Michael doesn't say a word until 5:19.Just let the man go...

[@andersgulowsen2814]

Life can be.. Weird

[@danetorode9197]

That Tom Cruise or Patrick Bateman?

[@Pirustae]

That time when Cruze almost died

[@eddiediesel9035]

Muhammed Ali was the best on Parky.

[@daemonartursson5952]

No. . . TC : Billy's going to do something. Fade to black 😮😮

[@andersgulowsen2814]

This is the truth. I saw Billy had a show in Glasgow.. Click click.... click... Sould out.. Another click.. 2 tickets. I called my stepdad, wich is scottish.. I am Norwegian.. Neil.. I got 2 tickets to see Billy in Glasgow.. I must have been the Only one. Want to come? .. He goes. How the fuck did you manage that ? .. Err Dumb luck I guess

[@tompugh388]

Nah i reckon peter kay takes the title here.

[@El-Tel63-Terry.]

Cruise over acting as if his job depended on it... oh, wait.

[@keithmoonisalive]

TC loves BC

[@michaellowe3380]

Robin Williams was the funniest.

[@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf]

No Barry Humphries was

[@robertdenby1447]

No Barry Humphries was his funniest ever

[@Redbridgepodcaststudios]

Somethin quite fake about tom cruise

[@ohdear671]

They sat in office charis back then eh?

[@rumplestiltzkin5451]

er... was billy teling somones a wanker? I'm daft