To say that Billy Connolly is just a comedian is inadequate.
Inadequate because not only does he have an innate gift to make people laugh at the most ordinary observations of everyday life, but his talent is extended into many fields – playwriting and acting among them.
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His professional life started in the shipyards of Glasgow where he worked as a welder in the early '60s. He decided to give it away to pursue a career as a folk singer and banjo player in the Humblebums with Gerry Rafferty (later of Baker Street fame) and then as soloist. The jokes he told between songs eventually took over his act and he became a full-time comedian. Already a big star in Scotland, he became a household name in the UK after appearing on "Parkinson" in the early '70s.
After acting in a number of films, his artistic expression took a new path in the form of fine art (his tour logo features his own art). The process is similar to that of the Surrealist Automatism movement, whereby the artist allows the hand to move randomly across the paper or canvas, without an intent to create anything specifically.Embarking on an 11-city tour throughout Australia in the beginning of 2015, Billy will regale audiences with the humour that's filled his head since his last visit Down Under.
Billy Connolly Tour Dates
27th Jan – Deakin's Costa Hall (Geelong)28th & 30th Jan – Arts Centre Melbourne
6th & 7th Feb – Sydney Opera House
18th Feb – WIN Entertainment Centre (Wollongong)
19th Feb – Royal Theatre (Canberra)
22nd Feb – Newcastle Entertainment Centre
24th & 25th Feb – QPAC (Brisbane)
2nd March – Gold Coast Convention & Exhitbition Centre
5th March – Derwent Entertainment Centre (Hobart)
7th March – Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10th March – Perth Arena
