Glasgow is set to honour one of its most celebrated sons, Sir Billy Connolly, with a celebration this September as part of the Glasgow 850 programme. The Big Yin Weekend, taking place on Saturday 6 ...

Amanda Dwyer becomes the fourth winner of GICF's only award, with the Festival working with the Big Yin to give out the trophy in his name, celebrating all that makes comedy and the city of Glasgow so ...

Comedian Amanda Dwyer has expressed her profound delight after being named the recipient of the 2026 Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award at the Glasgow Comedy Festival (GCF) Gala. The ...

The son of a famous Glasgow horse trainer has written a new song for Anderston in honour of city comic Billy Connolly. Offshore energy consultant David Sheret, whose dad Willie was a respected ...

Not long after Billy's birth, his father, William Connolly, left to join the war effort in Burma. His mother, Mamie Connolly, ...