Billy Connolly - a funny man but has he gone too far this time ?

[Uncle Spielberg]

On stage at the weekend Connolly made a " joke " about the plight of Ken Bigley saying to the audience

" Perhaps I shouldn't be saying this ....... don't you just with they would just get on with it ? ".

Connolly was then booed and heckled and swore at members of the audience.

A serious error of judgement by the Big Yin.

 

[Marc]

saw his outburst at Sky News reporters breifly last night, I like the bloke but I think hes overstepped the mark with this one. Still its a slight error of judgement so I forgive him....not that I care about Bigley anyway but thats another matter altogether!

 

[tedebear]

hmmm - not good at all - very poor taste IMHO

 

[B.M.F]

He has gone way to far on this one. I know there are often jokes after the event but until Bigley gets released *fingers are kept very crossed* he should not make jokes about it

 

[Marshy]

His Gigs are almost always of the cuff, just a slight error of judgement.
I wont hold it against him.

Hes still our best comedian by some distance.

 

[Pavilionaire]

I saw his outburst on Sky as well, he was really hacked off...

 

[Lammy]

" Perhaps I shouldn't be saying this ....... don't you just with they would just get on with it ? "

I was just thinking the same thing.













































what?

 

[caz99]

probably but i am not that bothered to be honest to much of the PC brigade around these days.

perhaps it was of bad taste but i think i like him the rest of time.

 

[Skintagain 1983]

The man is a TWAT at the best of times... an embarassment to Scotland.

 

[Ding Dong !]

I find him very funny....but this was pushing it just too far.

 

[Raphael Meade]

when will you people realise that billy connolly is the WORST comedian on the f***ing planet!!!!!!

 

[Pavilionaire]

No, that's Jimmy Cricket.

 

[Parson Henry]

I for one cannot stand his appearances on Parkinson.

Think the two look so smug together...almost as if we were interrupting back slapping tour into the annals of their hilarious past.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

If I was one of the Bigley family I would seek him out and heat butt him. Likewise Robin Gibb will rip Graham Norton's head off for saying the life support machine for Maurive Gibbs should be playing the tune of Stayin Alive.

Actually Robin, Can I help ?!.

 

[Marshy]

hes awesome

 

[Rougvie]

I've seen him live a good number of times and yet to come away not feeling thoroughly entertained, however his contstant babbling on about his LA lifestyle etc etc is starting to spoil the shows as its visably cringeworthy.

He made a mistake he should just apologise and that should be that.

 

[Set of Tracksuits]

Professional comedians HAVE to push the boundaries of what's acceptable as humour. OK, he overstepped the mark here, but he's only human.

 

[Raphael Meade]

anyone going to see jerry sadowitchz (sp?) this month.

now THAT will offend you

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

No - he's not gone too far. I couldn't care less actually about taste and all that. Comedians should offend people. But, IMHO, Connolly is just not funny. Never has been, never will be. And wasn't it surprise, he was on Parkinson's Ist show on ITV. God that show is so tired... just getting you old mates on.. it's very lazy and dull.

 

[Meade's Ball]

I don't find Billy funny at all.
But i don't mind him making a joke about this. I've made worse jokes.