Billy Connolly News

Hosting over 560 shows across 19 days, GICF issued over 50,000 tickets to comedy fans in more than 50 venues across the city, from the East End to West End and more.

Craig Hill is returning to the Just The Tonic stage at NUCLEUS for the world premiere of his new show I’ve Been Sitting On This For A While!  Performances run 1-25 August.

The countdown to the summer has begun as Assembly Festival has announced the first shows for its 2024 season. Learn more about the lineup here!

Glasgow International Comedy Festival (GICF) has revealed its full 2024 programme.

Final casting is confirmed as The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow's annual pantomime Treasure Island gets set to take you to a far off, mystical island piled high with treasure in a fun-filled family adventure from 30 November 2023 to 14 January 2024.

Comic legend Frank Skinner brings his critically acclaimed new show 30 Years of Dirt to London’s West End for seven nights only, following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe. Tickets From £36!

BWW caught up with Joe McTernan to chat about bringing Life Advice That Won't Change Your Life to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Celebrating 25 years of riotous comedy with the funnest audiences anyone could wish for,  Scotland's much-loved Kilty Pleasure unleashes his fantastic new show (and another  corker of a show title) for a fun evening of uproarious stand-up! 

Edinburgh based Krystal Evans (Scot Squad, BBC's Comedy Underground) is set to debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer with her brand new, much anticipated show 'The Hottest Girl at Burn Camp'.

ハーレー・メドカフはBurn the floorの創設者でありプロデューサーです。彼のキャリアは39年にわたり、マレーネ・ディートリヒ、フランク・シナトラ、エルトン・ジョン、ビリー・ジョエル、マイケル・クロフォード、ビリー・コネリー、クイーン、マイケル・フラットレー、ミート・ローフ、ライオネル・リッチー、ケニー・G、サラ・ブライトマンなど、さまざまなアーティストと共演してきました。

Harley Medcalf is a founder and a producer of the Burn the floor. In a career spanning 39 years, he has worked with artists as diverse as Marlene Dietrich, Frank Sinatra, Elton John, Billy Joel, Michael Crawford, Billy Connolly, Michael Flatley, Meat Loaf, Lionel Richie, Kenny G and Sarah Brightman.

Following the success of her previous, sold-out one-woman shows, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, THE SHOW GOES ON and SONGS FOR NOBODIES (a hit in both Australia and London), Bernadette Robinson is returning to Australian stages with the World Premiere of her post-pandemic solo tour-de-force, DIVAS.

National Theatre of Scotland presents DEAR BILLY- A Love Letter to the Big Yin From the People of Scotland, written by Gary McNair, directed by Joe Douglas. See photos from the production.

Gilded Balloon has announced over 170 new shows for Fringe 2023. Housed across three major venue hubs and at The Queen's Hall, the announcement marks a triumphant return to the festival showcasing a line up of unmissable live entertainment.

Billy Connolly needs no introduction. He is a national treasure. From the shipyards of the Clydeside to his trailblazing and extraordinary stage and movie exploits, he is woven into Scottish culture.  

Leading global live entertainment company – Trafalgar Entertainment (TE) – has acquired its first Scottish venue – The Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow.

English born writer, comedian, actor, radio and television presenter, Jason Manford, will tour Australia for the first time in April/May 2023.

Eddie Izzard will return to the New York stage this December for six weeks only playing 21 characters in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, a classic tale of convicts, mystery, friendship, rivalry, unrequited love, revenge, and redemption for six weeks only at The Greenwich House Theater.

The legendary Prue Leith announced New York and Los Angeles work-in-progress performances of her first live show, Nothing In Moderation, October 24 & 25 at the Daryl Roth Theatre in NYC and November 2 & 3 at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. 

Billy Connolly's highly acclaimed collection of limited edition prints and stainless-steel sculptures “Born on a Rainy Day” is as humorous as his own comedy!