I thought Kerr Smith was Julian McMahon. [31], Although Connolly had performed in North America as early as the 1970s and had appeared in several movies that played in American theatres, he nonetheless remained relatively unknown until 1990 when he was featured in the HBO special Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Connolly in Performance, produced by New York's Brooklyn Academy of Music. I still confuse them. Subscribe to watch more Team Coco videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi. with Julian McMahon. with both her sister and Amber Tamblyn. I was on a downwards spiral and enjoying every second of it. So similar, even if different ages. I thought they were the same person. with Neil Patrick Harris. (bitching at movies) where we deliver an audio commentary track on movies perfectly timed for when you watch these movies so it's as if we're watching them together Patreon.com/trolltooth, If we hit $75/month on Patreon we well start a new show titled B.A.M. Parts of the show and its build-up were documented in The South Bank Show, which aired later in the year. Among other things I had to try and explain the wishes in Dragon Ball to Bob. "I was going to die. It's like Siberia. They've got something they are trying to forget, or they are trying to drown their sorrows? on the George Martin tribute album In My Life. The voice, or the grin? Bob and Jenn talk about Wicked and musicals, Justin yells about Ultraman and the crap Fantastic Four movie. By The Newsroom Published 16th Apr 2010, 01:00 BST The Big Yin has supplied his own material for the. If WE have to know this bit of information, so do you! (bitching at movies) where we deliver an audio commentary track onmovies perfectly timed for when you watch these movies so it's as if we're watching them together Patreon.com/trolltooth, If we hit $75/month on Patreon we well start a new show titled B.A.M. In 1969, they were joined by Gerry Rafferty, who had approached Connolly after a gig in Paisley. I think it's the name that gets me. I don't know why, but I get them mixed in my head sometimes. He has been married to Naomi Nelson since September 24, 2010. These were later turned into part of Glasgow's official mural trail. Ashen's and the Polybius hesit now available at: https://www.watchpolybiusheist.com, If you enjoy this show, please consider becoming a supporter through patreon or anchor for as little as $1/month. It was a kind of cowboy town, but I liked that aspect of it, buying stuff out of vans, a ragman coming in a wee green van. In my late teens, when I was stuck out there, it cost me a lot of money to go anyplace. Two Geek Debate Jul 16, 2021. Started seeing them around the same time. [Pessimism] is a luxury you can't afford". Otherwise, he looks totally different. Published Mar 16, 2022. I can be flashy, but it's all tricks really. "[69], In April 2014, in an interview with the Radio Times leading up to the independence referendum, he stated "I think it's time for people to get together, not split apart. [15] "I miss the craic. Jimmy was one of Billy's trainers in the yard who helped him to hone his skills as a welder and a comedian. [22], Connolly was a year too young to work in the shipyards. It featured one of Connolly's most famous comedy routines "The Crucifixion" in which he likens Christ's Last Supper to a drunken night out in Glasgow. Who do I confuse him with? Johnny Knoxville was born on March 11, 1971 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. The over-the-top acting? In 2006, he revealed he has a house on the Maltese island of Gozo. He also referred to the Darien scheme, an effort to establish a Scottish colony in the Isthmus of Panama in 1698; the colony's failure destroyed the Kingdom of Scotland's economy and led to the Acts of Union in 1707. You know, let's just get into it! Broke the 100 count; now you have to page thru this.) I mean, most actors made an impression and I never get them confused even if they look alike. We had rabbits and pheasants, and I really quite liked it. I had fallen in it and people found it funny. The sadness is She was a very nice woman, but we never got along. One of the most perfect moments, and biggest laughs, in the history of TV talk shows. Well you'll find out this week on Two Geek Debate, Producers: Brittany Hohensee, Jennifer Haskell, Eddie Kay. Sorry about the audio issues. It looks as though it might all end next Wednesday, from where you're standing. [78] He once again topped the list on Channel 5's Greatest Stand-Up Comedians, broadcast on New Year's Eve 2013. This episode has no doots 2: Electric dootaloo! You manufacture it [optimism]. Did you like the Tremors series as much as we do? Nope! with Katherine Moennig. He is sometimes known, especially in his homeland, by the Scots nickname the Big Yin ("the Big One"). A younger version who I thought was Amber Tamblyn for longer than a minute, and I didn't know Kay and Danielle were two different people. Also in 1979, Connolly was invited by producer Martin Lewis to join the cast of The Secret Policeman's Ball, the third in the series of The Secret Policeman's Balls fundraising shows for Amnesty International. No question. Happy Halloween! Do something.'" In 2020, he unveiled the fifth release from his Born on a Rainy Day collection in London,[9] followed by another installment later that year. John Cleese may have won legions of fans with his hilarious stints in beloved series like Monty Python and Fawlty Towers, but the actor has had some very controversial moments in the past . "When I finished that show, I came back to Glasgow, and I was coming through the airport and the whole airport started to applaud. He taught me that I would never be a musician as long as my arse looked south. with Channing Tatum. In April 2019, to celebrate World Parkinson's Day, his art was projected onto MacLellan's Castle in Kirkcudbright. with Jake Gyllenhaal. In 1981, John Cleese and Martin Lewis invited Connolly to appear in that year's Amnesty show The Secret Policeman's Other Ball. He was a real musician, he knew and felt music, a bass player, with a lovely sense of harmony, as well as a great guitarist. [65][66] His maternal great-great-great-grandfather, John O'Brien, fought at the Siege of Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. [citation needed] Joseph saw several of Connolly's performances and noted his comedic skills. Wynette's original was about parents spelling out words of an impending marital split to avoid traumatising their young child. "Marriage to Pam didn't change me; it saved me," he later said. I mean they could be brothers. with Gerard Butler or Angus Macfadyen. [6] He also played the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Let's talk time travel and multiverse and force Bob to remember the Bill and Ted Face the Music trailer lol. "Big Rosie", they called her. And then over here at St Peter's, they were just strapping you all the time. with Kerr Smith. I would have been 7 or 8. [71][72] In Episode Five of the BBC Scotland documentary, Billy and Us, first broadcast on 11 June 2020, he said "I've never liked nationalism in any of its guises. Velma is apparently a lesbian now as well? with Thomas Jane. I'm a happy man now but I still have the scars of that. Here are 40 interesting facts about some of the BBC's best-known programmes. Releasing a live double-album by a comedian who was virtually unknown (except to a cult audience in Glasgow) was an unusual gambit by Joseph but his faith in Connolly's talent turned out to be warranted. She was a teenager with two kids in a slum. Yes, you read that right. (bitching at movies) where we deliver an audio commentary track on movies perfectly timed for when you watch these movies so it's as if we're watching them together Patreon.com/trolltooth, What does the title mean? It's not the looks but the roles. I blame "Bob". Well Bob has. In 1985, he sang the theme song to Super Gran which was released as a single. His early albums were a mixture of comedy performances, with comedic and serious musical interludes. Connolly wrote, "You must remember that the Union saved Scotland. "[17] His foreman was Sammy Boyd, but the two biggest influences on him, according to the book written by his wife Pamela, were Jimmy Lucas and Bobby Dalgleish. In 2014, he appeared in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Din II Ironfoot, a great dwarf warrior and cousin of Thorin II Oakenshield. Mamie's father, Neil, was a Protestant and her mother, Flora, was a Roman Catholic who "made clandestine arrangements for the children to be baptised as Catholics", even though they were "formally raised as Protestants". All is not well. with Jenna Fischer. 'Oh, no, I didn't,' she said. Billy Connolly and John Cleese are twins! "[17] While at St Peter's, Connolly joined a gang. In July 1985, Connolly performed at Live Aid at Wembley Stadium, immediately preceding Elton John, whom he introduced on stage. He sang the Scottish folk song "Bonnie George Campbell" during the film, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. (bitching at movies) where we deliver an audio commentary track on movies perfectly timed for when you watch these movies so it's as if we're watching them together, Why does Snyder hate digital horses, and the audience? [13], Connolly was born to Catholic parents, William Connolly and Mary McLean, both of whom were of partly Irish descent. (bitching at movies) where we deliver an audio commentary track onmovies perfectly timed for when you watch these movies so it's as if we're watching them together Patreon.com/trolltooth, If we hit $75/month on Patreon we well start a new show titled B.A.M. I miss it terribly." He's Thor, right? This podcast is meant as entertainment and comedy and sometimes it will fall short with some people, and we accept and acknowledge that. A small hiccup of reality. The choice is yours. 8). Why did Jennifer "doot" when I was starting the show? In 1975, he signed with Polydor Records. [56][57] In January 2019, he disclosed that its advance may force his retirement from performing. My life was very unhappy at the time, and laughter wasn't something I heard all the time, so it was a joy. All the time Like the unhealthy version of Timothy Olyphant or Josh Duhamel His character in 'Hell on Wheels' I began thinking was played by Timothy Olyphant (or Josh Duhamel). Billy Connolly was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland. He revisits the site of one field trip, Auchengillan scout camp, during his World Tour of Scotland. Come with me.' As of 2017, Glasgow has at least three large-scale gable murals commissioned by BBC Scotland and one metalwork mural commissioned by Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association depicting him. It was broadcast the following year. After spending time on the city's Rose Street, patronising the various drinking establishments, he became enamoured by some long-haired musicians and decided to model himself on them.[24]. No fighting between Justin and Bob? Well, at least I can distinguish him since he took the role of Kirk. He also performed the occasional Humblebums-era song such as, "Oh, No!" [48], Connolly married Iris Pressagh in 1969. Connolly's observational comedy is idiosyncratic and often off-the-cuff. Later that year,[15] Connolly's mother went to meet him backstage after a Humblebums gig in Dunoon, where she was working in the cafeteria at Dunoon General Hospital. He was wounded during the long siege by a severe gunshot to the left shoulder. [58], In 2018, Connolly moved to Key West, Florida. his "body double," John Cleese, and, as it must whenever a . At least before the pirate phase. Are they secretly related? Connolly, 75, has been battling Parkinson's Disease for five years and it is now taking his toll, including not knowing who people he has known for years are and how long they have known each other. The headbanging stupidity, the loveliness, the craziness of it. Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away. We watched the Space Jam 2 trailer and some things were pointed out that are questionable and Bob gives us his plea for help. Welcome to Two Geek Debate where we argue about anything and everything geek and pop culture. We talk about conspiracy theories and other topics. The Child and who video games are made for. hint: there are games made for everyone! John Cleese Actor | A Fish Called Wanda John Cleese was born on October 27, 1939, in Weston-Super-Mare, England, to Muriel Evelyn (Cross . It gets worse as you get older. with Robert Patrick. [74] He is also a patron of Celtic F.C. Um, when not making us laugh. There's nothing. The weird furby of "Masked Rider" and the Cube series, I will fight that bear the week before Young Avengers releases. Why are there Rhinos and elephants in the swamp? Connolly's song is about a couple whose marriage is ruined by a bad vet visit (spelling out "W-O-R-M" or "Q-U-A-R-A-N-T-I-N-E", for example.) Will be fixed for next episode. We found some kids Bob didn't hate in movies and some chaos ensues as well. Commonly known as "The Big Yin", he has a large fanbase and was voted Number One on Channel Four 's One Hundred Greatest Stand-Ups in both 2007 and 2010. It's up to you. Not me! Who does Bob think should be in the Snow Globe? Listen and find out! The show was directed by Monty Python alumnus John Cleese and produced by Martin Lewis and Peter Walker (Amnesty's fundraising officer). Huge, like a bull. Momentarily. In November 1998, Connolly was the subject of a two-hour retrospective entitled, Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years, which included tributes from Dench, Sir Sean Connery, Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, and Eddie Izzard.[37]. Billy Connolly's World Tour of Ireland, Wales and England, Billy Connolly: Two Bites of Billy Connolly, 25 B.C. They had four children and settled in Bangalore after his military service. Welcome to the first recording from our live show. A hive of activity. It was the second and final meeting between them since she had abandoned Connolly. Details of Billy Connolly Tells Just About the Funniest Story Ever. Joseph and his marketing team, which included publicist Martin Lewis, promoted the album to chart success on its release in 1974. His increased profile led to contact with other celebrities; including musicians such as Elton John. With Billy stepping into this role, the cast of The Hobbit is now complete. I thought Jenna Fischer was a new incarnation of Maura Tierney. [citation needed], In 1972, Connolly made his theatrical debut, at the Cottage Theatre in Cumbernauld, with a revue called Connolly's Glasgow Flourish. Called an "optimism nuclear generator" during a BBC Radio interview in 2019, Connolly on where his optimism comes from. (bitching at movies) where we deliver an audio commentary track on movies perfectly timed for when you watch these movies so it's as if we're watching them together. After the doctor introduced himself as a fan, he then remarked that Billy's shuffling gait resembled that of someone with the possible early onset of the disease and advised him to get a medical checkup. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. They made me feel about as welcome as a fart in a spacesuit. I think it's the voice. He's a musician and I'm just not in the same league. [49] "I don't miss drinking. [2] It subsequently yielded two separate movies (one version for the UK, directed by Julien Temple, and a quite different version for the US) and two record albums (one each of comedy and music performances). with Maura Tierney. The girls don't seem to get confused. In 1974, he made a political party television broadcast on behalf of the Labour Party which criticised the Scottish National Party. What could possibly be the Christmas Miracle? "Well, [the memories] stopped coming back. He left school to work in the shipyards, becoming a welder, and joined the Territorial Army (in the parachute regiment) at around the same time. Having a look. Frm 'The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder' in 1998. "[13] In 1949, Mona gave birth to a son, Michael, by a "local man". He says something along the lines of "Turn around whenever possible. '"[13], He performed a cover version of the Beatles' song, "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite" on George Martin's 1998 album, In My Life. It's your fault for this Kevin Smith mess! And then I became The Big Yin in Scotland. Connolly sang, played five-string banjo, guitar, and autoharp, and at live shows entertained the audience with his humorous introductions to the songs. I though Piper Laurie was Debbie Reynolds. This week we discuss the Banana Splits horror movie and find out why Bob is the problem with collecting. In November 1975, his spoof of the Tammy Wynette song, "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" was a UK No. Connolly announced his retirement from comedy in 2018,[8] and in recent years he has established himself as an artist. I swear! He was just exquisitely good. Connolly, 78, was first diagnosed with the condition in. with his son. It was so well received he did Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia for the BBC in 1995. (bitching at movies) where we deliver an audio commentary track on movies perfectly timed for when you watch these movies so it's as if we're watching them together, People really don't understand that John Walker is NOT a character you're supposed to root for, so let's talk about that and other topics, Rogue Energy: https://bit.ly/2QbuxP0 10% off with code Trolltooth, If we hit $75/month on Patreon we well start a new show titled B.A.M. ", In the mid-1960s, Flo was on holiday in Dunoon with her husband and two children. You cannot like Ghosts of Mars and hate Doomsday, I'm a little man.. not physically though, Never pet an elephant when you can see a sealion, Just put her in the snow globe and shake it, Zack Snyder hates digital horses. [35], In 1996, he appeared in Muppet Treasure Island as Billy Bones. [38], Also in 2005, Connolly and Stephenson announced, after fourteen years of living in Hollywood, they were returning to live in the former's native land. It's just a belief that I'm not quite as good as anyone else. He recalls blackouts that he would fill in upon returning to sobriety. A guy comes along and says, 'I love you. It was sensational. Also at that age, he joined an organisation called The Children of Mary. with Dennis Quaid. It's an interesting question really. [15] "That was frightening. This ribald humour was unusually forthright on a primetime Saturday night on British television in the mid-1970s, and his appearance made a great impact. There's only me and it. Share. They just end up in the same part of my brain. A Justice League story, The Bob Rivers true crime admission episode, Salma Hayek and dreams come true little true believer, Elvira had a sitcom and Nic Cage made a power ranger movie. BILLY Connolly has become the latest famous voice to be signed up as a celebrity satnav. I know the girls get it straight. Connolly's performance was again reported as one of the highlights of the show and he . If we hit $75/month on Patreon we well start a new show titled B.A.M. In 2000, Connolly starred in Beautiful Joe alongside Sharon Stone. Relentless Films and Stuart Ashen bring us another movie, Ashen's and the Polybius Heist. [6], On 30 December 1985, Connolly became teetotal, having been an alcoholic. Just keep your 'big' and keep your 'rotten' and get out of my life, because, quite frankly, I would rather have gone to a children's home and be with a lot of other kids being treated the same. This week we come back with horror talk and how we feel about the genre in movies and tv. I think a Scottish republic is as good an idea as any I ever heard. with Mary McCormack some photos are hard to distinguish, right? The following year, he completed the third in his "World Tour" BBC series, this time of England, Ireland and Wales, which began in Dublin and ended in Plymouth. The uncut, uncensored version was subsequently released on video. Many up-and-coming talents as well as established comedians come together at the festival, including Jeff Foxworthy, Tim Allen, Bill Cosby, John Cleese, Billy Connolly and Rowan Atkinson, all of whom have taken the stage over the festival's decades-long history. In the early 1970s, Connolly made the transition from folk singer with a comedic persona to fully-fledged comedian, for which he is now best known. Bob talks about season 2 of the Mandolorian and Justin talks about how Sony screwed up this time. What was Bob watching that he wanted us to come back later for? I didn't know Kay and Danielle were two different people! His live performances featured humorous introductions that became increasingly long. Doom was right, Krypto finally had a cool thing happen, what's next? (bitching at movies) where we deliver an audio commentary track on movies perfectly timed for when you watch these movies so it's as if we're watching them together Patreon.com/trolltooth. When asked about the material, Connolly stated, "Yes, it was incredibly edgy for its time. . with Julia Campbell, Katherine Isabelle, and Katherine Isabelle. Which conversation is that? It was Kyle who helped Connolly overcome his habit of recoiling on being touched by others, a remnant of the abuse he endured as a child. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion. His on-screen presence alongside these performers who were already familiar to Anglophile comedy buffs helped lay down a marker for Connolly's eventual return to the US in his own right eight years later. Bob wants to talk about a Quibi show (not a sponsor, they're broke as shit). In 1965, after he had completed a 5-year apprenticeship as a boilermaker, Connolly accepted a ten-week job building an oil platform in Biafra, Nigeria. Listen and find out, and if you like what we do consider supporting the show through anchor or patreon for as little as $1/month. If we hit $75/month on Patreon we well start a new show titled B.A.M. Connolly was the first non- Oxbridge comedian to perform at an Amnesty benefit - a distinction he made fun of at the show. In 2014, he received 3 million ($3.66 million in 2020 currency) from the sale of his Scottish mansion and estate. It isn't an episode of the show without talking about Salma. It's the whole Alias vs. Covert Affairs mixing my head. [53], In September 2013, Connolly underwent minor surgery for early-stage prostate cancer. First there was Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place and now there's this lol. Are Billy Connolly and John Cleese the same person? Let's argue about Star Trek vs Star Wars! [52] He has called himself an atheist. [68], He questioned the expense of independence, and whether average Scots would benefit from another level of government, though he added "Scots are very capable of making up their mind without my tuppence worth. Billy Connolly was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland. Well, it's in Glasgow, but just outside civilisation," he has joked. I was so confused at first. This episode got a little hectic regarding Doctor Who, contracts, and popularity. What exactly is Fun Time with Bob? They are different in roles and style. Those who I tend to mix up (Not a huge list well, it started out small Darn! I don't confuse him as Sheriff Jim Valenti, but other stuff with Jeffrey Dean Morgan. lol. [40] He and his wife also have an apartment in New York City near Union Square. . In 1997, he starred with Dame Judi Dench in Mrs Brown, in which he played John Brown, the favoured Scottish servant of Queen Victoria. [13], Connolly's bedroom had double windows, which directly faced St Peter's Primary School across the street. He first sang in the folk rock band The Humblebums with Gerry Rafferty and Tam Harvey, with whom he stayed until 1974, before beginning singing as a solo artist. with Willem Dafoe early on I got them confused a lot! Billy Connolly Does. (Not really). Connolly's time with Rafferty possibly influenced his future comedy, because years later he would recall how Rafferty's expert prank telephone calls, made while waiting to go on stage, used to make him "scream" with laughter. "[15], The aunts resented the children for the fact that they had to sacrifice their young lives to look after them. We like to touch each other and we kiss: we're different. I knew of Amber Tamblyn, and I was thinking I was seeing her younger roles before I discovered they were someone else. Connolly also joined the Territorial Army Reserve unit 15th (Scottish) Battalion, the Parachute Regiment (15 PARA). The head of Transatlantic Records, Nat Joseph, who had signed The Humblebums and had nurtured their career, was concerned that Connolly find a way to develop a distinctive solo career just as his former bandmate, Gerry Rafferty, was doing. We hope you enjoy it anyway. [6] In 1975, the rapidity and extent of Connolly's breakthrough was used to secure him a booking on Britain's premier TV chat show, the BBC's Parkinson. Listen to find out, If we hit $75/month on Patreon we well start a new show titled B.A.M. The Humblebums broke up in 1971 and both Connolly and Rafferty went solo. Cleese is probably best known for his various roles in the British comedy Monty Python's Flying Circus, his role as Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers and his various roles in the British comedy The Frost Report.He also played the role of Archie Leach in the American / British comedy film A Fish Called Wanda. Another week another out there Two Geek Debate, Business Inquiries: trolltoothproductions. Billy Connolly has revealed that the Parkinson's disease that forced him to retire from live stand-up comedy in 2018 is "getting worse". Bob has some opinions about the new Hellboy.
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