Tall tales and wee stories [text (large print)]
Connolly, Billy, 1942-2020
Large Print
In December 2018, after 50-years of belly-laughs, energy, outrage and enjoyment, Billy Connolly announced his retirement from stand-up comedy. It had been an extraordinary career. When he first started out in the late Sixties, Billy played the banjo in the folk clubs of Glasgow. Between songs, he would improvise a bit, telling anecdotes from the Clyde shipyard where he worked. In the process, he made all kinds of discoveries about what audiences found funny, from his own exaggerated body movements to the power of speaking explicitly about sex. He began to understand the craft of great storytelling too. Soon the songs became shorter and the monologues longer, and Billy quickly became recognised as one of the most exciting comedians of his generation. This book brings together the very best of Billy's storytelling and includes his most famous routines.
Main title:
Tall tales and wee stories [text (large print)] / Billy Connolly.
Author:
Edition:
Large print edition.
Imprint:
Oxford : ISIS, 2020.
Collation:
338 pages (large print) : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Standard print edition originally published: London : Two Roads, 2019.
ISBN:
9781785419065 (pbk)
Dewey class:
828.91402LP920.CONN828.914828
LC class:
PN6178.S4
Local class:
828.91402828.91B/CONLP
Language:
English
BRN:
2721237