Billy Connolly's History & Cuture Of Glasgow | Made In Glasgow
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- In recognition of our Official Ambassador Billy Connolly receiving a BAFTA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Television and Film, here's an exclusive interview. Billy talks about his love of the River Clyde and how it has shaped the 'Dear Green Place' from the boom of the ship-building years to the modern architecture, music, dance and sport that defines the City today.
There's nowhere like Glasgow!
Archive courtesy of the National Library of Scotland.
Music: 'Blanket' by eagleowl & 'A Grand Defeat' by Over the Wall - Комедії
Is there any greater man born in this planet?. I’m always so moved by Billy Connolly. I think about him all the time, and remember some of his funny comments and jokes and that always puts me in a positive mood. The things he says just get stuck in my head...A lot of people will miss him when he’s gone. I've had the privilege to see him twice, wish it could have been more but its better than nothing. He’s a rebel, he’s a legend, there’s just nobody like him.
"I'm goin' there myself." So true. Happened to me my first day in Glasgow. An elderly man who I asked directions from, hearing my American accent, walked me three of four streets to make certain I knew where I was going.
@@bobmarshall3700 - actually, I found that the Scots rather liked Americans and the French, mostly fueled by a general dislike of the English.
@@hmar9599 weird that that's pretty much what the Americans are too
Bravo Billy. As an adopted Scot, born near London and partnered with 'a Glasgow guy' for the better part of 40 years, the Glasgow you speak of will have my undying respect and passion till the end of my days.
Bless Glasgow and bless you too Billy.
We love you ! You Sir are amazing! Greetings from Portugal and congratulations for your comedy and makes us laugh for ages. Not calling you old but wise and lovely person. Cheers
What a man.Thanks Billy...
The Best Ever Comedian Of All Time The Big Yin Sir Billy Connolly,
Billy is a great man. Glasgow is a great city. So, a great man live is a great city.
billy like him or hate him has become the benchmark of all Glasgow folks . he tells it like it is and doesn't give a shit if you don't subscribe . if thats not a way to live your life then i dont know what is . a fucking genuine leader in life values
God I miss being back home! Havent been back since 2000 or so, just before they knocked down my childhood neighborhood Sighthill. That city is my heart! Oh and Celtic of course....😆
Glesga is green and white mate..
@@paulritchie5868 : I fully agree and never let it be said otherwise. Greetings from Canada.
Billy's Brilliant haha! I ought to visit Glasgow some time!
Regards from Canada
the way its going billy will be in the team
I miss the old school River Clyde even in the 1970-1990’s. It’s the most romantic and historic city in Europe for the poor who leave and become successful people with the wonderful Glasgow that inspired them and made them who they are. No other city in the world gave this to its people.
We smelled and now yearn for the aromas of the iron, textile in Paisley, tabacco, biscuit-making in mass production as children from as far south as “new” Pollok and up in the Gorbals.
Anyone from Glasgow has a cheery and strong character and a diverse and fast humor with a strong desire for education and better way of life for their own children. They had an Irn Bru after work if lucky, stopped sometimes to bring a sweetie home, had fish n. Hips wrapped in lead print newspaper satiated with salt and malt vinegar that stunk up the buses.
We ran free as children running -as muck. Green Celtics of the Old Firm where the Catholics team with their Catholic graveyard across street and down. The blue Rangers were their rowdy lifelong rival even now. But now, that rivaling is more romantic recalling our ice cold fingers as we watched outside into homes.
Glaswegians of that time watched our parents and Grandparents work all day for the “Corporation” or factories like the famous Singer Sewing Machine Corp, McDonald’s Biscuits, and if lucky the well paid Bunnett cap jobs from in shipbuilding.
Sean Connery made a wonderful movie in 1970’s about Glasgow industry highlighting the Industrial Revolution and the difference of hats. The Bunnetts were always the working glass. It cannot be viewed except on British old VCR. So I would support you getting the rights and re-releasing Sean Connery’s “The Bunnett and the Bowler” ( meaning the working class and the superiors) movie as Glaswegians, historians, inventors, scholars, sociologists, psychologists should see this documentary movie and we children would love to see it also all around the world as we now are.
Thanks for posting this video. And please do consider re releasing “The Bennett and the Bowler”. I’ve been unsuccessful in being able to see this Glasgow mass factor and River Clyde working class movie.
They talk about cities having ambassadors. Everyone should be an ambassador for where they're from.
Thank You, Sir Connolly. My father was born on Long Row, in Carnbroe. Legendary pickles, I hear.
Of all the time I've been to Glasgow it's never been that sunny.
I think the greatest joy of Glasgow is the people's amazing combination of toughness and humour, their finding humour in their toughness. In another video Billy says that he thinks it's from a combination of immigrant influences, but I see the Prydyn Gymru humour of Strathclyde and the fierce survival instincts of Gaels from the highlands whose mighty work was taken from them. They needed that combination of toughness and humour. To this day, their toughness is part of their humour and their humour is part of their toughness. Whatever fire truck they're chasing, count me in.
I love Billy....
Billy Connolly ,my name is Annie Burns LePrieur I was also born in Partick Castle Bank Street Glasgow I live in Ontario Canada I loved your wee history story about our city Glasgow Thank you Anne
I met my first Glaswegian in the USA. He started talking about the glowing pumpkins produced courtesy of Chernobyl...
That's the first time I've understood Connelly when he was talking (of course the subtitling helped.) I was born and raised in Glasgow myself. I laughed at his description of the Glasgow people. I remember that when you asked directions you'd often end up with several people giving you opposite directions. I now live in a very rainy area - Western Washington state.
Sorry? You were born and raised in Glasgow and you never understood Billy Connolly? I have one word to describe how I feel about that. Pish!!
+craig anderson 😂😂
Margaret Becker there is subtitles? Why? Billy talks quite smoothly I don’t have issue and I’m only half ( I’ve decided I’m all cos I can) scot and he reminds me of my poppy ♥️
BC was never hard to understand if you were from Glasgow. The exact opposite in fact. Glaswegians are the friendliest, accommodating people in the world. unless you're looking for trouble. Then we're the most violent.aggressive, malevolent, vicious people on planet earth.
LOVE FROM CANADA.
'Glasgow City Pulse' is a short film montage of the city sights if you love Glasgow.
2019 @ beyond big yin ♥️
nice one billy
Makes you proud to be a Weegie!
a think billy put Glasgow into 1 word there (buzzing) respect to the Big Yin even if he chooses to live on the moon I think.
2:50 “They’re great ‘taker-parters’” and campaigners. My parents were active in the British Federation of Young Co-operators; they campaigned post-war for the formation of a National Health Service.
1:45 “No concert hall when I was a kid” Wasn’t the Playhouse there, and the Dennistoun Palais, and the Barras? Where did the world-famous Glasgow Orpheus Choir perform?
dont go over board billy lol we followed weddings and christinings for the scramle hehehhe
"a wee beige jobby....."
Q. Why is this man being vilified, by some, for loving his city?
A. Spite, jealousy and insecurity.
Billy Connolly is a Glaswegian, a Scot and (although he'd hate me for saying it) a fucking 'grown-up'!
Tobacco lords, steel tycoons like Carnegie, whisky exports, cotton trade, we explored and exploited every country possible that’s what made our city what it is and I’m proud of what we’ve contributed to the modern world as it is today. Scots are smart and are peppered everywhere in history.
Glasgow.... Culture?..... Och, aye!
Great big yin film... READ THE REAL GORBALS STORY NEXT BRILLIANT BOOK 👍
still love u haha
"There was no concert hall when I was a kid", says Billy from Anderston. So what were the St Andrews Halls, just north of Anderston, in Charing Cross, and opened in 1877? Oops, they were several concert halls in one location.
My Mum and Dad, both from Anderston, would sometimes take me there to hear a concert.
Not to worry, Billy, my memory is fading also.
Shut up
You're a jackass. Anybody who watches this video and decides to try and play "gotcha!" with Billy Connolly is a moron.
what is the cuture of glasgow????
come on scotland much u pay billy for video :)
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Theres drulickd
Glasgow is like the New York of Scotland with its boroughs like the Gorbals=the bronx
Brooklyn=Partick
Manhattan=Central
Staten island=Kelvin Grove
Queens=Townhead
NO ROOF ON A CYCLING VELODROME? In GLASGOW? They must've wanted to see who could win a race when it was pishin' down! (And maybe throw in a bit of "fun" with them slipping all over the place.)
he supports celtic ,had his company in Malta , remind whats Scottish about him other than mocking the catholic church?
lmao :)
Billy Connolly would be a better ambassador if he didnt curse swear talk filthy,there is no need for all this,who wants there children listening to all this,is it little wonder we hear children swearing when they hear it from Connolly and is accepted by the public,Billy has the talent and doesn't have to spew out all this unnecessary rubbish
Auch, you sound as bad as my (very) old mum. It made me love the humour of Billy Connolly even more. Please stop wittering on like an old woman, it's very unbecoming. I could pick you up over your bad grammar, who needs *their* children picking up *your* bad habits?
I can understand. It was a phase when every second word was a swear word and I didn't like it either. Just reflects a limited vocabulary and I guess his roots but he passed all that and became eloquent and truly delightful. I'm glad he's made the voyage thus far and hope he'll be around a good while longer. He is MAGIC!
"Limited vocabulary"? Sorry, on this I do not agree. It's just a different form of language. It is the language of emotion. As the big yin himself says about the difference between f*** off and go away. But with age and responsibility you learn that the occasional sweary is more powerful than the stream. It's the language of noise, pain and anger. Did you know that people who swear can cope with pain better than those who bottle it up? This has been scientifically proved.
@@MsMesem limited vocabulary indeed..."I've heard many words to convey meaning and none does the job as well as fuck".Billy Connolly.
@@LoriCiani Totally disagree....I know find myself using 3 languages to better express myself. Nuance is everything in communication. Thé f word is for when you stub your big toe.... alone.