Billy Connolly interview (1992)

Billy on a US chat show, circa February 1992.

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Comedy

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• Billy
• Connolly

[diaduit73]

who's the other person sitting next to billy

[komedycuts]

That's Ed McMahon, he was Johnny Carson's announcer and sidekick. They would often joke about how his job was just to sit on the couch and not do much except occasionally laugh at the jokes. Hank Kingsley from the Larry Sanders Show was sort of a parody of this guy.

[diaduit73]

thank you. I never heard of a chat show host having a sidekick.

[komedycuts]

None of the US chat shows have sidekicks anymore, but Johnny Carson's show was so popular for so many years that for a while it was just considered to be the way things were done.

[gnizurc]

Absolutely love Billy. This American knows that Scotland is not England and a Scotsman should never be called English unless one is looking to get their nose punched.

[ELONut]

You know I like Americans! but there is one thing that really gets up my nose about them!!

the way they keep referring to the UK as England!! especially seeing as the Big Yin is Scottish ,now going on that way of thinking they must think Scotland is in England? ....Time to update your geogeaphy and history books guys!!!

[Cherrylicious331]

love u billy!!!!!!! i wud luv to visit scotland too!!! the accent is sexy

[jazz4]

Carsons joke was great.

[1989PinballWizard]

I'm sure Johnny Carson knew the difference. When he took Billy on, he said: "He's from Scotland...". If you're going to needlessly argue, at least do it about something that's justified.

[TheFuckYouMan100]

Presenters a prick !!!

SCOTLAND ISNT ENGLAND YA FUCKING CUNT !

[SiliconBong]

135°F = 57.22°C !!

[stevebloodymckenna]

@ScottishNonBeliever Thank you! it is quite sad that most americans don't understand that. except for those of us that watch UK television such as me, and are huge fans of Frankie Boyle and Kevin Bridges. anyway I hope to visit Scotland soon. cheers!

[stevebloodymckenna]

@ScottishNonBeliever I'm an american and I know that. Though I do agree that most of them are quite ignorant when it comes to understanding the UK, and I find that rather annoying, ecspecially because its not that hard of a consept to see that there are 3 countries on Great Britain. anyway, we are out there, which is why I complained about the presenter being ignorant.

[stevebloodymckenna]

the presenter doesn't seem to unerstand the United Kingdom is one entity, and that Billy is huge in the UK not just England. Even when Billy talks about "in Brtitain" and "british television", the presenter is still talking about the English.

[stobbz]

Such ignorance for simple geography is truly frightening. That kind of stupidity is on a par with thinking Africa is a country.

[jvfunn3000]

I like his voice performance as Ben the settler in POCAHONTAS!

[wertyhhp]

I know Johnny Carson, Carson is a Scottish name i thought a Scottish American would be in touch with his heritaige enough to know the difference, asides from that Johnny's a legend

[02shieldsy]

One wants to tell him to stop talking about England, two differant countries, come on....

[blackricky]

@ranbrent And Irish =D. One thing we can agree on...most American comedians suck lol

[blackricky]

@numenorean17 There is no reference lol....the point of it is that it's random and pointless, you're thinking faaaar too much into it! =D

[youngturksrule]

@SLIM1N same

[youngturksrule]

@ranbrent its grate bein scottish billy makes me proud

[cinemascotland]

God, billy was so out of place in those days. I lived in Canada when he did this, I watched this on tv at the time. He just isnt himself. By the way, Britain isnt England as they call it in the States.

[Bone666Dust]

the hippo joke only really works as an absurd cartoon, I think that was the point

[numenorean17]

i know i know :) i found it funny without the explanation but some people were asking so i thought i would shed a little light "D

[uglyschmoo]

Numenorean17, that is the most brilliantly obscure rationalization I have ever read!

It's a misdirect, an anti-joke. A "why did the chicken cross the road" type of thing. But once you have to explain a joke, it's never funny. The teddy roosevelt thing, however, is universally hilarious :)

[numenorean17]

the thursday joke, i think may be to do with theodore rosevelt, on a thursday in 1909 he went out in a swamp in africa when a dozen hippomtomus attacked his boat attempting to tip it over after shooting 2 dead the rest retreated... this is really the only think i can think of that would relate to this joke

[ranbrent]

scottish ppl are 1 of the best places for comedy

no doubt trust me

[SleepingDragon1st]

Lol your not alone, am kinda thinking wtf?

[SLIM1N]

God i really cant get the Thursday joke lol.

this may seem like a dumb question but...

Can anyone explain it LOL?!

[FordPrefect23]

I'd say that most folks would probably know that, I would have thought it was given that Americans would to, what with Roswell being there and all the fame it's attracted!