The life and times of Billy Connolly.  Billy was a battered and neglected child and he turned himself into the classroom clown as a way of survival.  As an adult he built on that early experience, his provocative and outrageous brand of humour making him one of the best loved comedians of his generation.  On the way up, Connolly has collided with trendies, booze, women, the press, the Royals and even Fyffes bananas. Although he now enjoys that status of a comic institution,  Glasgow pundits accused him of ‘selling out’ and forgetting his roots amid the big houses, smart cars, friendships with royalty and Hollywood. Illustrated with black and white photographs.