by Billy Connolly · TWO ROADS · tapa dura · ISBN 9781529318265
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«Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography» is the autobiography of comedian Billy Connolly, published by Two Roads in hardcover (400 pages, in English).
Billy Connolly looks back on his life from a tenement flat in Glasgow, where he was orphaned at four, to international stardom. The book covers his early days as a welder and folk musician, his rise to fame after Michael Parkinson, and decades of live comedy, with his characteristic humour.
Originally published on 12 October 2021. Billy Connolly has received an honorary BAFTA for his career.
For readers of memoirs and biographies, and for fans of British comedy and entertainment.
Sir William Connolly is a Scottish actor, musician, television presenter, artist and retired stand-up comedian. He is sometimes known by the Scots nickname the Big Yin. Known for his idiosyncratic and often improvised observational comedy, frequently including strong language, Connolly has topped many UK polls as the greatest stand-up comedian of all time. In 2017, he was knighted at Buckingham Palace for services to entertainment and charity. In 2022, he received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
