The Big Yin tells a story about sewage workers that'll make you cry laughing.
Recorded in 1982, Hand Picked By Billy was recorded at the Cambridge Theatre in London on Billy's "The Pick of Billy Connolly" tour. This show takes the best bits from that 3 night show and includes the infamous story of the Glasgow sewage worker.
Acting
Connolly's timing is surgical; he could read a phone book.
Direction
David Mallet keeps it invisible—pure Big Yin, no frills.
Director
David Mallet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was filmed during Connolly's breakthrough year in England—he'd finally cracked the London circuit after years of Scottish cult status.
The 'sewage worker' bit became legendary partly because Connolly actually interviewed real workers; his observational comedy came from genuine curiosity, not contempt.
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