InBritishcomedythereisalineinthesandandthatlineisBillyConnolly.Beforehefoundfameonaninternationallevel,Britishcomedywasanend-of-the-pierkindofaffair-butthroughsheertalentandforceofpersonality,ConnollyploughedadifferentanddeeplypersonalyetuniversalapproachtocomedyandindoingsohechangedthefaceofBritishcomedyforever.HehasbeencalledtheBeatlesandJesusofcomedybyhispeersandanimmature’manuremouth’bytheleaderoftheScottishZionBaptistChurch.Sosaywhatyoulikeabouthimbutyoucan’tdenyeveryonewantstoknowhim.AndthatiswhatMadeInScotlandisabout-itisBillyasyouhaveneverseenhimbefore-intimate,deeplypersonalandveryfunny.Weavedaroundpersonalaccountsandinterviewsfromfamousfaces,Billy’slifeisrevealedinallitsglory-ashaggydogstoryapproachtohiswork-andonethathasturnedhimfromBillyConnollythewelderintoBillyConnolly-TheBigYin.
A poignant and humorous film telling the life story of the hugely popular author of the discworld series of books, in his own words.
