I was married to a Scottish expat for 15 years, and during that time I became a great fan of Billy Connolly. I know he's very ethnic Scot and it might give you some problems understanding and relating, but I consider the guy one of the best voices in standup.

I got to meet Billy in NYC outside the Beacon during one of his last concert tours (Billy in New York). He was relaxed, warm to us, and spoke with us for nearly half an hour. I'm on the DVD, in the audience second row in a Celtic Football Club jersey alongside my wife, but I'm only visible for maybe a second of a crowd shot. It may have to do with half the room being in that same jersey or some variant and the commercial rights, if they swept over the crowd at all it'd look like a commercial for the Club.

This is one of his more storied bits, The Last Supper, but it all takes place in a Glasgow pub instead of Jerusalem/Mt Zion. You have to be on a certain wavelength, I think, but I consider it one of the finest examples of standup ...