As a Celtic fan. The first time I heard this joke by Billy I'd imagined it as a Celtic fan going into the Rangers end. But years later (when I'd practically forgotten the joke) a Rangers fan who I worked alongside, told me the joke but he was imagining it as a Rangers fan going into the Celtic end. Works for both, it's just a great joke.
I'm 52 now, and a Rangers fan since I was about 7 or 8, but I have always loved The Big Yin since I was about 10 or 11, always has been and always will be my favourite Comedian, even though he's a Celtic fan through n through, Big Billy is a God in my eyes, a total Legend. I was totally gutted when he was struck down with Parkinson's Disease, still full of admiration for him as he battles the Disease.
My dad was a personal friend of Billy Connolly and his band mate Tam Harvey, when he wasnt yet famous and his band was 'The Humblebums'. He came from Partick, and wasnt really a football fan at all. He just uses it for the banter. He loves a laugh and music, but not really into football, except to joke about it. Love the guy, he's genuis.
Connar Maxy get back on your xbox or ps4 you wee shit stain i suppose its the only way you can get a win against the celtic these day eh !! COYBIG !!!!!!
I was at the celtic rangers final and a guy next to me had a green and white shirt a green white hat a green and white scarf and he had a wee poodle dug with green and white stripes on it and every time celtic scored a goal the dug stood on it's hind legs and clapped it's paws . I said that's amazing you will make a fortune with that dug, what does it dae when Rangers scores a goal. Oh he said it goes up in the air and does su mmersaults. I said how many? He said it all depends on how hard I kick it's arse.
There's no words to Express how much I appreciate this post!! I grew up listening to Billy Connolly and this is one of my absolute FAVOURITE comedy skits ever!! 9 1/2 guitars is awesome too🇨🇦🏴
@DonforDead What's great is that Billy's clearly a Celtic fan, but you'd never know it from the joke itself. He tells it neutrally, so both Rangers and Celtic fans can laugh equally.
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JIM WATF84 Everytime I hear this. It reminds me of big Stu Wilson. Remember the time, he got his skull fractured(with a half brick) and he went around the wrong end at Parkhead? I thought I was seeing things when the ambulance guy brought him round the track to the Rangers end. What a guy btw.
Rab am in lanzarote the now i arrive bac the day after the big walk,,, the whiterock are playing in the club that day! Fancy a beer that day? Let me know david/ rab....5th july.
JIM WATF84 I'll See how I feel Jim. I think I'll be completely shattered after a day on the piss. Can't handle it the way I used too. We'll see. But I'm no getting any younger Jim.:) Hope the holiday is going well buddy! Real firm #1
I will do Jim. You know me. I don't like commiting to something. Then being a no-show. It sounds good aswell. "Don't fooking book holidays. That make you miss the Boyne Celebrations Jim!". The only time. Awe the auld firm turn out for a good day & night oot. (Know who's just shouted me there.with the auld ("why did uefa say rangers finnished on 2012 ?) That plank craig whyte! He obviously never tippled my different profile. After weeks of all us explaining it. Link after link. After link. He's thick as shite Jim. I've told him if he pluses me again. He's for the black button. (I wonder how long he'll last?) No long eh?
He wasn't one of they cunts "I'll never support Rangers again!" Was he. Ffs. Just after the referendum. There was tonnes of them Jim. I'm no shy. When it comes to telling the truth about what I am. We're part of a PUL community. If it was just Unionists it would be called U same if it was just Protestants. It would be called the P community. No everycunt has the same views Jim. The big argument after the referendum. You know the guy with the MR STRUTH CHANNEL.He said to me. RTID meens more to some people than others. I thought he was spot on mate. Where is it the night Jim. Happy hour.lol
I'm a rangers fan but I don't like sectarian aspects of the Old Firm. I like some Celtic fans and have very sympathetic views with the Irish and their plight for independene and total control of their island, even though there is a substantial number of people not wanting indpendence that call the island home as well.
No,Rangers are dead so they don't exist any more, they died and buried in 2012AD,so if you want your Rangers back,you'll need a spade ,keep digging,but you'll only find dust Rangers FC,R.I.P.
Rangers still exist, despite what Celtic fans say but in truth you'd be better trying to avoid the two of them, both as bitter and twisted as each other.
Country stilled ruled by one flag 🇬🇧proud nation, people, how lucky we are to be as other country's are in dissary and war torn, god bless everyone in this world, ✌️
I agree with the below comments about Celtic fans. You read through other comments and you'll see nothing about the famine or catholics, yet you'll find comments about 'huns' and protestants. From my experiences, Celtic fans always stir and start things off.
Impartially , remember the whole Catholic religions is based on being guilty about everything, then making a confession about it , but adding your own personal indiscretions too 😂
Hahahha did u say Rangers who are they aww soz m8 meant the Rangers c non Glasgow Celtice glasgows green and white c mom Bobby sands I'm 12 and know al Celtice history IRA don't call me British I'm Scottish
Brilliant the way he didn't mention which fan it was who got lost, leaving it up to the audience to decide for themselves. In the beginning, there are a mix of Cheers and Boos from the audience when the Old Firm teams are mentioned. And at the end, no matter what team you support, everyone had a good laugh. The way it should be. Although I do personally believe it was a Rangers fan who got lost in the Celtic section :p
I was celtic until i was raped in 1985, ended up pregnant, ran away to Dundee and used pals name for an abortion! My priest tell me the bible was the same as brothers Grimm. Stopped me moving to Ireland in the 80s this English accent wouldn't survived 😐 😅 lived in Glasgow with it though, Easter house, ibrox in iona Court lmao in a celtic top I have no idea how i lived cept i was in a bike gang then think 🤔 they helped lmao😅
Did u say Rangers m8 the Rangers are deed stop talking crap jobbies are coming out you're mouth talking about tham need a nappy there mate cmon Glasgow Celtice glasgows green and white kill the Rangers aw wait their deed lol
@asquiredanaher That is correct asquiredanaher, but it was the Irish nationalists who messed it up, they do not realize that the English and the Irish are in essence the same people, same DNA, shared ancestors etc. The Irish are as English as are the Welch or Scots.
... i went to a catholic school (from 2yrs old to 12 that is) but i'm atheist as well so... besides, in Billy's time there weren't all that many non-catholic schools anywhere :)
@WorshipInTruth Well, there are several conflicting studies. No mass study of the whole population has ever been conducted. I know of a village in Cheshire where the inhabitants are pretty much decended from the people who lived there before the celts arrived. A study on another sample showed significant traces of Germanic and Fresian DNA. The Irish themselves are not exactly a pure ethnic group.
@PhilK112 the thing is there wouldnt be any "blood drenched irish terrorist's" if English forces either gave them what they wanted or stayed out in the first place. the prohlem is now the north like beibg "British" but the south are still pissed off about not having it. So they cant give it back and they cant stay without pissing one side or the other off.
@EnglishWulf Well considering that the Celtics were founded by a catholic priest and supporter almost entirely by catholics I think that is a pretty safe to say that there is a relationship between the celtic football team and catholicism.
As a woman I can tell you- it doesnt matter one damn bit. If the fellas are good lookin- we'll watch a game. Its just the truth. And it might be a ,,,,,solution(?)...to this "problem". Or just watch the Welsh Rugby team. Dear sweet mother in heaven theyre all gorgeous,,,,,except for one of the guys. Poor fella :( hee hee!
@yungpapabeae To be frank, I disagree, it's now a myth. In many countries all over the world people have never even heard of rangers or celtic. It had some strange appeal a few years ago, with reasons very little to do with football. This is not a criticism, it's an observation. Certainly in Asia, the English clubs hold sway over the rest by a long long way.
I know that there have been decades, even centuries of sectarian violence and discrimination, and doctrinal differences, but as far as I can tell, Glaswegians are cut from the same cloth, and in this day and age, there shouldn't be this hatred. That's how I see it, I live in New Zealand, 24,000 kilometres away, so maybe I have a different mind set.
i don't think that a lot of scots are aware that a tribe called scoti came from ireland and inhabited scotland that is how scotland got it's name so mabye the celtic fans have every right to fly irish flags
