Billy Connolly: Billy and Albert (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)

Jun 30, 1987

1h 30m

★ 8.2

Overview

Billy Connolly, captured live on stage at London's Royal Albert Hall in July 1987, offering his own unusual views of (among others) Thatcher and Reagan, Linoleum, Tarantulas And Their Wily Ways and the Khyber Pass...

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

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Billy Connolly

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