Billy Connolly On Late Night With David Letterman

March 2, 2019

Billy Connolly On Late Night With David Letterman

I don’t know what to make of this.

https://youtu.be/FbixM27ziXw

Letterman seems out of sorts, and the audience is in a weird mood, and most unlike him, Billy struggles to find the funny in a train of thought. That said, the weird vibe gives them both something to play with, and they do a good job of dealing with it.

The two related sitcoms that get mentioned are Head Of The Class and Billy. Here’s a clip from the first.

And here’s a weird, nonsensical trailer for the follow up, Billy.

Clement & La Frenais wrote some episodes of this.

e.phemera, Thought Vomit

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