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Billy Connolly: I supported Elton John on his 1976 US tour, he gave everybody girl’s names. I was Maureen
28 December 2020
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Here are some clips from tonight s documentary where Billy Connolly officially retires from Standup and quotes from a recent interview Billy did, commenting on some of the celebrities who appear in tonight s show:
Elton John nicknamed you “Maureen”. How come?
I supported him on his 1976 US tour and Elton gave everybody girl’s names. I was Maureen because of Maureen Connolly, the tennis player. He still calls me that today. Davey Johnstone the guitarist was Veronica because he had long hair like Veronica Lake. It was a crazy tour. That was probably my peak rock star period but it was absolutely wonderful.
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