Jack Vettriano is a Scottish painter. His 1992 painting The Singing Butler became a best-selling image in Britain.
The Singing Butler, his most famous painting.
Sir William Connolly is a Scottish retired comedian, actor, artist, musician, and television presenter. He is sometimes known by the Scots nickname the Big Yin. Known for his idiosyncratic and often improvised observational comedy, frequently including strong language, Connolly has topped many UK polls as the greatest stand-up comedian of all time. In 2022 he received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
Connolly at the premiere of Brave in 2012
Connolly's banana boots, designed and made by Glasgow Pop Artist Edmund Smith and a regular in his act during the 1970s, are now on display in the People's Palace in Glasgow.
Connolly has been married to Pamela Stephenson since 1989