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The world needs more Edwin Morgans, people who can take the language and swing it round their heads and don't care what you think.

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Billy Connolly
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: November 24
Actor
Banjoist
Comedian
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Guitarist
Screenwriter
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Stand-Up Comedian
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Glasgow
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