Billy Watson
Comedian. Writer. Traveller. This is the archive — live shows, interviews, books, music, travels and more. Have a look around.
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Sex, Drugs & Marriage – Movie 14 – Girlfriend’s Father
Already on his girlfriend’s dad’s bad side for putting her on the pill, Billy makes things far worse by turning up blitzed at three in the morning and christening the family living room carpet — much to the delight of the pet Scottish Terrier.
Concert Highlights 2
The second episode of my Concert Highlights show is here. Seven more of my favourite live moments, from Spiritualized’s epic seventeen-minute “Cop Shoot Cop” to two songs from Van Morrison, Primal Scream’s “Country Girl”, a new single from The Blockheads, dream-pop legend Dean Wareham and the cosmic psychedelia of Acid Mothers Temple. Read the stories behind every song below.
Concert Highlights
The first episode of my Concert Highlights show is here. I’ve picked seven of my favourite live moments, from Kirsten Adamson singing Joni Mitchell with After the Last Waltz, to The Boo Radleys, Van Morrison, Pastel, bdrmm, a farewell from Fish and the wonderfully daft Melin Melyn. Read the stories behind every song below.
Featured Highlights
Turkeygate
Tom Stade Interview
Buckin’ Cunny Funt
Nob Stewart at the Fringe
What People Say
“The incredibly deeply investigated, astute and hilarious Billy Watson.”
Craig Campbell
Comedian
“I wouldnae say Billy was Philip Larkin, but he is his own man, and this book is a treasure.”
Peter
5-star Amazon review, Buckin’ Cunny Funt
“The utterly hilarious and uncompromising Billy Watson.”
Speakeasy Comedy Club
Edinburgh venue