Sir Billy Connolly shared hilarious message he wants on his gravestone when he dies
Comedy legend Sir Billy Connolly has shared the hilarious message he expects to be written on his gravestone after he pops his clogs.
Connolly, 81, has dedicated his life to keeping us entertained and it would seem that he intends to keep his fans chuckling in death as well.
The actor terrified his loyal fans around the world back in 2013, after revealing he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and prostate cancer on the same day.
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However, a decade later and the Mrs Brown star is still kicking and will be appearing on new BBC series In My Own Words next week to talk about his life, career and health struggles.
This won’t be the first time Connolly has spoken candidly about his own mortality either, as he previously touched on the subject in his 2023 book Rambling Man: My Life on the Road, which detailed Connolly's travels around the world.
Not one to shy away from the heavier topics, the comedian decided to reveal what he plans to have written on his grave – and the phrase his wife banned him from having.
Revealing the shortlist, he wrote: "I was thinking I'd like: 'Jesus Christ, is that the time already?' on mine, but my wife Pamela was shaky about it, so we settled on 'You're standing on my balls!' in tiny wee writing.
"As for me - I haven't made up my mind about my burial place, but I'm thinking that instead of a headstone, a table on an island in Loch Lomond for fishermen to picnic on would be nice.
"I used to think about death, and about the life I led, and would ask myself, ‘How will I be held responsible for it when I come to judgment before God?’ I don’t believe that any more, although the whole thing is still a mystery to me."
Connolly also poked fun at some of the more common things people get written on their gravestone, describing the epitaph 'Forever Young' as 'pish' as we're 'forever decomposing'.
He thought 'Forever Dead' would be 'more fitting' and likewise thought 'Asleep' was a load of 'hogwash'.
In the book, Connolly said he enjoyed reading the headstones in graveyards and particularly appreciated the 'funny and savage' ones, noting one he really liked which told people: "Stick your nose here and I'll set about you."
The legendary comedian previously revealed in an interview with The Guardian that in recent years he's 'just got a feeling that there is' and people 'don't just turn to s***e' when their time on Earth is over.
"[Maybe] this is my refusal to accept something so mundane," he added.
Which would certainly explain his relaxed approach towards death.
Billy Connolly: In My Own Words airs 2 September on BBC1 at 10.40pm.
Brenna Cooper