LONDON, England (CNN) -- For a man once accustomed to wearing banana boots, tights and a leotard -- together -- today's choice of attire is remarkably sedate. Comedian Billy Connolly takes CNN's Revealed on a tour of his home town, his beloved Glasgow, Scotland. Scottish actor and comedian Billy Connolly is wearing black jeans, a black T-shirt and a brown jacket to give CNN's "Revealed" a tour of his beloved hometown of Glasgow. He'd almost blend into the background if it wasn't for his wild mop of grey hair, distinctive round glasses and compulsion to chat with every passer by.
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Comedian Billy Connolly gives CNN's Revealed a tour of his hometown
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The shipyard welder played the banjo before discovering his comedic talents
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His fame spread after he shocked television audiences with a bawdy bum joke
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More than 30 years later, his stand-up shows still sell out in record time
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The streets of @placeholder weren't nearly as friendly 65 years ago when the young Billy Connolly arrived with a plop on the cold linoleum floor of his parents' tenement house.
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In the early 1970s, Billy Connolly's anecdote-heavy, expletive-strewn stand-up shows were selling out venues in @placeholder.