Billy Connolly cleared by Ofcom over documentary joke ‘Shock is intrinsic part of comedy’

The 79-year-old has been a staple to the stand-up comedy scene for decades. However, a recent series of complaints against the Scottish comedian could have landed him in hot water if they had stuck with the government-approved regulatory Ofcom.

Over the last few years, Sir Billy Connolly has taken a step back from his historically busy lifestyle of gigs and travel.

In his recent documentary Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure, the star talked about his battle with Parkinson’s Disease and why he wanted a slower pace of life.

However, this documentary sparked two fans to complain to the regulating giant over his joke about a cat getting run over. 

Due to the complaints, the regulator had to look over that segment of the programme but luckily for Sir Billy, Ofcom ruled in his favour. 

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Now living his more relaxed pace of life in the Florida Keys, he has previously spoken out about how he doesn’t feel he would make it as a comedian if he started out now due to his “fearless” content.

Talking to a radio station about if he would be cancelled in the current climate, he previously said: “Absolutely. You can’t decide to be fearless, you’re either fearless or you’re not and you go about it.

“Because of political correctness, people have pulled in the horns, but I don’t know how I feel about that.

“I couldn’t have started today with the talent I had then, certainly not.”