Billy Connolly' Wife wants to perform on a TV cooking show

Billy Connolly was woken up at the night and thinking about his wife's dream to perform on a TV cooking show.

Star Pamela Stephenson joined celeb chef Simon Rimmer on BBC2's Something For The Weekend, Pamela, 61, said, "I can't tell you how embarrassed I am. Billy called me from New York where it's the middle of the night and all these people are texting him that I actually asked how long it takes to cook the mousse. Is that the stupidest question anybody ever asked on this show?"

Pamela also said during her period in the kitchen that her's husband, 68, usually did the cooking at home.

She said: "I'm really bad at this - I don't cook at all. Billy's centre stage in the kitchen and I like it that way. I don't know where to start. I wouldn't even know where to find the ingredients."

Billy Connolly pay tribute "Gerry Rafferty has a true renius"

Funnyman Billy Connolly paid tribute to his friend and former singing partner Gerry Rafferty, he has a late musician as "a true genius". He included the Scottish comedian's people pair the Humblebums before rising to fame in the 1970s with Stealers Wheel. After a long battle with alcoholism he passed away from liver failure on 4 Jan 2011 and and Connolly has told to his respects friend.

He says, "Gerry Rafferty was a hugely talented songwriter and singer who will be greatly missed. I was privileged to have spent my formative years working with Gerry and there remained a strong bond of friendship between us that lasted until his untimely death. Gerry had extraordinary gifts and his premature passing deprives the world of a true genius."

scottish singing duo The Proclaimers, who has a producer to the Rafferty role in the 1980's, he says, "He was exceptional when we worked together and very kind to us. As well as a great songwriter he was a really, really good singer with fantastic harmony ideas. The fact that as well as producing Letter From America, he sang backing harmonies on it meant a lot to us. A great guy, a fantastic songwriter, Gerry will be sorely missed and we are greatly saddened at the news."