Glasgow comedian Janey Godley told BBC Breakfast Billy Connolly "means everything" in a touching tribute to the comic.
Speaking to hosts Dan Walker and Sally Nugent about the Big Yin winning the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Janey said that Billy "shone a light and held a mirror to society".
She reminisced on when her and her comedian daughter Ashley Storrie met Billy while in New Zealand in 2021.
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She said: "Him and Ashley and I sat in a pub outside with mugs of tea until two in the morning.
"He's the only man I know that makes you laugh so much your kidney hurts. I laughed so much I thought I'd have to take painkillers and calm down.
"Billy made the ordinary extraordinarily funny. He made everyone laugh talking about a tea cosy.
"The thing that made him to the hearts of the Scots is that he spoke to the working classes. He wouldn’t make you feel bad for sleeping in duffle coats because you were too poor to afford blankets. We never felt shame because he made that funny.
"Billy isn't just a comedian, he's an amazing writer, a playwright, an actor. His legacy will live on. He's got a huge heart. There's a lot of compassion and warmth there. He's not snide:.
Amid her comments, she said that Billy Connolly did much to pave the way for fellow Scottish comedians like herself, and for that she will be "forever grateful".
Janey added: "Scottish comedy is all the better for him being the ambassador. We can now go anywhere in the world because he kicked that door open for us.
"He went abroad and spoke in a language and accent that everybody has told us to change. He did it and made us laugh. And I'm forever grateful."
Billy Connolly appeared last night to accept the Lifetime Achievement award, and spoke candidly about living with Parkinson's.
During an interview with his wife, Dr Pamela Stephenson Connolly, he said making television programmes now was a "challenge".
He said: "The challenges lately have been medical. They are getting worse."
He added: "I will have to weigh it up and see how bad it gets. Play it by ear."
