Billy Connolly quits stand-up comedy due to Parkinson's disease

Sir Billy Connolly has quit stand-up comedy, claiming Parkinson’s disease has made his brain work ‘differently’.

The legendary Scottish comedian went public with his diagnosis in 2013, and has been open about how the degenerative disease has affected him.Billy said: ‘I’m finished with stand-up – it was lovely and it was lovely being good at it. It was the first thing I was ever good at.’When asked if fans would ever see him back on stage, Connolly said: ‘No. The Parkinson’s has made my brain work differently, and you need a good brain for comedy.

‘I get upset because certain things go wrong with you, your brain goes adrift, and it affects your body. So you walk differently, you walk like a drunk man sometimes, and you’re frightened you’ll be judged on it.’he didn’t want to let Parkinson’s define him. ‘I’m always being asked to go to Parkinson’s things and spend time with Parkinson’s people, having lunch or something like that, ‘ he said.

‘And I don’t approve of it. I don’t think you should let Parkinson’s define you and all your pals be Parkinson’s people.Connolly has been one of the biggest names in stand-up and observational comedy since the 1970s, and topped Channel 5’s list of 100 Greatest Stand-Ups twice.Last year, the star spoke about his condition in the BBC documentary Made In Scotland,Connolly, who is married to Pamela Stephenson, said: ‘As bits slip off and leave me, talents leave and attributes leave.

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