Comedian makes light of condition as he collects lifetime achievement award at Edinburgh TV festival Billy Connolly has said the Parkinson's disease that forced him to retire from live standup comedy is "getting worse" but he is still enjoying filming television programmes. Speaking as he picked up a lifetime achievement award at the Edinburgh TV festival, Connolly said he was approaching the condition in the same wa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AM on August 24, 2021