Billy Connolly has made a candid confession about death amid his ongoing battle with Parkinson’s.
The comedy legend, 81, revealed that he now sees the funny side when it comes to dying, admitting “it’s not a big thing”.

Glaswegian comic Billy Connolly got his Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2013 (Credit: Cover Images)

Billy Connolly on Parkinson’s diagnosis
Speaking to The Mirror, Billy reflected on how doctors diagnosed him with prostate cancer – now all-clear – and Parkinson’s on the same day in 2013.
“Yes, it was a funny week I had. On the Monday, I had hearing aids. On the Tuesday, I got pills for heartburn, which I have to take all the time, and on Wednesday, I got news that I had prostate cancer and Parkinson’s. The doctors told me on the phone: ‘Look, we have had the results, and it is cancer.’ I said: ‘Oh, nobody has ever said that to me before.’”
Billy became a household name in the UK after appearing on Sir Michael Parkinson‘s BBC talk show Parkinson in the early 1970s. So prolific were his appearances, he has now joked: “I just thought, I’ve got Parkinson’s. I wish he had kept it to himself!”

Billy became a household name in the UK after appearing on Parkinson (Credit: BBC)