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Comedy legend Sir Billy Connolly, who has been sober for 40 years, discussed his sobriety and health in his new UKTV series Billy Connolly Does...

Sir Billy Connolly uses art as a coping mechanism as he battles Parkinsons disease and is able to find comfort in putting pencil to paper/

As a “wee boy”, the Scottish comedian was cast adrift. Now, at 80 and struggling with Parkinson’s, he contemplates the final journey to come.

Scottish comedian Billy Connolly announced in 2014 that he was suffering from the initial stages of Parkinsons, an incurable disease that attacks the nervous system.

Sir Billy Connolly is a Scottish legend who has entertained millions of people around the world with his witty and irreverent humour.

The comedian, 79, discusses his battle with Parkinsons disease in his ITV documentary Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure which aired on Boxing Day.

Welder, comedian, Hollywood star, celebrated artist… The life story of Billy Connolly has been a real page turner. Here, he talks about love, loss and landing on his feet

Sir Billy Connolly, 78, has insisted he would have been cancelled had he started out as a comedian in 2021.

“Sending live and best wishes from Newcastle upon Tyne.” Another asked for further details about a date which could be seen inked on his arm under his wife’s name. Billy joins the likes of Dame Judi Dench, Sir David Attenborough, Sir Ian McKellen and The Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith, who have also received the vaccine. Billy Connollys wife Pamela Stephenson shared the news on her Twitter page (Image: TWITTER•PAMELASTEPHENSON) Billy Connolly and long-term wife Pamela Stephenso...

Sir Billy Connolly is a stand-up megastar - an all-time great. He tells Georgia Humphreys about his decision to step back from performing live. Theres a river that flows right behind Sir Billy Connollys Florida home, and he likes to fish in his slippers. The 78-year-old Scot has Pamela, his wife of over 30 years, and his dogs for company. Two of their daughters live on the same street with their boyfriends, and so they often have BBQs together. And he likes his neighbours - hes become f...