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Publius Ovidius

Well-known member

Jul 5, 2003

46,019

at home

• Jan 20, 2016

• #1

Billy Connelly just given a lifetime award thing.

Blimey he looks a shadow of the man I saw down in brighton many years ago. Seemly Parkinson's disease has got him and he looks very frail.

Still very sharp comic, even tonight.

Apart from his and Peter Kay's bit, it ain't half rubbish mum.

 

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Soulman

New member

Oct 22, 2012

10,966

Sompting

• Jan 20, 2016

• #2

Shame.
Billy Connolly has insisted he isn't afraid of dying as he refuses to let his Parkinson's disease get him down. The 72-year-old, who was diagnosed with the condition and prostate cancer the very same week in 2012, said he's taking a "let's get on with it"

 

Frutos

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Helpful Moderator

NSC Patron

May 3, 2006

35,549

Northumberland

• Jan 20, 2016

• #3

Very sad to see him fading physically, if not mentally. It's the bloody awful thing about Parkinson's, the quick mind and wit are still in there but it's more of a struggle to get them out - Muhammad Ali is another case in point.

Fantastic comedian though, one of my all time favourites without doubt.

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I've seen the 'Audience With...' show so many times I can virtually recite it by heart at this point.

 

Official Old Man

Uckfield Seagull

Aug 27, 2011

8,546

Brighton

• Jan 20, 2016

• #4

Met him walking Brighton seafront when he was here, was that 8 years back or so? Any way, he was a big guy with a smile when I said hello. He stopped to talk to me and talked about the town.