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Billy Connolly quits stand-up comedy due to Parkinson’s in farewell documentary: ‘I’ve done 50 years and that’s plenty’
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msn.comBilly Connolly will mark the end of his stand-up comedy career with a TV special, airing on Monday 28 December. The Scottish comedian, actor, musician and artist, 78, will star in the “uplifting and emotional” special that will be broadcast on ITV. “Since the Parkinson’s [diagnosis] I’m still the same in many ways, but I don’t think as sharply as I need to to be a stand-up,” he told The Mirror. “I’ve done 50 years and that’s plenty.
Quitting is the right thing to do. I achieved everything I wanted, played everywhere I wanted to… I did it all. ”He said he wouldn’t miss the “panic” he felt before going on stage, which in recent years has meant he required time to meditate before a show.
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