In a candid video posted on social media, comedian Richard Lewis reveals he has Parkinson’s disease and will no longer perform the stand-up comedy shows that have been the cornerstone of his career for 50 years.
Watch the video below. Lewis says in the video that he wrapped his performance two weeks ago on this season’s Curb Your Enthusiasm starring his old pal Larry David, and adds that he will continue to write and act when he can.
But continued questions from fans and friends about whether he’ll tour again prompted the social media declaration. “The last three and a half years, I’ve had sort of a rocky time and people said, ‘I haven’t heard from you, are you still touring?'”, Lewis sys. “Here’s really what happened.
Three and half years ago I was in the middle of a tour and I finally ended it with a show and I said, ‘You know I’m at the top of my game, after 50 years almost I’m going to call it quits.’ “And I felt great about that, and then out of the blue the shit the fan.
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