Billy Connolly: ‘I don’t want to be on stage with Parkinson’s’

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.

Billy Connolly with the award for Inspiration in the press room at the GQ Men of the Year Awards 2016. Picture: Ian West/PA Photos. 

There’s a river that flows right behind Sir Billy Connolly’s 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.