Sir Billy Connolly has revealed that he wants “You’re Standing on My Balls” etched on his gravestone in TINY writing.
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who retired from performing live in 2020 due to Parkinson’s disease, has said in a new interview that he’s against the idea that comedians should be more morally sensitive than in times past.Referencing “Black comedians” aged “generally in their 50s or 60s” who fly the flag for controversial comedy that “almost doesn’t bear watching”, he told The Guardian that he thinks it’s “fantastically good for you”.“They just say it like it is – it’s breathtaking,” he said of the cohort of unnamed comedians. “That’s wonderful and I’m glad they exist, because the social worker-ation that has passed through comedy is vomit-inducing.”He continued: “Comedians never used to worry about what was correct to say.
You said it, and you soon found out whether it was correct or not. And then you got on with it.
And that was a good enough rule for me.”Connolly was speaking to his wife and carer, the former comedian-turned-psychotherapist Pamela Stephenson Connolly, in the interview. The pair were responding to questions submitted by the outlet.Elsewhere in the article Connolly opened up about his Parkinson’s, the early symptoms of which he began experiencing 2013.Answering how the disease has evolved over time, the comedian said: “It’s very difficult to see the progression exactly, because a lot of things come and go.“Recently I’ve noticed a deterioration in my balance.
That was never such a problem before, but in the last year that has come and it has stayed. For some reason, I thought it would go away, because a lot of symptoms have come and gone away…just to defy the symptom spotters.
Sir Billy Connolly has revealed that he wants “You’re Standing on My Balls” etched on his gravestone in TINY writing.
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Sir Billy Connolly’s wife Pamela Stephenson has said that the comic had “a couple of serious falls” after they noticed his balance was deteriorating.
Sir Billy Connolly’s wife Pamela Stephenson has said that the comic had “a couple of serious falls” after they noticed his balance was deteriorating. Scottish comedian Sir Billy, 80, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease 10 years ago on the same day he found out he had prostate cancer, which he later received the all clear on.The comic spoke about the degenerative disease with his spouse Stephenson for an article in The Guardian, and said: “It’s very difficult to see the progression exactly, because a lot of things come and go. “Recently I’ve noticed a deterioration in my balance.
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The Young And The Restless and General Hospital, has died at the age of 43.The actor’s death was confirmed by his manager on Sunday (September 17), on what would’ve been his 44th birthday. Miller died on Friday (September 15) in Austin, Texas.A statement confirming his death (via Variety) read: “The actor was struggling with manic depression when he died.” A specific cause of death has not been released.Miller had his breakthrough role on soap All My Children in 2007, where he played Richie Novak. In 2008, he moved over to The Young And The Restless to take over the role of Billy Abbott.During his time on The Young And The Restless between 2008 and 2014, Miller earned three Daytime Emmys, including Outstanding Supporting Actor and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.In 2014, the actor joined General Hospital, where he played the roles of Jason Morgan and Drew Cain.
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