Billy Connolly

The Big Yin appeared at the awards via videolink to say thanks for his BAFTA.

I suffer badly from the disease. I haven’t been on the stage for about two years. Speaking about the award, he said: "I went from strength to strength on television and here we are today getting this award. This is kind of nice...it suits me. Parkinson’s disease. He added: "Symptom spotters among you may notice that my left is different from my right.

Emma Baehr, Executive Director of Awards and Content, added: “We're honoured to be awarding Sir Billy Connolly with the 2022 BAFTA Fellowship Award. He has made ...

BAFTA is looking forward to celebrating this award with Sir Billy in due course and thanking him again for his phenomenal career in television.” I had no idea the Fellowship existed, but I’m told it’s a big deal! In a pre-recorded message, Connolly said: "I haven’t been on the stage for about two years.

BILLY CONNOLLY has admitted he 'suffers badly' nowadays after years of battling Parkinson's disease as he made a rare appearance in a pre-recorded speech at ...

He said: “I’ve grown to like television. There was one but it had an extra bit on it.” Billy continued: “I did a gig once in Scotland 50 years ago. The BAFTA TV Awards returned to London on Sunday evening as the biggest names from the world of television gathered to celebrate a monumental year on-screen. “Eventually I got to the position where I said, ‘I’m not saying that, I want to say this’, and I would say that and it would be a huge success and it was lovely. “And I went there and I discovered that I didn’t have my earring with me and I decided to buy one and shake the locals.

Britain's top television stars have been honoured at this year's TV Bafta awards, with the Duke of Cambridge, Sir Billy Connolly and Ant and Dec among the ...

This is kind of nice. Life is good. The 79-year-old Scottish comedian, who has Parkinson’s disease, said: “I am very proud to receive this.

The Scottish comedian, 79, was celebrated for a career spanning more than five decades at the Virgin Media Bafta TV Awards at London's Royal Festival Hall ...

As soon as I went on Parky it sold out, and it stayed sold out for the rest of my career.' 'I had no idea the fellowship existed, but I'm told it's a big deal!. Graham Norton (The Graham Norton Show) I can't remember how many TV shows - as well as my stage comedy - added up to something that's a joy to look back on. I've had a very successful career and I have no regrets at all.' While a fourth added: 'A bit weepy watching #BAFTA and Sir Billy Connolly getting the fellowship. 'But I never set out to get them or hunt them down. 'I couldn't be happier, it's made me such a happy man getting these good attendance medals now that my career is out the window. It's lovely talking to you. It's just one of these things, Parkinson's disease, I suffer badly from the disease. Opening up about the disease, he said: 'Hello ladies and gentlemen, it is I, Billy Connolly, accepting my wonderful thing! It is beautiful isn't it?

Sir Billy Connolly gave fans a health update during a pre-recorded acceptance speech for the prestigious Bafta fellowship, as he joked that “now my career ...

I suffer badly from the disease. In 2002, Sir Billy was presented with a Bafta Special Award and made a CBE in the 2003 Queen’s birthday honours . This is kind of nice. Sir Billy began his working life as a welder in Glasgow before embarking on a career as a folk singer and musician alongside Gerry Rafferty in The Humblebums. Sir Billy was honoured for a career spanning more than five decades and made reference to his Parkinson’s disease as he accepted the gong, saying: “I am very proud to receive this. Life is good.

He was honoured on Sunday for a career spanning more than five decades. Sir Billy Connolly honorary degree Sir Billy Connolly gets an honorary doctorate degree ...

I suffer badly from the disease. This is kind of nice. In 2002, Sir Billy was presented with a Bafta Special Award and made a CBE in the 2003 Queen’s birthday honours . Life is good. Parkinson’s disease. Sir Billy Connolly joked that he was happy to receive the prestigious Bafta fellowship “now my career is out the window” in a pre-recorded message at the academy’s TV awards.

Sir Billy Connolly joked that he was happy to receive the prestigious Bafta fellowship “now my career is out the window” in a pre-recorded message at the ...

I suffer badly from the disease. In 2002, Sir Billy was presented with a Bafta Special Award and made a CBE in the 2003 Queen’s birthday honours . This is kind of nice. Born in Glasgow in 1942, he began his working life as a welder in the Clyde shipyards before embarking on a career as a folk singer and musician alongside Gerry Rafferty in The Humblebums before developing the stand-up act that made him famous. Life is good. Parkinson’s disease.

Sir Billy Connolly joked that he was happy to receive the prestigious Bafta fellowship “now my career is out the window” in a pre-recorded message at the ...

I suffer badly from the disease. In 2002, Sir Billy was presented with a Bafta Special Award and made a CBE in the 2003 Queen’s birthday honours . This is kind of nice. Born in Glasgow in 1942, he began his working life as a welder in the Clyde shipyards before embarking on a career as a folk singer and musician alongside Gerry Rafferty in The Humblebums before developing the stand-up act that made him famous. Life is good. Parkinson’s disease.

The comedian, 79, was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2013. It is a condition in which parts of the brain become progressively damaged over many years.

He added: “My wife puts on my clothes in the morning and takes them off at night. Connolly retired from live performances in 2018. I suffer badly from the disease.” This is kind of nice. People with the condition can also suffer from anxiety, depression and memory problems. “Life is good.