Daily Mirror

Billy: Parky’s the one who has lost plot

- BY JESSICA BOULTON Showbiz Editor (Features)

SIR Billy Connolly has hit back at Sir Michael Parkinson’s claim that he was in such poor health he had failed to recognise his old chat show pal.

And Billy, 75, insisted: “I would recognise Parky if he was standing behind me in a diving suit.”

Parkinson, 83, had said the comedy legend’s brain had been “dulled” by Parkinson’s disease.

But Sir Billy’s wife Pamela Stephenson, 68, said: “Mike Parkinson is a daft old fart – doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Billy’s doing great and still funny as hell.”

Sir Billy has spent the summer filming a series where he tours Scotland.

Indigo Television said: “He’s on top form, as sharp and hilarious as ever.”

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RESPONSE Billy Connolly

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