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Comedian Peter Kay has revealed he speaks to his hero Billy Connolly but the says the Scottish stand up is 'not doing so well'. The Bolton-born comic was asked about his heroes and told how he is lucky enough to have met all of them, including Connolly.

Connolly was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2013 and retired from live performances five years later. The 82-year-old comedian has largely stayed out of the public eye following his diagnosis.

In an interview at the Lyric Theatre, in Salford , where he was being interviewed by Sara Cox, Kay said: "I met Billy Connolly. I still keep in touch with Billy Connolly now and he's not so good now, but he would still message and that.

"I think a lot of comedians in this country would not be doing what they did if it weren'

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