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Billy Connolly blew a raspberry when he was diagnosed with both prostate cancer and Parkinson's disease on the same day.
The 71-year-old comedian was at home with wife Pamela Stephenson when his doctor called with the news, and he admits his first instinct was to laugh.
He recalled: "'I remember I went through to the bedroom to answer the phone, and Pamela was behind me - I thought she was going to catch me. She sort of held me, and I went, 'Oh, Jesus...'
"But when we went into the living room I went, 'Phrrhrht'. I think they're very closely related, deep despair and laughing."
Billy - who has been given the all-clear from cancer - doesn't want to rely on medication to control the symptoms of Parkinson's, a neurological disorder which affects the central nervous system and brain, so tries to keep his brain active by doing crosswords every day.
He explained in an interview with Radio Times magazine: "I've put myself on a strict regime of crossword books. They remind me of everything. I have to train my memory.
"I have got a notebook with all the words I tend to forget. It's the same ones cropping up again and again.
"The drugs can increase the signs, give you the Parkinson's face - expressionless, sort of slack."
However, Billy - who doesn't have a will - insists it is currently "early days" with the disease.
He added: "The doctor will put me back on them [the drugs] when the symptoms come back."

George Clooney's fiancée beings a "bright light to everything she is involved in", says her colleague.
The 'Monuments Men' star recently got engaged to lawyer Amal Alamuddin - who he was first linked to in October last year after they were spotted out for dinner - and her firm Doughty Street Chambers are delighted for her and believe the pair are well suited.
The company's Chief executive Robin Jackson, said: "I understand George Clooney is involved in international humanitarian work, so I'm sure there is a connection there. Amal has been utterly wonderful since she arrived in Chambers. She brings a bright light to everything she is involved in, and I am so delighted at her happy news".
Joint head of chambers Geoffrey Robertson QC, who has worked with Amal on high profile lawsuits, including the Julian Assange case, gushed about her dedication to her work.
He explained: "Amal Alamuddin is a brilliant and passionate defender of human rights who has put in the enormously hard work necessary to improving them. She is respected and admired by all her colleagues."
Meanwhile, Assange, who is the editor-in-chief of the whistleblower website WikiLeaks which he co-founded in 2006, admires her moral compass.
He told the Evening Standard newspaper: "Amal is a friend and a lawyer with a global perspective who is not afraid to deal with corruption of power or to tackle politicised cases."
The British lawyer previously been linked with Eric Schmidt, director of Google, and hosted a dinner for him at Mayfair nightclub LouLou's following the launch of his book 'The New Digital Age'.
A source has said: "They were very close.
"She organised the dinner and is very smooth, a great hostess. Princess Beatrice and James Middleton were there."

George Clooney's father is "thrilled" about his engagement.
Broadcaster Nick Clooney has praised the 'Monuments Men' star's new fiancee Amal Alamuddin as a "wonderful young woman" and couldn't be happier that his son - who was married to actress Talia Balsam from 1989 to 1993 - is to walk down the aisle again.
Nick, 80, told Us Weekly: "We are thrilled. We have had an opportunity to interact with this wonderful young woman and these are two great people.
"We are thrilled at their decision and we hope for them the best."
However, Nick refused to be drawn on any further details about George's proposal, insisting it is information that should come from the 52-year-old star.
He added: "This is his time, not ours."
Nick's wife Nina Warren previously said she is "extremely happy" that her son is to tie the knot with the British human rights lawyer.
She said: "You can say I'm extremely happy, Amal's a lovely girl."
Nina admits she and her husband, who met Amal over a year ago, weren't surprised when they found out the couple had got engaged because they are well suited, due to their similar interest in international affairs.
She explained: "We weren't at all surprised when they told us they were engaged, and we couldn't be happier for them. On an intellectual level, they are equals. That is very important to him. Amal's world couldn't be more different from the Hollywood lifestyle."
Nina also believes Amal, 36, is completely different from George's previous girlfriends - including Stacy Keibler, Lisa Snowdon, and Renée Zellweger - because she has budding career and is very intelligent.
Asked if Amal is similar to other woman who have dated George, 52, she replied: "Heavens, no! She's a lawyer, she is brilliant, she is a very bright woman and at the very top of her career."
The couple first sparked rumours they had got engaged when the brunette beauty was spotted showing off a diamond sparkler on her ring finger as they indulged in sushi at Nobu in Malibu last Thursday (24.04.14), and her law firm later confirmed the news.
The pair were first linked after a dinner date in October and their romance has been getting increasingly more serious in recent months.

Harry Styles has a rota of friends and family to join him on tour.
The One Direction hunk - whose group kicked off their 'Where We Are' concerts in Colombia last week - will be on the road until October and wants to avoid homesickness, so he and his bandmates are planning to have as many visitors as possible across the globe.
A source said: "The boys got so homesick last time and wanted to make sure they had friends and family with them during this tour.
"They find hotel rooms so lonely.
"Harry has divided up dates between his parents, sister and friends so that he isn't by himself for much of the tour. Harry's dad Des and mum Anne will fly out separately during the American leg."
Harry's father Des has already revealed when he will be going on the road with the 'Little Things' stars.
He tweeted: "We're doing Manchester, London, Dublin, Milan, Madrid and the US leg from Nashville to Dallas."
Meanwhile, Niall Horan has a group of friends who want to join him on tour, Zayn Malik will try to fit in visits with fiancée Perrie Edwards as often as possible, and Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne will spend much of their time with girlfriends Eleanor Calder and Sophia Smith.
The source added to the Daily Star newspaper: "Niall has a close-knit group of mates from Ireland and he wants to them to be there.
"Louis and Liam also hope to have their girlfriends travelling with them for most of the time. And Zayn will see his fiancée as much as possible.
"They all just want a bit of home with them."

Lily Allen returned to music because she missed "free clothes and handbags".
The 28-year-old singer doesn't think being a stay-at-home mother to Ethel, two, and Marnie, 15 months, "suited her" and she longed for the excitement of performing again - as well as the perks of fame.
She said: "I wasn't good at staying at home all day, it didn't suit me. I'm creative, it's just who I am... I missed the positive feedback about my music from my fans.
"I missed the rush of performing. I missed the free clothes and handbags and the good tables in posh restaurants. I did!"
However, the 'Hard Out Here' star - who retired from pop music in 2009 - admits she worried returning to work would cause strain on family life, but is grateful the support of her husband Sam Cooper has made the change easier.
Speaking to the new edition of Britain's Glamour magazine, she added: "I was really worried about working and the pressure it was going to put us under, and it's actually made him more protective and more loving and more caring. He's there for me.
"It was a tough decision to make, a scary adjustment, and for the children. But my relationship with my husband is as strong as it's ever been. It's lovely to come home to."
Lily - whose parents are actor Keith Allen and producer Alison Owen - also admitted she is reluctant for her children to follow in her footsteps.
She said: "If you come from a dysfunctional family like I came from, it's pretty straightforward, that kind of dreaming...
"My parents weren't around much when I was a kid, so that's what you want for your kids, not to have that environment."
The new edition of Glamour magazine is on sale from Monday 5 May.

Keira Knightley's marriage is "alright".
The 'Begin Again' actress appeared surprised to learn her and James Righton's wedding anniversary is just a few days away but says all is well in their relationship.
Reminded by E! News that she celebrates a year of marriage on May 4, Keira looked surprised and replied: "Oh yeah, is it?"
She was then asked how the couple's first year as man and wife has been and she replied: "We're still together so it must have been alright."
The 29-year-old beauty admitted her Klaxons musician spouse tried to teach her to play guitar for her role in 'Begin Again', but their lessons didn't go too well and were quickly aborted because she wasn't "very good".
She said: "He tried to teach me how to play the guitar and I tried not to kill him--so that was about it. And he stopped trying to teach me the guitar 'cause I'm not very good at it."
The 'Anna Karenina' actress recently admitted she struggles to stay in touch with her friends and family when working on a film because of her "extreme" lifestyle.
She said: "When I'm not working it's really about seeing as many friends as possible and making sure I'm there in their lives. The way I work is extreme. You can't really have a personal life if you're working on films all the time. There's Skype, but, really, there's just no way of doing it.
"The hours are so long, you're always in a different country, you're always doing a different thing."

Victoria Beckham's friends were left in a "bit of a state" after her birthday party on Saturday (26.04.14).
The fashion designer - who was catapulted to the spotlight as part of the Spice Girls - was joined by friends including her former bandmates Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm at Mayfair's Arts club where they partied till the early hours of the morning after she reached the milestone age on April 17.
And Emma admitted they were all worse for wear after the party, and though she had a good time, her memories of the evening were hazy.
Emma - known as Baby Spice in their heyday - said on Heart FM: "I was in a bit of a state. I don't think I was the worst - that was Mel C.
"I danced a lot, my feet are hurting. And I drank a lot.
"There was food. I had fish and beef. I don't remember that bit much."
Mel C - also known as Sporty Spice - was still feeling the effects of the bash a few days later.
She wrote on Twitter yesterday (28.04.14) afternoon: "If I wasn't still feeling a little bit drunk I wouldn't say this (sic)"
Victoria was also joined by husband David - with whom she has children Brooklyn, 15, Romeo 11, Cruz, nine, and Harper, two - who sported a brown cowboy hat, which Emma nearly lost.
Emma added: "David looked good. I had that cowboy hat on. I nearly lost it. He asked where it was and I had to run around looking for it."
Other guests also included Kelly Hoppen, Guy Ritchie and Claudia Winkleman.

Jennifer Lawrence and boyfriend Nicholas Hoult have bought their first home together.
The American actress and her 'X Men' co-star have reportedly bought a house in St John's Wood in north London and will be making their own furniture after purchasing it from flat-pack store Ikea.
According to The Sun newspaper, his sister, Clarista Hoult, said: "It's his first house. He's very excited and has been getting all his furniture from Ikea.
"Nick has been big into feng shui, so in his room he has had branches, twigs with lights, the mattress and everything else on the floor - like water features and chairs - facing in the right direction."
Jennifer, 23, first met Nicholas, 24, on the set of 2011's 'X-Men: First Class' but they later split in January 2013, before getting back together that summer to film the new 'X-Men' movie.
The pair have spent several weeks looking for their perfect home and previously fell in love with a £1.3million home in Hook, a village in Hampshire close to where Nicholas's family live.
An insider previously said: "Jen loves the English way of life and as they are now serious again, it makes sense to look into buying somewhere."
Meanwhile, the couple were seen last week at a friend's house party in Dulwich, south London, as they spend more time together in the capital.
The pair went incognito to try and avoid the paparazzi wearing casual clothing for the low-key evening.

Damon Albarn read books on Buddhism when he was bullied at school.
The Blur frontman's family moved house from Leytonstone, east London, to rural Essex, south east England, when he was aged nine and after being enrolled into a new school he felt like he didn't fit in.
The 46-year-old star read literature by German poet and novelist, Hermann Hesse and "various books on Buddhism" as well as trying to find solace in the countryside where he would search "interesting trees where I could make little shrines", reports The Observer newspaper.
Damon insists his childhood inspired his latest album, 'Everyday Robots', which reflects how he got to where he is now.
Talking to The New Review, he added: "I definitely delved into that period in my childhood for the new album. I honestly think it's what set me up to be the person I am now. It's me saying 'This is where I come from and how I got to be who I am."