Sir Billy Connolly says he would love to go back on stage but has admitted he's not ready after his Parkinson's diagnosis.
The 76-year-old was diagnosed with the disease, in which parts of the brain become progressively damaged, six years ago, and says he's not sure if he could perform in his current "state of mind".
The funnyman , affectionately nicknamed Big Yin, says the British comedy scene is in "great shape" at the minute and that he wouldn't fancy his chances going up against some of his counterparts, reports the Mirror .
Sir Billy told the BBC : "I'm old, I'm 76 - my hearing, my eyesight, the way I walk, it's all beginning to fail.
"It's just about accepting what it is. You've got trouble getting into bed, trouble getting your socks on.
"Just deal with it. That's who you are now. You're a drooling, limping has-been! Get on with it. Enjoy it."
Billy opened up about living with the disease in a recent documentary, and he said he's not scared of dying.
He said on the show: "It doesn't frighten me - it's an adventure and it's quite interesting to see myself slipping away, as bits slip off and leave me, talents leave and attributes leave.
"It's as if I'm being prepared for something, some other adventure, which is over the hill. I've got all this stuff to lose first, and then I'll be at the shadowy side of the hill doing the next episode in the spirit world."
Billy's diagnosis also saw him fall out with long term friend Sir Michael Parkinson, after he said Billy was so ill he could no longer recognise his friends.
Last year, the comic was forced to hit back at Parky's coments.
The funnyman said he was disappointed by his friend and worried about people reading the papers and feeling sorry for him.
He told the Radio Times : "These Yorkshiremen, I don’t think they apologise much.
"I wasn’t disappointed, it just made my life a bit difficult. People feeling sorry for me, I don’t like that."
He added: "They read about me in the papers and think, ‘Oh, he’s not well.’ They’re right, but I’m not as bad as they think I am.
"He should get on with selling funerals and leave me alone."
Billy and his wife Pamela had previously blasted Parky, calling him a "daft old fart" after what he said about the comic.
Billy said at the time: "I would recognise Parky if he was standing behind me - in a diving suit."
