He's bravely given an insight into his battle with Parkinson's disease, which he was diagnosed with six years ago.
And Billy Connolly's apologised to fans as he told them 'he's not dying' on a rare video posted on Saturday.
His wife Pamela Stephenson took to Twitter to share the video of the comedian, 76, looking relaxed as he played the banjo, after comments made by Billy about his illness had fans worried earlier this week.
Honest: Billy Connolly's apologised to fans as he told them 'he's not dying' on a rare video posted on Saturday
Talking to the camera he said: 'Not dying, not dead, not slipping away.
'Sorry if I depressed you. Maybe I should have phrased it better.'
The statement was met with a giggle by his wife while Billy continued his melodic trip across the water.
Love: His wife Pamela Stephenson took to Twitter to share the video of the comedian, 76, looking relaxed as he played the banjo
High spirits: Talking to the camera he said: 'Not dying, not dead, not slipping away'
Truth: 'Sorry if I depressed you. Maybe I should have phrased it better'
The video comes as the comedian who was diagnosed in 2013 made an admission in the second part of his BBC documentary series Made In Scotland, earlier this week.
He said: 'There is no denying it, I am 75 [at the time of filming], I have got Parkinson’s and I am at the wrong end of the telescope of life, I am at the point where the yesteryears mean more than the yesterdays.
'Because it is back there in my childhood and youth when I go to all those things that made me that live keenest in my memory now. My life, it’s slipping away and I can feel it and I should.'
Slipping away: Billy revealed on his BBC documentary series Made In Scotland this week, that he feels his 'life is slipping away' as his Parkinson's disease progresses
He added: 'I’m 75, I’m near the end, I’m a damn sight nearer the end than I am the beginning but it doesn’t frighten me, it’s an adventure and it is quite interesting to see myself slipping away.'
The Mirror reported that at certain points in the show, Billy asks the camera to stop filming as he struggles with his symptoms, while in another scene his hand shakes uncontrollably.
Parkinson's disease is a condition in which parts of the brain become progressively damaged over many years.
Words: The 76-year-old comedian, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2013, speaks honestly about the neurological disorder on the show
Referring to his symptoms, he says: 'As bits slip off and leave me, talents leave and attributes leave. I don’t have the balance I used to have, I don’t have the energy I used to have,' before saying it is as if he is being prepared for 'some other adventure, which is over the hill.'
Billy went on to describe the degenerative disease as him progressively 'losing all' of himself to be on the 'shadowy side of the hill, doing the next episode in the spirit world.’
The two-part documentary focuses on intimate interviews with the comedian, providing an unique insight into the
