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THE CHASE'S 'SINNERMAN' HAS BEEN PERFORMING AS A STAND-UP COMEDIAN AND QUIZZER FOR MANY YEARS, BUT HE'S BEEN FORCED TO SCALE BACK PART OF HIS CAREER DUE TO HIS BATTLE


WITH PARKINSON'S MICHAEL MORAN 12:54, 29 May 2025Updated 16:22, 29 May 2025 The Chase star Paul Sinha began performing as a stand-up comic while he was still working as a junior doctor,


but since his Parkinson's Disease diagnosis in 2019, he's found it increasingly hard to visit comedy's most important event. While he was once an Edinburgh Festival diehard,


revelling in the "exercise in masochism" of attending show after show in tiny, packed clubs, he admits it's not as easy these days. "I now find with my health not being


what it was, and my general energy levels, I find it a lot harder – not least the heat," he admitted on Tim Lihoreau's Guess Who's coming To Dinner podcast. "The rooms at


the Edinburgh Festival are really hot, the performing rooms, and I find it hard." After addressing his discomfort, Paul, who celebrated his 55th birthday this week, explained: "I


don't think I could ever go to Edinburgh and leave early, because I just wouldn't feel like I was part of the gang. "You've got to be genuinely suffering to a degree to


feel that you're part of the gang." Article continues below Paul received his Parkinson's diagnosis in 2019, after "worrying about why a right-sided limp was now getting


worse." Parkinson's disease is a degenerative neurological disorder which causes parts of the brain to become progressively damaged. It's marked by tremors, and problems with


balance, as well as sleep abnormalities, psychosis, and mood swings. As of yet, there is no known cure. Paul, nicknamed by The Chase fans as The Sinnerman, said that many of his friends, who


were still working in medicine, had spotted the early symptoms, but it wasn't until he saw his consultant for a second time that his symptoms were identified. "I went to see him


and he said, 'I've just been watching you on Taskmaster, I wish I'd known. I would have diagnosed you far quicker'," he told The Sun, adding: "there were


telltale signs in the way I adjust and move that he said were diagnostic." Paul said most people are familiar with the tremors that Parkinson's causes, but aren't aware that


the disease has other, less common effects on the body. One of the earliest warning signs of Parkinson's is a loss of sense of smell, which can strike several years before other


symptoms develop. Nerve pain, problems with peeing, and memory problems can also be a cause of concern. Paul recalled on Loose Women how a seemingly innocuous ache was an early warning sign:


"I presented one morning with a stiff, painful right shoulder. I never had a stiff joint before," he said. "I didn't think anything of it, I thought, 'this is just


going to go away,' and then it just never went away." Article continues below Paul works hard to manage his symptoms. Concerned about cognitive decline, he plays an online speed


quiz every day at 6pm called Tea Time Trivia to keep his brain sharp: "It's something that's always on your mind because my brain is my tool," he said. "If I become


more physically disabled, I'll still be able to do The Chase and I'll still be able to do stand-up comedy."


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