Kenneth Arthur "Ken" Dodd, OBE (born 8 November 1927) is an English comedian, singer-songwriter and actor, identified by his trademark unruly hair and protruding teeth, his red, white and blue "tickling stick" and his famous, upbeat greeting of "How tickled I am!". He also created the world and characters of the Diddy Men, with 'diddy' being Liverpudlian slang for small.
He works mainly in the music hall tradition, although, in the past, has occasionally appeared in drama, including as Malvolio in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night on stage in Liverpool in 1971; on television in the cameo role of 'The Tollmaster' in the 1987 Doctor Who story Delta and the Bannermen; and as Yorick (in silent flashback) in Kenneth Branagh's film version of Shakespeare's Hamlet in 1996. In the 1960s his fame in the UK was such that he rivalled the Beatles as a household name, with his recording of "Tears" being the UK's third best selling single of the 1960s. His records have sold millions worldwide. As of 2016 he continues to tour with his comedy and music show.
"I told the Inland Revenue I didn't owe them a penny because I lived near the seaside."
"If I get a hard audience they are not going to get away until they laugh. Those seven laughs a minute -- I've got to have them."
"I thought it would be a good idea to go into Politics, maybe I am a little old... but you know... I'd love to be Chancellor of the Exchequer - That way I'll be united with my money!"
"When asked if Ken believed in safe sex his answer came: 'Of course I do; I have an Iron Bar around the bed!"
"He must have come to about six shows and even watched a couple of them, and I have to say the finished image is just how I want to be remembered. I want people to remember me as a working comedian."
"I know how he feels, missus."
"I feel people desperately want a laugh and what I offer them is optimistic comedy. Unlike some comics, I don't tell them what a rotten world it is. I say life is fabulous and wonderful and we should enjoy it while we can."
"If I get a hard audience they are not going to get away until they laugh. Those seven laughs a minute - I've got to have them."
Once again, Ken Dodd (with over 40 years in his trade) performs his unique set in front of a host of celebrities gathered to show their appreciation of his enduring talent.
published: 23 Jan 2019
An audience with Ken Dodd 1994
published: 16 Mar 2023
Legendary comedian 89 year old Sir Ken Dodd get's a standing ovation at the 2017 NTA's
published: 30 Jan 2017
ken dodd live how to cure your husbands snoring
published: 07 Jan 2019
ken dodd's live laughter tour 1996 100 mins Enjoy
Filmed during his 1996 100,000 mile nationwide laughter tour of British theatres. Enjoy 100 minutes of laughter, laughter and more laughter! It is a comedy tour de force featuring the classic and hilarious comedy routines which have made Ken Dodd Britain's laughter maker supreme!
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published: 26 Mar 2018
Ken Dodd Medley
Ken Dodd singing a medley.
published: 27 Dec 2007
An Audience with Ken Dodd - 1994 - FULL SHOW
Ken Dodd OBE, presents this comedy extravaganza in which he entertains a celebrity audience. Ken tells jokes and answers questions from TV personalities including James Fox, Warren Mitchell, Hannah Gordon, Gordon Kaye and Molly Sugden.
published: 17 Feb 2024
ken dodd with dicky mint
ken dodd with dicky mint
published: 06 Jan 2019
Another Audience with Ken Dodd - 2002 - EXTENDED VERSION - FULL SHOW
Once again, Ken Dodd (with over 40 years in his trade) performs his unique set in front of a host of celebrities gathered to show their appreciation of his enduring talent
published: 09 Mar 2024
Ken Dodd - Tears
UK number 1 hit from 1965
Ken Dodd is a British comedian / singer who had 19 UK hit singles from 1960 to 1981.
Once again, Ken Dodd (with over 40 years in his trade) performs his unique set in front of a host of celebrities gathered to show their appreciation of his endu...
Once again, Ken Dodd (with over 40 years in his trade) performs his unique set in front of a host of celebrities gathered to show their appreciation of his enduring talent.
Once again, Ken Dodd (with over 40 years in his trade) performs his unique set in front of a host of celebrities gathered to show their appreciation of his enduring talent.
Filmed during his 1996 100,000 mile nationwide laughter tour of British theatres. Enjoy 100 minutes of laughter, laughter and more laughter! It is a comedy tour...
Filmed during his 1996 100,000 mile nationwide laughter tour of British theatres. Enjoy 100 minutes of laughter, laughter and more laughter! It is a comedy tour de force featuring the classic and hilarious comedy routines which have made Ken Dodd Britain's laughter maker supreme!
Ken dodd live laughter tour RIP Kenneth Arthur Dodd My absent Friend Please like and subscribe and checkout my channel for more Ken dodd uploads
Filmed during his 1996 100,000 mile nationwide laughter tour of British theatres. Enjoy 100 minutes of laughter, laughter and more laughter! It is a comedy tour de force featuring the classic and hilarious comedy routines which have made Ken Dodd Britain's laughter maker supreme!
Ken dodd live laughter tour RIP Kenneth Arthur Dodd My absent Friend Please like and subscribe and checkout my channel for more Ken dodd uploads
Ken Dodd OBE, presents this comedy extravaganza in which he entertains a celebrity audience. Ken tells jokes and answers questions from TV personalities includi...
Ken Dodd OBE, presents this comedy extravaganza in which he entertains a celebrity audience. Ken tells jokes and answers questions from TV personalities including James Fox, Warren Mitchell, Hannah Gordon, Gordon Kaye and Molly Sugden.
Ken Dodd OBE, presents this comedy extravaganza in which he entertains a celebrity audience. Ken tells jokes and answers questions from TV personalities including James Fox, Warren Mitchell, Hannah Gordon, Gordon Kaye and Molly Sugden.
Once again, Ken Dodd (with over 40 years in his trade) performs his unique set in front of a host of celebrities gathered to show their appreciation of his endu...
Once again, Ken Dodd (with over 40 years in his trade) performs his unique set in front of a host of celebrities gathered to show their appreciation of his enduring talent
Once again, Ken Dodd (with over 40 years in his trade) performs his unique set in front of a host of celebrities gathered to show their appreciation of his enduring talent
Once again, Ken Dodd (with over 40 years in his trade) performs his unique set in front of a host of celebrities gathered to show their appreciation of his enduring talent.
Filmed during his 1996 100,000 mile nationwide laughter tour of British theatres. Enjoy 100 minutes of laughter, laughter and more laughter! It is a comedy tour de force featuring the classic and hilarious comedy routines which have made Ken Dodd Britain's laughter maker supreme!
Ken dodd live laughter tour RIP Kenneth Arthur Dodd My absent Friend Please like and subscribe and checkout my channel for more Ken dodd uploads
Ken Dodd OBE, presents this comedy extravaganza in which he entertains a celebrity audience. Ken tells jokes and answers questions from TV personalities including James Fox, Warren Mitchell, Hannah Gordon, Gordon Kaye and Molly Sugden.
Once again, Ken Dodd (with over 40 years in his trade) performs his unique set in front of a host of celebrities gathered to show their appreciation of his enduring talent
Kenneth Arthur "Ken" Dodd, OBE (born 8 November 1927) is an English comedian, singer-songwriter and actor, identified by his trademark unruly hair and protruding teeth, his red, white and blue "tickling stick" and his famous, upbeat greeting of "How tickled I am!". He also created the world and characters of the Diddy Men, with 'diddy' being Liverpudlian slang for small.
He works mainly in the music hall tradition, although, in the past, has occasionally appeared in drama, including as Malvolio in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night on stage in Liverpool in 1971; on television in the cameo role of 'The Tollmaster' in the 1987 Doctor Who story Delta and the Bannermen; and as Yorick (in silent flashback) in Kenneth Branagh's film version of Shakespeare's Hamlet in 1996. In the 1960s his fame in the UK was such that he rivalled the Beatles as a household name, with his recording of "Tears" being the UK's third best selling single of the 1960s. His records have sold millions worldwide. As of 2016 he continues to tour with his comedy and music show.
Happiness, happiness, the greatest gift that I possess I thank the Lord I've been blessed With more than my share of happiness To me this world is a wonderful place And I'm the luckiest human in the whole human race I've got no silver and I've got no gold But I've got happiness in my soul Happiness to me is an ocean tide Or a sunset fading on a mountain side A big old heaven full of stars up above When I'm in the arms of the one I love Happiness, happiness, the greatest gift that I possess I thank the Lord that I've been blessed With more than my share of happiness Happiness is a field of grain Turning its face to the falling rain I can see it in the sunshine, I breathe it in the air Happiness happiness everywhere A wise old man told me one time Happiness is a frame of mind When you go to measuring my success Don't count my money count my happiness Happiness, happiness, the greatest gift that I possess I thank the Lord I've been blessed With more than my share of happiness Happiness, happiness, the greatest gift that I possess I thank the Lord I've been blessed With more than my share of happiness
Distraught Linda, 76, said ...I've never heard anyone say a bad thing about him ... Read More ... Sir Ken Dodd loved Duncan, because he said he was like him, "a good, clean act", and he invited Duncan on his 80th birthday to be the entertainment for him.' ... .
Reflecting on his comedic style, Ms Trevallion said ... Sir Ken Dodd loved Duncan, because he said he was like him, "a good, clean act'", and he invited Duncan on his 80th birthday to be the entertainment for him.' ... In a tribute, his management said ... .
He had suffered from a chest infection and sepsis. His partner Lynn Trevallion said ... Sir Ken Dodd loved Duncan, because he said he was like him, ‘a good, clean act’, and he invited Duncan on his 80th birthday to be the entertainment for him.” ... Share ... .
Reflecting on his comedic style, Ms Trevallion said ... Sir Ken Dodd loved Duncan, because he said he was like him, ‘a good, clean act’, and he invited Duncan on his 80th birthday to be the entertainment for him.” ... In a tribute, his management said ... .
Santa Ken is a wonderful human and Topeka has been so blessed to have him in our community all these years! ... Liz Dodds. Our girls are 19 and 20 and we have Santa Ken in our lives since they were babies! What a Topeka treasure!.
This week on Off the Shelf, Ken Dodds, executive vice president and general counsel at the Coalition for Government Procurement provides a small business policy and regulatory update.
‘We drank a lot of wine and we had a lot of laughs,’ says Gary...I never realised ... We have to.’ ... It’s very different from Gary’s childhood, performing all over the north of England, sometimes in support of comedy greats like Bob Monkhouse and Ken Dodd ... .
The stuff about Didier Deschamps and the effect of butterflies flapping their wings half a planet away ( yesterday’s Football Daily ) strikes me as over-egging it. As Ken Dodd told us, Didier means very small and Deschamps just means some fields ... ....
Darling and Raab voted no while Mallory, Adam Bedwin, Hayley Dodd, Ken Kwiatkowski and DianeMills were yes votes ... and Raab dissenting and Bedwin, Dodd, Kwiatkowski, Mallory and Mills voting yes.
After you with that hemlock, Socrates... Sir Keir, who makes Eeyore sound like Ken Dodd, plodded off mid-morning in the direction of London'sOxford Street, there to make a glum speech to the King's Fund, a public-health think-tank ... .
Proposals by AHMM to create a four-storey annex to Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre to honour the late comedian Ken Dodd have been approved by the city council.
Top of the list is Ken Dodd whom I spent countless hours – possibly days – watching in a variety of venues ranging from the London Palladium to a working-men’s club in Wythenshawe.