My Mum and Dad went to see Ken Dodd several times. My Mother was in a wheelchair in the disabled section of the Theater. At the end of each show, before he went off and did anything else, Ken would come to where the disabled people where and speak to them and their Family or carer. He'd make a big fuss over any of the disabled. He'd do things like remember their names and call them it next time. He'd crouch down and hold their hands and make them feel special. When he'd see my Mum in the audience, he'd incorporate something about her into his act and make her laugh and laugh! He said to my Mum that he knew it took a lot to get out of the house and come to a show when a person is not well, and needs a wheelchair. Ken Dodd was not just a brilliant comedian from my Home Town of Liverpool, but a wonderful very kind Man. He made my dear Mother very happy. I thank God for his life and work.
@@stellap7624 Ken Dodd was put on trial for tax evasion, where? Liverpool crown court. He was of course found not guilty of all charges. After all he had done for Liverpool it was little wonder . He invited all the jury to the local pub to celebrate with him.
I worked as a dental technician in a dental laboratory in liverpool door bell rang one morning it was ken dodd asking for help a tooth had come off his upper partial denture , we sorted it out for him so he entertained us while it was being repaired , came back a few times just to see us , very nice guy
In my days as a gigging keyboards player, I had the privilege of working with Ken Dodd at the Chesterfield Aquarius nightclub. He was a pleasure to talk to, a total professional, and I was crying with laughter all of the way through his show. A great loss to REAL entertainment.
Ken opened a charity function for us (a small Liverpool charity for disabled people). He gave his time for free (listen up Cilla!, wherever you are). He spent time with each of the clients and staff we look help to maintain a 'normal' life and had us in stitches all afternoon. There was nothing showbiz about him, he was a lovely, Liverpool-loving man who appreciated the gifts and opportunities life had given him. Sad to hear you have passed, but so pleased to have met you and that you had such a fun-filled life. RIP Ken x
@@christea9582 By jove I'm just telling the truth . What a day for stuffing your money in a mattress & not paying tax on it because I forgot it was there . Two words for that BOLL--- OKS MISSUS .
@@christea9582 Did you ? Sounds like you were shoving your tickling stick up his rse ,probably more use than your cock ,including the one on your head 😂😂😂😂😂
Seen him perform twice. The second time I was with my Mam and son. Ken Dodd crossed all generations easily and perfectly. The best British comedian of all time. RIP Ken.
There's something magical about watching the legend Ken Dodd answering questions about Variety Theatre comedians. Answering questions about friends and colleagues, really. Priceless!
My parents went to see him one Christmas. When I booked the tickets I asked when the show started, 7pm said the nice young man. "What time does it finish?" I asked. There was a pause, then a chuckle, then "I honestly couldn't say madam, he stops when he has had enough." My parents got home at half past midnight.
Unlike some of the earlier negative comments was a humble, kind and generous man who brightened the lives of countless people and carried out huge amounts of work for charity. He had the final laugh at the Inland Revenue when he married his long time partner shortly before he died. A true star of comedy RIP.
Ken Dodd was the most cleanest and clever comedian ever, he had the humour, voice and the confidence to do two hours shows without anybody else, other than himself, best ever. May he RIP.
Andrew Keeton Really? What about the lighting experts, the musicians for his song accompaniments,those ready to assist him in quick changes of costume, wardrobe department,make-up department,props department,box office...I could go on,but I won't...😊 He was great but,as with most forms of entertainment, what you saw was an illusion.😊 And why not? People pay to escape from their humdrum existence...😂😋
You are right there andrew our Ken never stooped to giving out dirty stinking jokes. His jokes were as clean as childrens laughter. A great entertainer sorely missed.
@Andrew Keeton He was a master of his craft. He was known for doing VERY long shows. Two hours for Ken Dodd would have been a bit like an open mic slot for today's comedians.
I remember reading Bob Monkhouse's autobiography, and he recalled being recommended to go and see a hot young comedian at some end of the pier theatre in, I think, the early 50s. He said he could hear the roaring laughter from the place 100 yards before he got there, and he was stunned by what he caught of the show. He said he'd never seen natural comedy talent like it. Of course, it was Ken. RIP, funnyman.
I had the pleasure of accompanying Ken on one of his shows many years ago. I couldn't get used to having call him "Mr Dodd" out of respect as his accompanist. But he was wonderful, so funny it hurt, and by goodness the audience got value for money. Doddy used to say "his is the only show where you enter the theatre in daylight and leave several hours later in daylight. My goodness, compared to the current crop of non humorous entities, he is sorely missed.
Did I say it was? There's always one moron on every thread! There's 17 people with a sense of humour who know it's one of his famous jokes, then there's you mate! 😂😂😂
There are certain greats, the technical brilliance of Ronnie Barker, the craftsmanship and ad ibs of morecambe and wise, Eric Sykes, Spike the revolution pythons but for the sheer amount of laughs and the fact that he's funny Ken stands alone. His sheer volume of material means he's bound to repeat. He's the only comedian who can make me cry with laughter even if I don't feel like it. He stands alone,
Sir Kenneth Arthur Dodd was one of a kind. He was a wonderful 'clean' entertainer who didn't have to resort to offensive language when spreading his unique brand of humour - in the process he brought joy and laughter into so many people's lives. My only regret is that I never took the opportunity to go and see one of his shows when he appeared at our local theatre.
Ken Dodd, "If I go into politics I want to be the Chancellor of the Exchequer then I can get my money back" What a lovely man he was I wish I had seen him on stage
I know the word 'legend' has been used many times to describe someone but Ken Dodd truly deserved that nomenclature. The Diddymen in the jam butty mines have never been the same since his passing. Rest in peace Mr. Dodd
Ken Dodd is a dangerous man. He was on a chat show some years back and launched a tirade of jokes that destroyed the studio audience on left me crying and holding my aching ribs.
I saw Sir Ken 7-8 times live and each time it was simply wonderful and my stomach and sides ached for 2 days afterwards because I'd been laughing so hard and so long. He was the last of the great comedians and we'll never see his like again. These days so-called comedians just stand up and tell stupid stories, no jokes at all. RIP Sir Ken, you will never be forgotten!
Went with my mum and gran to Blackpool and saw dear Ken many times in the 60's and 70's. Did not understand some of the jokes but did not wait long before I was crying with laughter at the next one. That was the beauty of Ken. He did not have to resort to swearing, character assassination, or political popularising.
I too saw Ken in Blackpool at the opera house in the late 60s or early 70s not sure what year, thay almost had to pull him off stage, as the 2nd house should have started 20mins before we got out of the 1st house
A great comic who will be sorely missed, thank God for recorded episodes like this that we can enjoy for many years. The best thing about Doddy was, he was clean.....no swearing, no vulgarity, a tad inuendo-ish but compared to todays comics, he had talent that would surpass the best. My favourite joke he told was: The invention 'Cat's Eyes' for the road, reputedly came from a man who saw a Cat at night on a dark lane, his car lights reflected back at him by the Cat's eyes. They say, if the Cat had been facing the other way, he would have invented the Pencil Sharpener........ How tickled I am.....!
I went all the way to Knotty Ash to stand in the rain and pay my respects at his funereal procession. It was packed, I cannot see another comedian being so well loved.
You can’t see another comedian being so well loved? Dunno man, I reckon Billy Connolly will bring the country to a whole standstill tbf, Scotland at least anyway
I love Ken Dodd, I was brought up in an innercity London school, Churchill gardens, and we used to have a prize giving every year at Caxton hall. One of the biggest events of the year. I can remember it like it was yesterday. I didn't get a prize but the encouragement and humour has never left me. Ken Dodd is a legend. And one of the funniest, decent human beings ever.
Ken was once given two minutes on a tv chat show to 'do his best' with his fast gag routine. The compare clicked a stop-watch and then the trouble started... his first gag hit me like a brick closely followed by the second and third. In no time I slid off my chair crying and holding my ribs and hoping that the punishment would stop... but it didn't. The two minute time was forgotten about and Doddy just kept going, beating everyone to death with one rapid gag after another. Just brilliant!
I realised at a very early age just how good he was. I went to see him at the Opera House in Blackpool as a 12 year old. As I sat waiting for the lights to dim I looked at the audience. It seemed to be filled with dour hard faced men. I remembered that this was “Scottish fortnight” when the pits closed in Scotland and the miners invariably came to Blackpool. These were obviously hardened Scots miners. I thought that they were going to be a difficult audience for anyone! After 4 hours or so the lights went back on and all I could see was Scottish miners with tears rolling down their faces!
Ken had an incredibly fast mind. We used to see the Ushers looking at their watches in the Llandudno shows. We got out of one show at 1am once 😂 I had the pleasure of playing violin in his Xmas orcherstral Carol concert in Liverpool Cathedral couple of times. Very funny man. RIP ❤
It's a great regret of my life that I never saw him live. My father meet him: he was a governor of a school in Liverpool that Doddy visited, and came home absolutely full of how kind and patient Doddy had been with the kids.
My favourite was “ what a wonderful day, what a wonderful day for sticking a cucumber through a letterbox and shouting ‘the Martians are coming’…. ( or similar…must Google it, but I think it was attributed to him)
Love Ken even though he's left us...I have a signed photo of him in a frame that stands in my kitchen..I often say to him "wocha Ken"...he was a master at his craft no two ways about it! 👍👌
A great comedian, a total force of nature. Unstoppable. His manager used to say “He’ll watch every face in the audience and he won’t stop, no matter how many hours it may take, until he has them laugh at least 5 times. Held the record for the longest gig at 4hrs 27minutes. Non-stop. A true legend
I was lucky enough to spend an hour backstage with Ken Dodd prior to one of his shows. What a lovely, wonderful man. I can watch him over and over, and I still laugh till I cry. I loved him so much.❤❤❤
Ken was born in 1927. In the Naughties when I saw him perform in Frome I had the strong sense of going way back in time. Not music Hall as that was largely musical but Variety? Quite different to Stand Up - no politics, no anger, more like a wry look at the world. It felt rather 'end of an era'. Very glad I saw him.
Every time I see him on the tv,or vids posted on the internet,I feel proud to have had the pleasure of working on 3 of his shows,and the privilege of chatting to him afterwards, and I just admire, the time he has for people,who have sometimes waited until 2-3am.up to 2 hrs after his show finishes..he is interested in people,especially if anyone wants to be a comedian, or go into the business..he is very encouraging,and his theatre knowledge is so amazing to listen to...and no matter how many times I watch the same jokes,gags, he will always make me laugh, and make me smile..he is one of the last of the true "Old School" entertainers on the stage..his Knighthood was long overdue..and now at 90,in his own words."The Doctor said I`m a one -off,theres no cure"..a one-off he is..and he cures the audience`s blues, with laughter..
I was never a great fan of the late Ken Dodd, but his humanity was undeniable! I mean, who else would PAY for car parks to stay open, so that his over-running show's patron's could remain until the end of the show! RIP.......
born the same date as my dad and died the week after and my dad loved Dodd that will always stick with me. Whenever I see Ken om TV or the internet I think of my Dad .
The Great Master of his Craft, I am embarrassed for some of the people today who think they are funny and their audiences. He worked so hard throughout his life sometimes on stage for up to 5 hours. an Incredible human being on and off the stage.
My mates dad used to write jokes for Ken. I remember him ringing one day asking for one-liners about slip-on shoes. I asked 'how do you know if he uses them or not' (he only paid if he used them) my mates dad replied 'because he is honest'.
"how tittyfalarious is that !" " What a wonderful day for shoving a cumcumber through your neighbours letterbox and screaming, Ethal run for your life the martian`s have landed !!"
+fatbelly27 He famously went straight from the court to the stage and walked out on stage opening his act with "My name is Kenneth Arnold Dodd, Singer, actor, comedian and failed accountant"
Legend The King of comedy in my opinion, miss him so much, thank you so much for all the laughter and happiness you gave me growing up, you were and always will be my hero, tatty bye Doddy ♥️🌹🙏❤️❤️🌹🌹
Ken wone of our best commediens ever A propper Liverpudlian commedian..Thank you for all your entailment. In 1963 in Omagh county Tyrone while in the army I used to listen to ken dodd on the radio on a Saturday afternoon.I found him to be a very funny man. He did not swear or use profanities he was just absolutely funny.. Good memories from long ago. Thank you Ken today's so called comieddians are not a patch on you . Anybody who wants to see a propper Liverpudlian commedian should whatch ken dodd .
He wouldn't have been allowed to swear on the radio, although he didn't need to use profanity. In the early 60's there were strict rules on what comedians could say and which topics were taboo. Those restrictions made comedians and writers work extra hard to generate laughs; it meant they had to really know their craft. I don't think we'll see the likes of him ever again.
I was lucky enough to meet Ken on several occasions and he always made me feel well and full of plumptiousness which prompted me to tell him "people should be able to get you on prescription" definately the funniest man that ever lived.
And what a beautiful day to take all your clothes off, run down the street with a pig under your arm and shout out: "How's that for streaky bacon ?!" :-)
Thanks for this Deano Essex, great to see again. I remember my dad saying how Ken would stay on stage WAY past the time he was expected to finish, talk about good value!
The last f the old Greats now gone. An era is over but what a wonderful legacy of comedic moments. Thanks Ken. Every five hour show was a wonderful privilege to attend. Fabulous!
