The Good Old Days: Ken Dodd - Best Performance (March 1st 1974)

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Another treasure that was lost for us all on March 11th 2018.
Regarded by most as the "last great music-hall entertainer, Sir Kenneth Arthur Dodd never laid down his good humour, his chaotic approach, lengthy showcases and, most importantly of all, his ever-famous "tickling stick."
Our hearts have sung with laughter, tears and rousing cheer with his performances, and this video falls very near and dear to my heart, as it is the very first moment I ever laid eyes on this incredible and talented man.
I hope you enjoy, and please share and let others discover this lost gem, and may his name never die!
(I do not own the rights to this video, it is the sole property of BBC and its creators, and is mainly uploaded here for non-commercial purposes.)

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@christopherdavies7213 Год назад

"She was so thin, one day she swallowed a pickle onion and four lads left the village!" Genuine lols.

@Nebuloid1 Год назад

Absolutely lost it at that one.

@PeterBrownPianist 2 года назад

If you never had the privilege of seeing Ken Dodd live, then you missed one of the greatest performances you will ever witness. My wife and I were lucky enough to be part of the audience in a tiny theatre called Theatre in the Forest, in Grizedale, The English Lake District. Doddy came on at 8:00pm and finished at 12:40am, having beaten every member of the audience into total submission with his incredible one-liners, his unending energy, his love of what he did and his unfailing professionalism. We will never see the likes of him again. RIP Sir Ken.

@seasmacfarlane6418 Год назад

My husband and I saw him live twice, and he was kind enough to give us an hour of his time before going onstage at the Princes Theatre in Peterborough (which is now called the New Theatre). He started his show at 7pm, and finished at 1.15 the following morning. It was wonderful, enthralling and we could have sat for another 6 hours easily. He was a lovely, lovely man, and I miss him so very much. God bless you Sir Ken, and I look forward to meeting you once more in Heaven. ❤❤❤❤❤

@VHKDK Год назад

I was lucky enough to have seen him at The Bournemouth WInter Gardens in the late 60's. No midnight performance then but I can remember enjoying every minute of his show. I fondly remember Sunday lunchtimes listening to his radio show along with the other great names from a wonderful era of entertainement.

@kennethdrewary1094 Год назад

I had the short version, it was 3h 30 mins. Lol

@stoopidvideoz Год назад

My parents did a little bit before he died and he didn't stop until about 1:30 am at night 😂

@jackthebassman1 4 месяца назад

He loved every minute of making people happy 😃

@Johnny_Seven 2 года назад

I went to see Ken I reckon it was around 2003. I always knew he was good from seeing him on TV. But when you see him live it is something else. Everyone had tears running down their faces including me. He just kept firing joke after joke at you. So glad I went, if I remember right he started at 7:30, he did have a break at some point, but it was around twenty to one in the morning when we came out. He truly was one of the greatest. Thanks for a wonderful night Ken.

@ianmcnamara62 2 года назад

Doddy at the top of his game..the best and much sadly missed. Thanks for sharing

@PK-yf3hd 2 года назад

Totally inimitable..the universal British comic ..what a legacy of laughter

@leplessis8179 Год назад

Never bettere, never ever will be.

@davidhall4914 2 года назад

One of Britain s finest, we will not see the likes of Ken Again.

@thomas05ish Год назад

What a beautiful day for sticking a cucumber through your neighbour’s letter box and shouting “ look out, the Martians have landed!” One of Doddy’s best jokes but there were so many to choose from.

@georgeallen7101 2 года назад

This man was so talented and quick . A comic legend. And he had a good voice ……..

@timdyer5903 Год назад

There will never be another comedian like that. Talented at singing, gags, wit, audience mesmerized.

@TheA8lee 2 года назад

If Roald Dahl was going to write a character who was a stand-up comedian, it would be this guy.

@colinmuddell9672 Год назад

Sheer genius and not a moment's hesitation as the jokes come thick and fast.

@dovidell 2 года назад

My Mum so loved Ken Dodd , that at her funeral , we were all given Ken Dodd dusters , which we waved as homage to her , and her favourite comedian - more than a decade on , I still have mine

@annenunney9907 7 месяцев назад

Bless your mum

@steve1962 Год назад

The volume of material this man had was astounding. Genius

@stephenhill8790 2 года назад

Saw him live and sat at the front we became a but of his jokes for 5 minutes ran over time for Three hours he was a human dynamo

@scotman5212 Год назад

I first saw Ken Dodd when my parents took me to see him when I was around 7 years old. I last saw him perform when I took my father to see him when I was in my early 40’s. He made my family laugh for decades, and very much reminds me of happy times with my late parents. A couple of times each year I find myself watching Ken Dodd videos, tonight being one of those nights. I still laugh every time, even though I know what’s coming! Thanks Ken.

@clivemason-ms8ju 8 месяцев назад

I only saw him live once, probably around the time he did this Good Old Days performance. I was quite young, so don't remember it that well, only that we were all in fits of laughter. We will never see his like again. Today's so-called comedians could take lessons from him.

@suttonelms1 8 месяцев назад

I saw him when he was well into his 80s; he did four hours, 8pm till after midnight. What an amazing talent. Tears running down our faces; fantastic evening.

@youreright 2 года назад

This is what made Britain GREAT. Unsurpassed English comedy.

@suziewade 7 месяцев назад

Too wonderful for words.still miss him today.

@johntaylor6345 2 года назад

Best in business. Loved him. Saw him live twice before his sad death. Miss him. Rest in peace Ken

@venividiviking 2 года назад

Damn, i had totally forgot this (the good old days) . I remember it, from when i was a kid, watching it in tv, with mom and dad, saturday evening. What a nice trip down the memory lane 😁👌💪 Thanks a lot for uploading this.

@langdale55 2 года назад

If you watched it on a Saturday, you must have watched in on catch-up? I remember it was on TV on an early week night, probably Monday or Tuesday at 9pm. I recall, it was a bit marmite and didn’t get massive viewing figures, we watched a lot of documentaries on BBC 2 when it was on, so it was kept away from the prime weekend slots. It wasn’t going to compete with Eric and Ernie or Kung Fu!

@venividiviking 2 года назад

@@langdale55 I'm not from UK, maybe that's the explaintion. In Denmark, it was in tv on saturday, i'm pretty sure. Back then, there was few live programs in tv, unless it was from danish tv or some sport. I'm talking about early 70s or first half of 70s. I remember, my dad was there as well, and he wasn't home monday to friday.

@jhill74893 2 года назад

that must be around 1970 and Ken Dodd was still doing some of the same jokes 45 years later but still as funny. I saw him live 5 times. He is sadly missed.

@johntaylor6345 2 года назад

Me too John

@johnferguson40 2 года назад

I wish I'd have seen him live. It came late on to me that Ken Dodd was a genius.

@pblackburn13 2 года назад

He certainly reworked his jokes but they were still always funny. Saw him several times. The man was a legend.

@mathill6869 Год назад

Was out of the country at time this was broadcast March 1974 so really pleased to see this we were blessed with good entertainers then Ken Dodd will be remembered as one of the all time greats which can not be said of today's mediocre bunch.

@777petew 2 года назад

A 'retrospective breath of fresh air'. What a wonderful man.

@MARKETMAN6789 Год назад

Most of the cast and audience are not alive today ,so sad ,

@christopherfothergil Месяц назад

I was lucky enough to see him twice and both times i came out crying with laughter. I remember the first time I saw him he said " I hope you have all fetched your sleeping bags" It was going up for One in the morning when he finally came off the stage. Brilliant guy. Rest in peace Ken.

@williamewing5509 2 года назад

I used to watch this TV series of Leanard Sachs was the host and he had a large mallet as Ken Dodd was one of the top acts at the top of the bill as the TV series was called The Good Old Days I am dedicating this TV series to my old school friends who are both sisters and I hope to see them both again very soon to Chris and Hester from Billyxxx

@dancedecker 2 года назад

Met Ken several times and he was not only a comic genius, but also a true gentleman. Lovely, lovely man, kind and always had time for everyone. Obviously a legend at having the longest acts in the history of comedy, with the energy to carry on literally for hours. His like will probably never be seen again and he is sadly, sadly missed. RIP Doddy. How plumtious and tattyfilarious it was to know you

@angelsone-five7912 2 года назад

Probably the greatest comedian ever to say nothing of being the longest active, great stuff.

@jolawler8849 2 года назад

A school friend worked for a while as a liftboy in Liverpool's John Lewis store. One day, the lift broke down for 48 minutes between floors, leaving him and about 2 dozen passengers trapped with Ken Dodd, who immediately went into full-on performance mode . . .

@jennybettles7680 2 года назад

Best 48 minutes of his life I would think

@maxbacon4828 2 года назад

Sounds like bliss.

@gailcrook2687 2 года назад

What luck

@therealisation5500 2 года назад

Fucking nightmare

@stevev3664 2 года назад

They were lucky. People who went to his shows were in there until after midnight before they could get out. 😜

@andrewdale9246 2 года назад

Put quite simply , that’s how you do it 😁

@sandfly Год назад

Ken Dodd the ultimate entertainer at his wonderful best.

@nathelondon3719 7 месяцев назад

Unprecedented. Unique. Unequalled. RIP Doddy.

@Sjmby95 2 года назад

Another comic genius gone

@tomkent4656 2 года назад

We'll never see his like again.

@stepheng8779 2 года назад

Owned the stage & the audience from the first minute to the last, genius.

@emmacarroll5224 Год назад

The maid of the mountain kills me every time 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I swear I can hear my (late) dad laughing along with me 🥰

@Dim4323 2 года назад

Ken dodd greatest stand up comedian and falled accountant. And proffesor of comedy

@richardmcmahon7466 2 года назад

DODDY NUFF SAID

@adammoore442 2 года назад

doddy is and was the best

@johnrandall9488 2 года назад

The guvnor . Funniest ever

@pixbychris3182 10 месяцев назад

So lucky to have seen Sir Ken live. Never to be forgotten

@MrGerrymagic 2 года назад

Brilliant Doddy

@mikeblade3095 Год назад

Watch and learn modern day comedians. Pure genius. A total one off. Will always be missed.

@jamesbyrne9312 Год назад

That blonde with the beautiful Yorkshire smile.

@ford5440 20 дней назад

A paramedic colleague of my brother once attended Ken Dodd when he had been taken ill on stage, possible heart issue. In fact he was ok but Ken thanked the paramedic and handed him an envelope and said 'here's a drink for you!'. When he opened it later inside was..... a tea bag!

@JackMySmack 19 дней назад

@@ford5440 OH, this tickled me under the circumstances! I love stories like these, shows he was a man with a great and humorously improvisational mind, which just makes you respect him more and more! Thank you for this wonderful story and for making me laugh this morning!

@leeder92 2 года назад

Sur called "comedians " t'dear cannat hurld a candle to wor Kenneth man.

@iscagreen4279 7 месяцев назад

What a unique talent this man had, so sadly missed. The line 'its what we call in show business a shaft of wit'! 😂

@alicequayle4625 2 года назад

A shaft of wit.

@danwoodhouse9290 2 года назад

Transpose the S.H and W and you get something else

@Subfightr 23 дня назад

I love the aesthetic. I love this idea of everyone dressing up in a classic dress like this, brilliant. He very much seems like what I imagine a talented 16th century court jester to have been like. A lot of "silly billy willy dilly" nonsense, complete with fart and finger in your bum hole jokes.

@allanplant8756 17 дней назад

I am 74 years old now, and there are a few people (mostly comedians) who make me feel privileged to have experienced in the time that I've had on this planet. Ken Dodd is one of them. A comic genius! Not so much missed in my mind, but so well STILL remembered and enjoyed. Comics such as Ken Dodd, Eric and Ernie, Tommy cooper, Eric Sykes, Ronny Barker...(ETC.). Well they're not really dead, are they?

@markduffy3717 Месяц назад

Genius. Saw the gentleman, and he most definitely was, throughout 60 years. A life force, and a wonderful one.

@melbeasley9762 2 года назад

Rest In Peace Ken. Gone but not forgotten.

@gremlinuk1968 8 месяцев назад

Loved watching these shows from back then when I was a kid in the 70s, born 23rd May 1968 from northern Ireland UK

@jasonhudson4209 9 дней назад

“Don’t go down to the coal shed Dad, there’s enough slack in your trousers”!

@Wellygigs Год назад

I.must of.been six or seven when this was being shown and we as a family watched it religiously. Bonkers programme that was a staple of 70s culture.

@lengerrard3810 2 года назад

Just once in a lifetime..wot a special comedian

@johnmanning5568 2 месяца назад

As a 12 year old boy I was taken by my parents to see him at Blackpool Opera House in 1969. It was in the summer holidays and it was also the time when the Scottish pits closed for a week. Invariably the miners holidayed in Blackpool. As I sat in the theatre before the lights dimmed, I looked around at all the dour, humourless faces that surrounded me. I remember thinking that they’re not going to be easily entertained! The lights dimmed and four hours later as Ken left the stage and the lights came on, all I could see was a plethora of pitmen with tears of laughter literally still rolling down their faces. I’ll never forget that scene.

@GpoppaJohn Год назад

There will never be another.

@tietjenuk 2 года назад

Oh, Wow! Just WOW! That takes me back! Wonderful! Thank you soooo much! Always loved dear ol' Doddy!

@gerryhenderson6442 6 дней назад

Saw him in Glasgow many years ago, only one word " brilliant"

@pixbychris3182 Год назад

Brilliant comic lucky enough to see him a few times. Skegness pier before it washed away.

@therookpiece 3 месяца назад

"Quick, they're in... lock the doors.'

@odettewiddicombe4583 7 месяцев назад

He said when he passaway bbdo nt be sad bebbhapppy 😮

@isabella15704 Год назад

LMFAO 😂

@k4tgames212 Год назад

Funny personified

@georgeh1352 Месяц назад

Good ole Ken, a one off, never to be equalled

@vaslav030547 Месяц назад

Irreplaceable comic genius.

@mrandrew1243 Год назад

Ked Dodd-😂Absolute comedy Genius 👌

@kevintrace5396 2 года назад

A genius top Ken brill

@elliottg.1954 2 года назад

"Made of moggies"; even harmless Ken the greatest comedian of them all would be lynched by the wokists now. Good job we have RU-vid and these old clips because the world would be a terrible place without them.

@ruudvandiermen8747 Год назад

I hate the wokie,s,they are a bunch of idiots. Ruud from the netherlands

@Gwalion 2 года назад

Thank you, again, Mr Happiness!

@martinhankinson7945 21 день назад

Oh Ken, how much we miss you.

@GARYINLEEDS 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing, shared.

@nouseforaname5378 2 года назад

I love how everyone dressed up back then

@lomax343 2 года назад

The tickets were free - but the audience all made the effort. No-one told them to, but it became a tradition.

@ColtDee Месяц назад

Ken Dodd a little gem

@grahamcmusic Год назад

A genius

@bexsta9175 2 года назад

Imagine cancelling This fella 😳 😍

@momeara7482 Год назад

Why?

@spmoran4703 2 года назад

I needed this .

@Subfightr 23 дня назад

Wow. Quite the talented singer. :) did he ever sing seriously? Anything y'all suggest I look up by him if so?

@chrisball864 4 дня назад

His biggest song was "Tears" in 1965. A million seller in the UK, and was the best selling single that year. It was also the 4th best selling single of the entire 1960s. only outsold by 3 Beatles hits.

@jeanettedevereux7664 Год назад

Genuinely fun

@tobyaughnotobi3919 2 месяца назад

Seen this great man live twice. Without doubt the greatest English stand up comedian of all time.

@DCI-Frank-Burnside Год назад

Apparently Dodd's comedy mentor, when he was starting out, was Brian "Limmy" Limond.

@johnmcdyer7297 11 месяцев назад

Wow just wow never will we see the like’s again loved our Ken national treasure

@tkimoro4541 2 месяца назад

Superb

@gordonbennet1094 11 месяцев назад

Great singer - great man ... great comedian ...

@garryellison 3 месяца назад

What an entertainer he truely was.

@shirleyrook7111 3 месяца назад

ONE of the best entertainers ever

@Dogsgrove Год назад

Newly 50 years ago now 💔💔

@niptodstan 11 месяцев назад

Where did Britain go?

@christinewhitfeld7939 5 месяцев назад

Irreplaceable ❤

@GedTheRed 11 месяцев назад

Comic Genius

@StephenLyons-tl8ie Год назад

Fabulous!!

@michaelmcmullan2300 Год назад

Fantastic

@patgriffiths9399 9 месяцев назад

4:31

@tango6nf477 2 года назад

Back then I never understood this man, I didn't find him even slightly funny but people laughed like he was the funniest thing around. Watching this again 40 years on and I'm still mystified at his popularity.

@JackMySmack 2 года назад

Goes to show that not all share the same type of humour, which is a good thing in the grand scheme of things. Variety is key.

@gailcrook2687 2 года назад

Not funny here, but his show with a celebrity audience was hilarious

@MARKETMAN6789 Год назад

Saw him first when I was 10 I'm 74 now and saw him many times ,alot of his material was the same but still as funny the first time hape told it as the last time ,He only had to walk on stage and bang his big base drum and he had me in stitches ,one of the greatest comedians of all time , GOOD CLEAN FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT ,DIDNT NEED TO SWEAR , OR TALK FILTH ,TO GET A CHEAP JOKE ,HE WAS A TRUE COMEDIAN WHO WAS VERY FUNNY ,

@johnm9845 Год назад

You're still alive then?

@scotman5212 Год назад

It’s impossible for a comedian to be universally popular, same goes for tv shows and movies, or any form of entertainment.

@doodemog 2 года назад

Tax dodger 👎

@SuperRichie200 2 года назад

Found not guilty.

@johnking5174 2 года назад

@@SuperRichie200 By a Liverpool jury Richard, that says it all. They look after their own.

@vermis8344 2 года назад

Go on - accuse him of putting a burglar alarm up next.

@gailcrook2687 2 года назад

True, unfortunately, lucky not to go down

@momeara7482 Год назад

Knighted.

@larsthorwald3338 Год назад

I've been watching for ten minutes. When does the comedy start?

@rob1921 Год назад

about as funny as toothache to be honest... he was nowhere near in the same league as comedians such as bob monkhouse etc... 3 hours of watching him try to be an idiot is just torture

@particlecloud Год назад

There are some good moments but this left me largely unmoved. I am old enough to remember him at the time this was recorded so I get the references and I can see the talent but it has not aged well for me. He must have seemed a lot funnier back then. I remember him as appealing to a certain segment that I was not part of and was never a fan apart from when I was very young. Some other comedy of the 60's / 70's still holds up so it isn't just that I have grown out his style. I did particularly like the gag about the thin girl swallowing a pickled onion causing four lads to flee the village.

@Rosemary-iz5vc Месяц назад

Everybody’s different, I couldn’t stand Bob Monkhouse.

@joeljoelortiz2629 2 года назад

Unbelievably horrible 😂

@2ndcornets 2 года назад

Agree. So filled with his own sense of funniness that audiences were virtually trapped in over-running shows for hours. Not me, I walked out and two fingered the wee tosser when he tried to tease me from the stage for leaving.