Ken Dodd

Tim Vine unveils Ken Dodd Bar at York Grand Opera House

Doddy and his joke telling style was a big influence on Tim - and he even remembered one of his jokes for us: "Harold's at the Battle of Hastings with an arrow sticking out of his eye and all his mates are going, 'maybe try blowing your nose...'" So there couldn't have been a better person to officially open the Ken Dodd Bar at the Grand Opera House.

Sir Ken Dodd's last words to best friend Roy Hudd

Sir Ken Dodd told his best friend Roy Hudd that he would "never work again" just hours before he died aged 90.

The comedy icon confided in his friend the night before he passed away at his home in Liverpool on March 11.

Ken Dodd: Fans to say farewell at funeral

Fans of Sir Ken Dodd are expected to line the streets of Liverpool later to pay their respects to the comedian.

Ken Dodd's family ask fans to line streets for funeral

Sir Ken Dodd's family have asked fans to line the streets of Liverpool for his funeral on Wednesday to pay their respects. BBC Radio Merseyside will broadcast the funeral live from 13:00 GMT.

Sir Ken Dodd's widow shares her heartbreak

Sir Ken Dodd's widow today reveals the comic is helping her to bear her grief from beyond the grave with words of wisdom.

Lady Anne also tells how the "outpouring of love" from the nation after his death last week at 90 has left her overwhelmed by the "amazing messages and letters of comfort".

Ken Dodd funeral at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral

Comedian Sir Ken Dodd's funeral will be held at Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral.

Sir Ken Dodd and the end of a comedy era

In the 1960s and '70s, a Ken Dodd Summer season in Blackpool would often begin at Whitsuntide and end at Christmas. He would play twice a day Monday to Friday, three times on Saturday and he would be filling a 3,000-seat theatre every time, a place bigger than the London Palladium. Then, on a Sunday, he would play another venue in another town.

Obituary: Sir Ken Dodd

Sir Ken Dodd, who has died aged 90, earned his unchallenged accolade as clown prince of British comedy as a brilliant stand-up comedian, astonishingly energetic and inventive, and fully aware of the comic potential of his extraordinary appearance.

Although he was a huge success in theatres across Britain for more than half a century, he never quite managed to convey the essence of his work on television.

Ken Dodd was much more than a 'simple' comedian

It is a cold night in December 2015. Hour after hour, until my jaw aches, until my back seizes up, I have been watching one of the wonders of the comic world regaling his devotees with material I have barely been able to scribble down fast enough.