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Ken Dodd
Ken Dodd

Ken Dodd

  • English
  • Stand-up comedian, actor and writer

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Sir Ken Dodd dies age 90

Sir Ken Dodd, one of British comedy's greatest entertainers, has died aged 90.

British Comedy Guide, 12th March 2018

Sir Ken Dodd leaving hospital after recovering

Veteran comic Sir Ken Dodd is leaving hospital on Tuesday after recovering from a chest infection.

The Telegraph, 27th February 2018

Ken Dodd: interview from his hospital bedside

But Doddy stresses that he is fighting back - and says God will punish 'monsters' behind fake report of his death.

Paddy Shennan, Liverpool Echo, 25th January 2018

Sir Ken Dodd in ­hospital with a severe chest infection

Liverpool-born Ken, 90, has spent nearly a week being cared for by medics after falling ill last Friday.

Andy Halls, The Sun, 18th January 2018

Should comedians change their act for different times?

Should Greg Davies' show have started with a trigger warning for anyone that might have been traumatised by a GP?

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th November 2017

Ken Dodd says comedy is what makes life worth living

Making an audience laugh is "what makes life worth living", said Sir Ken Dodd as he was honoured with a special lunch to mark his 90th birthday.

The Yorkshire Post, 9th November 2017

Ken Dodd at 90: I'm not ready to stop tickling nation

How can anyone fill a huge theatre and then entertain for around five hours when they are 90 years of age? Impossible? Not if you are the Squire of Knotty Ash himself.

Bernard Bale, The Sunday Post, 8th November 2017

90 facts about Ken Dodd

...as he turns 90 today

Chortle, 8th November 2017

Sir Ken Dodd: "I say thank you for happiness"

On his 90th birthday, we look back as Ken Dodd talks the 'dark forces' of laughter - and what he has in common with a doctor.

Steven MacKenzie, The Big Issue, 8th November 2017

Ken Dodd at 90

The rib-tickling genius is still crazy after all these years.

Michael Billington, The Guardian, 4th November 2017

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