Ken Dodd
Ken Dodd
Kenneth Arthur "Ken" Dodd, OBEis 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...
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth8 November 1927
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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.
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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.
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My act is very educational. I heard a man leaving the other night saying, 'Well that taught me a lesson.'
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Laughter is the greatest music in the world and audiences come to my shows to escape the cares of life. They don't want to be embarrassed or insulted. They want to laugh and so do I - which is probably why it works.
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Freud's theory was that when a joke opens a window and all those bats and bogeymen fly out, you get a marvellous feeling of relief and elation. The trouble with Freud is that he never had to play the old Glasgow Empire on a Saturday night after Rangers and Celtic had both lost.
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My teeth are all my own. I've just finished paying for them.
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The trouble with Freud is that he never played the Glasgow Empire Saturday night.
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Honolulu, it's got everything. Sand for the children, sun for the wife, sharks for the wife's mother.
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Television is like a great monster, eating your gags as fast as you say them.
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Comedy should never be over-analysed. It's either funny or it isn't. There's a subtle difference between those who say funny things and those who say things funny.
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If I get a hard audience they are not going to get away until they laugh. Those seven laughs a minute -- Ive got to have them.
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Did you know that a laugh is something that comes out of a hole in your face? Anywhere else and you're in dead trouble!
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I had an idyllic childhood and when my parents bought me a Punch and Judy Show and a ventriloquist's dummy, I'd perform anywhere, anytime. My parents were wonderful when I told them I wanted to be an entertainer.