My old man used to say that Ken Dodd was the comedian other comedians went to see. May not have been everyone's cup of tea, but apparently was ultra-professional and dedicated to his craft. Heard lots of stories of him performing for 3 or 4 hours straight when he was only supposed to do a 90 minute set.
Saw him last year. We arrived a couple of minutes after the 7pm start,mane got beautifully heckled by him. He closed the show at 11.29 pm. He missed maybe 2 punchlines all night and his material was a wonderful mix of old and new. We left in awe of the man. A very, very nice man.
@GaryDelaney RIP Sir Ken Dodd. One of the all time greats. The funeral will be held on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and most of Saturday. 2:29 am · 12 Mar 2018
RIP...mate just said he saw him years ago and did a benefit for the trades unions in a club. He said he did a show for 4 hours with one comfort break in between, and said they couldn't get him off the stage...top bloke.
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May not have been everyone's cup of tea, but apparently was ultra-professional and dedicated to his craft. Heard lots of stories of him performing for 3 or 4 hours straight when he was only supposed to do a 90 minute set.
Old school British icon.
RIP
Hugely important and funny (his radio show was manic - repeated on 4Extra it's worth listening to).
RIP
RIP....Ken...RIP.
We arrived a couple of minutes after the 7pm start,mane got beautifully heckled by him.
He closed the show at 11.29 pm.
He missed maybe 2 punchlines all night and his material was a wonderful mix of old and new.
We left in awe of the man. A very, very nice man.
A proper British institution.
Amazing that he lived in only one house all his life.
@GaryDelaney
RIP Sir Ken Dodd. One of the all time greats. The funeral will be held on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and most of Saturday.
2:29 am · 12 Mar 2018
One of the great stand up comedians.
'Happiness, Happiness. The greatest gift that I pocess. I thank the Lord that I Pocess, more of my share of happiness'
RIP
RIP
Loved Doddy.
RIP
I just told my mate Ken Dodd died.....
He said, did he?
I said, no Doddy!
RIP.
RIP
Sad day.