[singlepic=9,320,240,,right]Not before time, Ken Dodd is soon to be honoured in statue form.
The distinctive comic - the last vestige of the music hall era - is to be unveiled greeting late Labour MP Bessie Braddock and has as been commissioned by Merseytravel and will be designed by Liverpool-based artist Tom Murphy.
It will be situated in [...]
Doddy Statue
Amusement Arcade
[singlepic=9,320,240,,right]There’s nothing better in the summer months that to get away to the seaside and do things that you wouldn’t normally - such as visit a live comedy show.
You can go to Blackpool, Brighton, Torquay, Scarborough - they all run shows by old hands at end of the pier, old fashioned comedy.
They’ve all done it, [...]
Ken Dodd on BBC 4
[singlepic=9,240,240,,right]As part of the Curse of Comedy season on BBC Four, British Comedy legend – and I use the word with precision – Ken Dodd discusses his 50-year career and the influences of his comedy style.
Premiering tonight at 11.30pm, the show features archive footage as well as material from the star’s latest tour.
Dodd was born [...]
