Sir Ken Dodd RIP

moulesy replied on 12/03/2018 09:33

Posted on 12/03/2018 09:33

I remember seeing him in panto at Bristol Hippodrome, must have been early 60's. A great entertainer and, from all the tributes, a genuinely nice person who never spoke ill of others. Sad that his death should have been on what I believe would have been another great, Bruce Forsyth's 90th birthday.

Given his reputation for marathon performances, the best quote I've heard this morning was " he should have gone at 80 but they couldn't get him off the stage"!

RIP Ken Dodd

Extugger replied on 12/03/2018 09:51

Posted on 12/03/2018 09:51

RIP Sir Ken

A truly funny man. He lived in our town and when he decided to put on a show here, it was sold out in minutes. So another night (2 shows) was booked. I managed to see him at the earlier slot and true to form, he overran by a good hour! I heard later it was close to 1am when the second show finished! Every person in the audience was entertained without any foul language and left sobbing with laughter. 

ABM replied on 12/03/2018 10:54

Posted on 12/03/2018 10:54

He   married  his  partner  of  40  years  on  Friday  and  he  couldn't  cap  that,  so  Fare  Well  &  Good  Night  Sir  Ken  and  thanks  for  the  laugh  lines.  R I P

NevChap replied on 12/03/2018 11:10

Posted on 12/03/2018 11:10

A one off. He was a great comedian with a beautiful singing voice who knew how to work his audience. Even if you had heard the jokes a hundred times you still found them funny because HE was funny. The mark of a true entertainer. 

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