Passed away age 90. One of, if not the, funniest comedians I have seen live. 5 hour show and my sides ached for days from laughing. No profanity, swearing or filth, a little innuendo but basically good clean fun
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A man completely dedicated and obsessed with making people happy. He will be truly missed as one of the best ever entertainers the world has ever seen.
"My job," he once told the Daily Telegraph, " isn't to educate people or even do politics, I've got to make people feel good, I want to make them happy."
Was it true it was ok to bring sandwiches and a flask of tea to his performances? He meticulously recorded all of his gags and the reaction they got so he could get better. Tim Vine interviewed him for Chain Reaction which I listened to recently and despite Sir Ken being nearly 90 he ran rings around Tim, but I don’t think he would have minded at all.
RIP funny man
I saw him a few times at Whitley Bay playhouse. The first time I was so late home my wife was about to call the police thinking I must have had an accident on the way home.
Yes, there were lots of folk with flasks! I thought it was all over when he stopped at about 10.30 but that was just the interval. For a man who loved to be on stage life was the interval he said.
Tatty bye Doddy, tatty bye.
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How's his dad's dog?
Who's dog?
Sad, although enabled me to fulfill a second* 'death of a classic entertainer' wish with my wife.
Oh no, I said - Doddy died.
wife: Did he?
Me: No, Doddy.
Wife: <punches husband>
* first one of course was 'Brucie's died - guess how old he was'
W: I don't know - 83?
H: Higher! Higher!
W: <punches husband>
Recurrent theme, obvs.