Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
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At last - a well deserved honour!
The last of the great comedians.
Arise Sir Kenneth Arthur Dodd of Notty Ash, at the grand age of 89, and I've got tickets for his show in Wimbledon in March!
(I presume I'll get a refund if he croaks before then?
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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I don't think it is a good idea honouring sports persons until their career is over. With all due respecct to the Olympic greats like Mo Farah we now see medals being taken back because of doping many years after they were won and in many sports we are hearing about matches being thrown in order to get a pay out from a bookmaker.
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I hope Ken Dodd gets dubbed with a tickling stick!
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Brian Dixon
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did his diddy men get a diddy gongs
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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Brian Dixon wrote:did his diddy men get a diddy gongs
With a nod to his 'problems' with the Inland Revenue he will be accompanied by two Diddy Men at his investiture.
'Diddy Pay'? and 'Diddy Hell'!
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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Watching Ken Dodd now on channel 5, brilliant.
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Bob Whysman
- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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Jan Higgins wrote:Watching Ken Dodd now on channel 5, brilliant.
Saw that one too Jan.....a true comedian who still has the ability to pull in and entertain large audiences.
I attended one of his shows a couple of years ago in Worthing; he was great and kept going 'til about 1a.m.!
If the Captain had made a better job of his ticket scan he posted, we could all be attending the show
In Wimbledon in March! (All using the same seat. Mm.....could that be how lap dancing was discovered?
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Keith Sansum1
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- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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Did you all see the programme with him, on his life at 89 years old?
he feels his shows should last 5 hours
another comic said Ken never deletes old jokes just adds to them
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Bob Whysman- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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Keith Sansum1 wrote:Did you all see the programme with him, on his life at 89 years old?
he feels his shows should last 5 hours
another comic said Ken never deletes old jokes just adds to them
I also watched that programme Keith; he's a true entertainer which we sadly seem to lack too many of nowadays.
Ken Dodd certainly gives you your money's worth with 5 hours being the minimum length of many of his shows.
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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So farewell then Sir Kenneth.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-43367267
I was fortunate enough to see what must have been his last show on 28 December last in Liverpool.
Wonderful news that last Friday he married his girl friend of 40 years sticking both two fingers and a tickling stick up to the Tax Man in relation to inheritance tax. He had the last laugh to the end! Well done Doddy.
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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Not that long ago I watched An Audience With Ken Dodd on tv and laughed out loud, a really funny man who I believe will never be equaled for his quick wit. RIP
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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ITV are showing a tribute at about 10.45 tonight, I think they said it would be Another Audience With Ken Dodd. I will be recording it.
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
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His funeral is scheduled for Thursday, but will possibly still be going on through Friday as well, you know what he's like.
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Guest 1590- Registered: 22 Oct 2015
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The last of the music hall greats.He had poise,timing and an intimate understanding with the audience that has been frequently imitated,but never bettered.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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Thank you John - but what did you think about my post about Ken Dodd?
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