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Ken Dodd, born November 8, 1929, Liverpool, is a
veteran British comedian and
singer, famous for his buck teeth, frizzy hair,
feather duster (or "tickling stick"), and his
catchphrase, "How tickled I am!" He works largely
in the music hall tradition, although he has
appeared in several dramatic plays and as the
Tollmaster in the Doctor Who story Delta and the
Bannermen.

His comedy style is fast and furious, relying on a
high number of one-liner jokes. Dodd sometimes
intersperses his comedy with music, and sings with
a baritone voice. He has had many recording hits.
His song Tears is still one of the List of best
selling singles (UK)|biggest selling singles of
all time in the United Kingdom.

His stage performances used to involve Diddy Men -
children dressed up, or ventriloquists dummies -
supposedly residents of his mythologised home
town, Knotty Ash (a real place in Liverpool in
which he still lives).

His performance stamina is legendary. His solo
stage shows can still run for more than three
hours. He claims that on one occasion the
caretaker of the theatre handed him the keys on
stage and told him to lock up when he was
finished. Whilst appearing on a Comic Relief
television special, he overran his spot but
refused to be silenced, forcing the presenters to
enter the stage and attempt to manually remove
him. He is a very difficult television interview
subject because of his seeming inability to stop
performing and reciting jokes.

He always ends his stage performances with a
soulful rendition of his hit song "Happiness".

More controversially, he went on trial for tax
evasion in 1989.  Although he was eventually
acquitted, he was forced to hand over £800 000 in
unpaid taxes, and had his passport confiscated.

Unlike many other famous Liverpudlians, who have
left the city on finding fame, Dodd has stayed
loyal to his roots and still lives in the part of
Liverpool where he was born, in Knotty Ash. 

In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he
was voted amongst the top 50 comedy acts ever by
fellow comedians and comedy insiders.

===UK chart singles===

*"Love Is Like A Violin" (1960)
*"Once In Every Lifetime" (1961)
*"Pianissimo (1962)
*"Still" (1963)
*"Eight By Ten" (1964)
*"Happiness" (1964)
*"So Deep Is The Night" (1964)
*"Tears" (1965, number 1 hit and sold over a
million copies)
*"The River (Le Colline Sono In Fioro)" (1965)
*"Promises" (1966)
*"More Than Love" (1966)
*"It's Love" (1966)
*"Let Me Cry On Your Shoulder" (1967)
*"Tears Won't Wash Away These Heartaches" (1969)
*"Broken Hearted" (1970)
*"When Love Comes Round Again (L'arca di Noe)"
(1971)
*"Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms)" (1972)
*"(Think Of Me) Wherever You Are" (1975)
*"Hold My Hand" (1981)