Ken Dodd, tickling sticks and Diddy Men have been a part of childhood for generations of kids who - myself included - grew up watching the madcap world of Knotty Ash on TV. So it was in nostalgic mood ...

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TODAY would have been Sir Ken Dodd’s 91st birthday. A talented funny Scouser that touched many lives – a man that was dearly loved. There’s a new book out today called Absent Friends: A Tribute to Sir ...

A star-studded documentary revealing the private man behind one of Britain’s greatest comic geniuses, using home movies and extracts from notebooks that he wanted to be burnt after his death.

Ex-Brookside star, Vince Earl, 81, who famously played Ron Dixon in the soap has since apologised for his 'lapse of judgement ...

Former Brookside actor Vince Earl has been banned from a Liverpool theatre after he was accused of making racist jokes on ...

One of the UK's most popular comedians, Ken Dodd, has passed away at the age of 90. Best known for his long stand-up performances – which he toured up until last year – and tickle stick, the ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved is a feature documentary film which reveals for ...