Ken Dodd
Ken Dodd

Ken Dodd

  • English
  • Stand-up comedian, actor and writer

Press clippings

The Real Ken Dodd film lobbies for creation of national comedy museum

Ken Dodd is to be the subject of a major new documentary celebrating his life and legacy, with hopes that the film will help realise his dream for a national comedy museum. The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved will premiere at the City Varieties Music Hall in Leeds on 9th June, when the performing space in the Victorian theatre is renamed The Sir Ken Dodd Auditorium in honour of his many appearances at the venue.

British Comedy Guide, 30th January 2024

Ken Dodd exhibition extends

The Liverpool exhibition dedicated to Sir Ken Dodd has been extended for four more months.

Chortle, 22nd January 2024

Ken Dodd comedy centre planned for Liverpool

The Sir Ken Dodd Happiness Centre - a £15 million comedy venue honouring Ken Dodd - could be coming to Liverpool in 2026, if plans submitted by architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris are approved.

British Comedy Guide, 7th December 2023

Sir Ken Dodd charity to help resort's young people 'reclaim heritage'

Sir Ken Dodd's charity has made a "generous" donation to help young people in a town he held dear "reclaim their rich entertainment heritage", it has been revealed.

BBC, 20th October 2023

Ken Dodd's widow saves 'invaluable' notebooks that he wanted to go up in flames

Before he died, comedy legend Sir Ken Dodd left his wife instructions to burn hundreds of private notebooks that he filled with jokes and thoughts about his life and six-decade career. However, she has revealed that after he passed away in 2018, she decided they were too important to destroy. Lady Anne Dodd saved the books and is now putting a number of them on public display for the first time.

Ian Youngs, BBC, 7th September 2023

An exclusive look at Ken Dodd's notebooks - which should have been burned

Five years after the comedian's death, his widow tells us why she's making public the journals she promised to destroy.

Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 7th September 2023

Exhibition dedicated to Sir Ken Dodd opens in Liverpool

A laughter-filled exhibition, celebrating Sir Ken Dodd is set to open at the Museum of Liverpool on 9th September.

ITV, 7th September 2023

Happiness! Ken Dodd exhibition to open at the Museum of Liverpool

The comedian, who died in 2018, will be remembered in a new exhibition that brings together props, costumes and an interactive 'giggle map'.

Chris Wiegand, The Guardian, 20th July 2023

Sir Ken Dodd's gift to Liverpool's next generation of performers

Sir Ken Dodd's comedic legacy is set to live on in Liverpool with a promise to uncover the next generation of comedians and actors from the city. The Ken Dodd Charitable Foundation will fund a new three-year scholarship at Liverpool Theatre School.

Jamie Greer, Liverpool Echo, 1st June 2023

Ken Dodd Show with The Beatles recovered

A lost episode of The Ken Dodd Show from 1963 has been rediscovered, featuring a guest appearance and performance from The Beatles.

British Comedy Guide, 30th May 2023