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Ken Dodd
10 quotes
“Laughter is the greatest music in the world and audiences come to my shows to escape the cares of life. They don't want to be embarrassed or insulted. They want to laugh and so do I - which is probably why it works.”
Ken Dodd (1927–2018) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Manchester Evening News, Dodd's Bolton bonus, Natalie Anglesey. (2008-04-28)
“Did you know that a laugh is something that comes out of a hole in your face? Anywhere else and you're in dead trouble!”
Ken Dodd (1927–2018) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Manchester Evening News, Dodd's Bolton bonus, Natalie Anglesey. (2008-04-28)
“I had an idyllic childhood and when my parents bought me a Punch and Judy Show and a ventriloquist's dummy, I'd perform anywhere, anytime. My parents were wonderful when I told them I wanted to be an entertainer.”
Ken Dodd (1927–2018) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Manchester Evening News, Dodd's Bolton bonus, Natalie Anglesey. (2008-04-28)
“Comedy should never be over-analysed. It's either funny or it isn't. There's a subtle difference between those who say funny things and those who say things funny.”
Ken Dodd (1927–2018) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Manchester Evening News, Dodd's Bolton bonus, Natalie Anglesey. (2008-04-28)
“Television is like a great monster, eating your gags as fast as you say them.”
Ken Dodd (1927–2018) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Manchester Evening News, Dodd's Bolton bonus, Natalie Anglesey. (2008-04-28)
“My dad knew I was going to be a comedian. When I was a baby, he said, 'Is this a joke?”
Ken Dodd (1927–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I haven't spoken to my mother-in-law for 18 months. I don't like to interrupt her.”
Ken Dodd (1927–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You think you can get away, but you can't. I'll follow you home and I'll shout jokes through your letterbox.”
Ken Dodd (1927–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So it turns out that if you bang two halves of a horse together, it doesn't make the sound of a coconut.”
Ken Dodd (1927–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I think it would a good idea now if all the ugly ones came and sat down near the front! You have! Good!”
Ken Dodd (1927–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source