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Topic History of: Excellent Guardian Ken Dodd article Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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JK2006
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PaulB wrote: Doddy always makes me laugh, but I'm never sure why. I think that's a sign of his genius. Les Dawson and Tommy Cooper were the same; totally barking mad but with an amazing ability to tickle the chuckle muscles.
Agree entirely.
I think the "secret" is that all those acts trod the boards for years and learnt their craft.
These days someone wins X Talent (or whatever it is) and has never actually appeared before an audience,
so hardly surprising that they come across as cardboard cuts out.
PaulB
Doddy always makes me laugh, but I'm never sure why. I think that's a sign of his genius. Les Dawson and Tommy Cooper were the same; totally barking mad but with an amazing ability to tickle the chuckle muscles.