Ken Dodd

Sir Kenneth Arthur "Ken" Dodd, OBE (8 November 1927 – 11 March 2018) was an English comedian, singer-songwriter and actor. He was known by his trademark of frizzy hair and his teeth, his red, white and blue "tickling stick" and his upbeat greeting of "How tickled I am!",^[1] as well as his send-off "Lots and lots of happiness!".

Sir Ken Dodd
Ken Dodd in 2007
Birth name	Kenneth Arthur Dodd
Born	(1927-11-08)8 November 1927 Knotty Ash, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died	11 March 2018(2018-03-11) (aged 90) Knotty Ash, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Medium	Stand-up, television
Nationality	British
Years active	1954–2018
Genres	One-liners
Influences	Arthur Askey Ted Ray Robb Wilton Tommy Handley Max Miller
Influenced	Joe Pasquale Harry Hill Peter Kay Jason Byrne
Website	Ken Dodd - Official Website

Dodd married his partner of 40 years, Anne Jones, on 9 March 2018 at their home in Knotty Ash just two days before his death.

Dodd died on 11 March 2018 at his Knotty Ash home in Liverpool of complications from bronchitis at the age of 90.^[2]