The Good Old Days: Ken Dodd - Best Performance (March 1st 1974)

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  • @PeterBrownPianist
    @PeterBrownPianist 2 роки тому +104

    If you never had the privilege of seeing Ken Dodd live, then you missed one of the greatest performances you will ever witness. My wife and I were lucky enough to be part of the audience in a tiny theatre called Theatre in the Forest, in Grizedale, The English Lake District. Doddy came on at 8:00pm and finished at 12:40am, having beaten every member of the audience into total submission with his incredible one-liners, his unending energy, his love of what he did and his unfailing professionalism. We will never see the likes of him again. RIP Sir Ken.

    • @seasmacfarlane6418
      @seasmacfarlane6418 Рік тому +9

      My husband and I saw him live twice, and he was kind enough to give us an hour of his time before going onstage at the Princes Theatre in Peterborough (which is now called the New Theatre). He started his show at 7pm, and finished at 1.15 the following morning. It was wonderful, enthralling and we could have sat for another 6 hours easily. He was a lovely, lovely man, and I miss him so very much. God bless you Sir Ken, and I look forward to meeting you once more in Heaven. ❤❤❤❤❤

    • @VHKDK
      @VHKDK Рік тому +7

      I was lucky enough to have seen him at The Bournemouth WInter Gardens in the late 60's. No midnight performance then but I can remember enjoying every minute of his show. I fondly remember Sunday lunchtimes listening to his radio show along with the other great names from a wonderful era of entertainement.

    • @kennethdrewary1094
      @kennethdrewary1094 Рік тому +4

      I had the short version, it was 3h 30 mins. Lol

    • @stoopidvideoz
      @stoopidvideoz Рік тому +2

      My parents did a little bit before he died and he didn't stop until about 1:30 am at night 😂

    • @jackthebassman1
      @jackthebassman1 5 місяців тому +1

      He loved every minute of making people happy 😃

  • @timdyer5903
    @timdyer5903 Рік тому +15

    There will never be another comedian like that. Talented at singing, gags, wit, audience mesmerized.

  • @davidhall4914
    @davidhall4914 2 роки тому +54

    One of Britain s finest, we will not see the likes of Ken Again.

  • @christopherdavies7213
    @christopherdavies7213 Рік тому +33

    "She was so thin, one day she swallowed a pickle onion and four lads left the village!" Genuine lols.

    • @Nebuloid1
      @Nebuloid1 Рік тому +1

      Absolutely lost it at that one.

  • @suttonelms1
    @suttonelms1 9 місяців тому +7

    I saw him when he was well into his 80s; he did four hours, 8pm till after midnight. What an amazing talent. Tears running down our faces; fantastic evening.

  • @clivemason-ms8ju
    @clivemason-ms8ju 9 місяців тому +5

    I only saw him live once, probably around the time he did this Good Old Days performance. I was quite young, so don't remember it that well, only that we were all in fits of laughter. We will never see his like again. Today's so-called comedians could take lessons from him.

  • @scotman5212
    @scotman5212 Рік тому +9

    I first saw Ken Dodd when my parents took me to see him when I was around 7 years old. I last saw him perform when I took my father to see him when I was in my early 40’s. He made my family laugh for decades, and very much reminds me of happy times with my late parents. A couple of times each year I find myself watching Ken Dodd videos, tonight being one of those nights. I still laugh every time, even though I know what’s coming! Thanks Ken.

  • @dovidell
    @dovidell 2 роки тому +21

    My Mum so loved Ken Dodd , that at her funeral , we were all given Ken Dodd dusters , which we waved as homage to her , and her favourite comedian - more than a decade on , I still have mine

  • @mathill6869
    @mathill6869 Рік тому +6

    Was out of the country at time this was broadcast March 1974 so really pleased to see this we were blessed with good entertainers then Ken Dodd will be remembered as one of the all time greats which can not be said of today's mediocre bunch.

  • @steve1962
    @steve1962 Рік тому +11

    The volume of material this man had was astounding.
    Genius

  • @Johnny_Seven
    @Johnny_Seven 2 роки тому +30

    I went to see Ken I reckon it was around 2003. I always knew he was good from seeing him on TV. But when you see him live it is something else. Everyone had tears running down their faces including me. He just kept firing joke after joke at you. So glad I went, if I remember right he started at 7:30, he did have a break at some point, but it was around twenty to one in the morning when we came out. He truly was one of the greatest. Thanks for a wonderful night Ken.

  • @christopherfothergil
    @christopherfothergil 2 місяці тому +3

    I was lucky enough to see him twice and both times i came out crying with laughter. I remember the first time I saw him he said " I hope you have all fetched your sleeping bags" It was going up for One in the morning when he finally came off the stage. Brilliant guy. Rest in peace Ken.

  • @dancedecker
    @dancedecker 2 роки тому +32

    Met Ken several times and he was not only a comic genius, but also a true gentleman.
    Lovely, lovely man, kind and always had time for everyone.
    Obviously a legend at having the longest acts in the history of comedy, with the energy to carry on literally for hours.
    His like will probably never be seen again and he is sadly, sadly missed.
    RIP Doddy.
    How plumtious and tattyfilarious it was to know you

  • @ianmcnamara62
    @ianmcnamara62 2 роки тому +34

    Doddy at the top of his game..the best and much sadly missed.
    Thanks for sharing

  • @pixbychris3182
    @pixbychris3182 11 місяців тому +6

    So lucky to have seen Sir Ken live. Never to be forgotten

  • @colinmuddell9672
    @colinmuddell9672 Рік тому +10

    Sheer genius and not a moment's hesitation as the jokes come thick and fast.

  • @PK-yf3hd
    @PK-yf3hd 2 роки тому +55

    Totally inimitable..the universal British comic ..what a legacy of laughter

  • @gremlinuk1968
    @gremlinuk1968 9 місяців тому +2

    Loved watching these shows from back then when I was a kid in the 70s, born 23rd May 1968 from northern Ireland UK

  • @johnmanning5568
    @johnmanning5568 3 місяці тому +2

    As a 12 year old boy I was taken by my parents to see him at Blackpool Opera House in 1969. It was in the summer holidays and it was also the time when the Scottish pits closed for a week. Invariably the miners holidayed in Blackpool. As I sat in the theatre before the lights dimmed, I looked around at all the dour, humourless faces that surrounded me. I remember thinking that they’re not going to be easily entertained! The lights dimmed and four hours later as Ken left the stage and the lights came on, all I could see was a plethora of pitmen with tears of laughter literally still rolling down their faces. I’ll never forget that scene.

  • @nathelondon3719
    @nathelondon3719 8 місяців тому +6

    Unprecedented. Unique. Unequalled. RIP Doddy.

  • @angelsone-five7912
    @angelsone-five7912 2 роки тому +8

    Probably the greatest comedian ever to say nothing of being the longest active, great stuff.

  • @georgeallen7101
    @georgeallen7101 2 роки тому +26

    This man was so talented and quick . A comic legend. And he had a good voice ……..

  • @thomas05ish
    @thomas05ish Рік тому +11

    What a beautiful day for sticking a cucumber through your neighbour’s letter box and shouting “ look out, the Martians have landed!” One of Doddy’s best jokes but there were so many to choose from.

  • @youreright
    @youreright 2 роки тому +8

    This is what made Britain GREAT. Unsurpassed English comedy.

  • @markduffy3717
    @markduffy3717 2 місяці тому +1

    Genius. Saw the gentleman, and he most definitely was, throughout 60 years. A life force, and a wonderful one.

  • @suziewade
    @suziewade 8 місяців тому +6

    Too wonderful for words.still miss him today.

  • @777petew
    @777petew 2 роки тому +13

    A 'retrospective breath of fresh air'. What a wonderful man.

  • @johntaylor6345
    @johntaylor6345 2 роки тому +11

    Best in business. Loved him. Saw him live twice before his sad death. Miss him. Rest in peace Ken

  • @allanplant8756
    @allanplant8756 Місяць тому +1

    I am 74 years old now, and there are a few people (mostly comedians) who make me feel privileged to have experienced in the time that I've had on this planet. Ken Dodd is one of them. A comic genius! Not so much missed in my mind, but so well STILL remembered and enjoyed. Comics such as Ken Dodd, Eric and Ernie, Tommy cooper, Eric Sykes, Ronny Barker...(ETC.). Well they're not really dead, are they?

  • @Wellygigs
    @Wellygigs Рік тому +2

    I.must of.been six or seven when this was being shown and we as a family watched it religiously. Bonkers programme that was a staple of 70s culture.

  • @emmacarroll5224
    @emmacarroll5224 Рік тому +7

    The maid of the mountain kills me every time 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I swear I can hear my (late) dad laughing along with me 🥰

  • @stepheng8779
    @stepheng8779 2 роки тому +9

    Owned the stage & the audience from the first minute to the last, genius.

  • @ford5440
    @ford5440 Місяць тому +3

    A paramedic colleague of my brother once attended Ken Dodd when he had been taken ill on stage, possible heart issue. In fact he was ok but Ken thanked the paramedic and handed him an envelope and said 'here's a drink for you!'. When he opened it later inside was..... a tea bag!

    • @JackMySmack
      @JackMySmack  Місяць тому +1

      @@ford5440 OH, this tickled me under the circumstances! I love stories like these, shows he was a man with a great and humorously improvisational mind, which just makes you respect him more and more!
      Thank you for this wonderful story and for making me laugh this morning!

  • @venividiviking
    @venividiviking 2 роки тому +17

    Damn, i had totally forgot this (the good old days) . I remember it, from when i was a kid, watching it in tv, with mom and dad, saturday evening.
    What a nice trip down the memory lane 😁👌💪
    Thanks a lot for uploading this.

    • @langdale55
      @langdale55 2 роки тому

      If you watched it on a Saturday, you must have watched in on catch-up? I remember it was on TV on an early week night, probably Monday or Tuesday at 9pm. I recall, it was a bit marmite and didn’t get massive viewing figures, we watched a lot of documentaries on BBC 2 when it was on, so it was kept away from the prime weekend slots. It wasn’t going to compete with Eric and Ernie or Kung Fu!

    • @venividiviking
      @venividiviking 2 роки тому

      @@langdale55 I'm not from UK, maybe that's the explaintion. In Denmark, it was in tv on saturday, i'm pretty sure. Back then, there was few live programs in tv, unless it was from danish tv or some sport. I'm talking about early 70s or first half of 70s. I remember, my dad was there as well, and he wasn't home monday to friday.

  • @gerryhenderson6442
    @gerryhenderson6442 Місяць тому +1

    Saw him in Glasgow many years ago, only one word " brilliant"

  • @jhill74893
    @jhill74893 2 роки тому +32

    that must be around 1970 and Ken Dodd was still doing some of the same jokes 45 years later but still as funny. I saw him live 5 times. He is sadly missed.

    • @johntaylor6345
      @johntaylor6345 2 роки тому

      Me too John

    • @johnferguson40
      @johnferguson40 2 роки тому

      I wish I'd have seen him live. It came late on to me that Ken Dodd was a genius.

    • @pblackburn13
      @pblackburn13 2 роки тому +1

      He certainly reworked his jokes but they were still always funny. Saw him several times. The man was a legend.

  • @mikeblade3095
    @mikeblade3095 Рік тому +5

    Watch and learn modern day comedians. Pure genius. A total one off. Will always be missed.

  • @iscagreen4279
    @iscagreen4279 8 місяців тому +2

    What a unique talent this man had, so sadly missed.
    The line 'its what we call in show business a shaft of wit'! 😂

  • @sandfly
    @sandfly Рік тому +9

    Ken Dodd the ultimate entertainer at his wonderful best.

  • @Dim4323
    @Dim4323 2 роки тому +7

    Ken dodd greatest stand up comedian and falled accountant.
    And proffesor of comedy

  • @williamewing5509
    @williamewing5509 2 роки тому +8

    I used to watch this TV series of
    Leanard Sachs was the host and
    he had a large mallet as
    Ken Dodd was one of the top acts
    at the top of the bill as the TV series
    was called The Good Old Days
    I am dedicating this TV series to my old school friends who are both sisters and I hope to see them both again very soon to Chris and Hester from Billyxxx

  • @tomkent4656
    @tomkent4656 2 роки тому +9

    We'll never see his like again.

  • @jolawler8849
    @jolawler8849 2 роки тому +52

    A school friend worked for a while as a liftboy in Liverpool's John Lewis store. One day, the lift broke down for 48 minutes between floors, leaving him and about 2 dozen passengers trapped with Ken Dodd, who immediately went into full-on performance mode . . .

    • @jennybettles7680
      @jennybettles7680 2 роки тому +11

      Best 48 minutes of his life I would think

    • @maxbacon4828
      @maxbacon4828 2 роки тому +5

      Sounds like bliss.

    • @gailcrook2687
      @gailcrook2687 2 роки тому +4

      What luck

    • @therealisation5500
      @therealisation5500 2 роки тому +1

      Fucking nightmare

    • @stevev3664
      @stevev3664 2 роки тому +5

      They were lucky. People who went to his shows were in there until after midnight before they could get out. 😜

  • @georgeh1352
    @georgeh1352 2 місяці тому +1

    Good ole Ken, a one off, never to be equalled

  • @Subfightr
    @Subfightr Місяць тому +1

    I love the aesthetic. I love this idea of everyone dressing up in a classic dress like this, brilliant. He very much seems like what I imagine a talented 16th century court jester to have been like. A lot of "silly billy willy dilly" nonsense, complete with fart and finger in your bum hole jokes.

  • @stephenhill8790
    @stephenhill8790 2 роки тому +13

    Saw him live and sat at the front we became a but of his jokes for 5 minutes ran over time for Three hours he was a human dynamo

  • @tietjenuk
    @tietjenuk 2 роки тому +3

    Oh, Wow! Just WOW! That takes me back! Wonderful! Thank you soooo much! Always loved dear ol' Doddy!

  • @TheA8lee
    @TheA8lee 2 роки тому +18

    If Roald Dahl was going to write a character who was a stand-up comedian, it would be this guy.

  • @ColtDee
    @ColtDee 2 місяці тому +1

    Ken Dodd a little gem

  • @tobyaughnotobi3919
    @tobyaughnotobi3919 3 місяці тому

    Seen this great man live twice. Without doubt the greatest English stand up comedian of all time.

  • @martinhankinson7945
    @martinhankinson7945 Місяць тому +1

    Oh Ken, how much we miss you.

  • @johnmcdyer7297
    @johnmcdyer7297 Рік тому

    Wow just wow never will we see the like’s again loved our Ken national treasure

  • @Gwalion
    @Gwalion 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you, again, Mr Happiness!

  • @MrGerrymagic
    @MrGerrymagic 2 роки тому +12

    Brilliant Doddy

  • @GpoppaJohn
    @GpoppaJohn Рік тому +3

    There will never be another.

  • @andrewdale9246
    @andrewdale9246 2 роки тому +9

    Put quite simply , that’s how you do it 😁

  • @pixbychris3182
    @pixbychris3182 Рік тому +2

    Brilliant comic lucky enough to see him a few times. Skegness pier before it washed away.

  • @MARKETMAN6789
    @MARKETMAN6789 Рік тому +5

    Most of the cast and audience are not alive today ,so sad ,

  • @adammoore442
    @adammoore442 2 роки тому +11

    doddy is and was the best

  • @melbeasley9762
    @melbeasley9762 2 роки тому +5

    Rest In Peace Ken. Gone but not forgotten.

  • @GARYINLEEDS
    @GARYINLEEDS 2 роки тому +3

    Thanks for sharing, shared.

  • @jamesbyrne9312
    @jamesbyrne9312 2 роки тому +4

    That blonde with the beautiful Yorkshire smile.

  • @richardmcmahon7466
    @richardmcmahon7466 2 роки тому +11

    DODDY NUFF SAID

  • @lengerrard3810
    @lengerrard3810 2 роки тому +4

    Just once in a lifetime..wot a special comedian

  • @spmoran4703
    @spmoran4703 2 роки тому +2

    I needed this .

  • @jasonhudson4209
    @jasonhudson4209 Місяць тому +1

    “Don’t go down to the coal shed Dad, there’s enough slack in your trousers”!

  • @leeder92
    @leeder92 2 роки тому +5

    Sur called "comedians " t'dear cannat hurld a candle to wor Kenneth man.

  • @elliottg.1954
    @elliottg.1954 2 роки тому +7

    "Made of moggies"; even harmless Ken the greatest comedian of them all would be lynched by the wokists now. Good job we have UA-cam and these old clips because the world would be a terrible place without them.

    • @ruudvandiermen8747
      @ruudvandiermen8747 Рік тому

      I hate the wokie,s,they are a bunch of idiots. Ruud from the netherlands

  • @garryellison
    @garryellison 4 місяці тому

    What an entertainer he truely was.

  • @hawkeyepierce3863
    @hawkeyepierce3863 24 дні тому +1

    I wholeheartedly agree with the previous comment. We saw Soddy at the Kings Theatre in Portsmouth. We thought ahead. Booked a room in a guest house literally around the corner as we had heard his shows went on. And on and on. I've never laughed so much. It's a great shame that his style of comedy has more or less died with him
    Three weeks after Doddy passed away I was down at the local tip and found 2 of his albums: 1 was a greatest hits released in the 80's the other from the 1960's recorded in mono The whole album was in superb condition I played it once recording it onto a mini disc. The album is carefully wrapped and stored and I have a copy which will last several lifetimes.
    My thanks to the kind person who posted this clip. A rare treat indeed .
    My best wishes to one and all and whenever possible take a leaf out of Doddy's book a Nd spread some happiness.

  • @shirleyrook7111
    @shirleyrook7111 4 місяці тому

    ONE of the best entertainers ever

  • @therookpiece
    @therookpiece 4 місяці тому +1

    "Quick, they're in... lock the doors.'

  • @nouseforaname5378
    @nouseforaname5378 2 роки тому +4

    I love how everyone dressed up back then

    • @lomax343
      @lomax343 2 роки тому +6

      The tickets were free - but the audience all made the effort. No-one told them to, but it became a tradition.

  • @tkimoro4541
    @tkimoro4541 4 місяці тому

    Superb

  • @sychambers5440
    @sychambers5440 Рік тому +1

    Pure genius - saw Doddy many times with his Diddymen at the theatre at the end of Blackpool pier. I even had an 8x10 autographed photo of him for many years until hard times hit...and I sold it to a keen collector of all things comedy related based in Palm Springs. How I wish I never had to sell it... I would dearly love to have it back.

  • @bexsta9175
    @bexsta9175 2 роки тому +3

    Imagine cancelling This fella 😳 😍

  • @christinewhitfeld7939
    @christinewhitfeld7939 6 місяців тому

    Irreplaceable ❤

  • @vaslav030547
    @vaslav030547 2 місяці тому +1

    Irreplaceable comic genius.

  • @gordonbennet1094
    @gordonbennet1094 Рік тому

    Great singer - great man ... great comedian ...

  • @kevintrace5396
    @kevintrace5396 2 роки тому +3

    A genius top Ken brill

  • @mrandrew1243
    @mrandrew1243 Рік тому +2

    Ked Dodd-😂Absolute comedy Genius 👌

  • @jeanettedevereux7664
    @jeanettedevereux7664 Рік тому +2

    Genuinely fun

  • @Sjmby95
    @Sjmby95 2 роки тому +11

    Another comic genius gone

  • @StephenLyons-tl8ie
    @StephenLyons-tl8ie Рік тому

    Fabulous!!

  • @grahamcmusic
    @grahamcmusic Рік тому +2

    A genius

  • @michaelmcmullan2300
    @michaelmcmullan2300 Рік тому

    Fantastic

  • @DCI-Frank-Burnside
    @DCI-Frank-Burnside Рік тому

    Apparently Dodd's comedy mentor, when he was starting out, was Brian "Limmy" Limond.

  • @k4tgames212
    @k4tgames212 Рік тому +3

    Funny personified

  • @AquaFonic
    @AquaFonic Рік тому

    Newly 50 years ago now 💔💔

  • @odettewiddicombe4583
    @odettewiddicombe4583 8 місяців тому +1

    He said when he passaway bbdo nt be sad bebbhapppy 😮

  • @Subfightr
    @Subfightr Місяць тому

    Wow. Quite the talented singer. :) did he ever sing seriously? Anything y'all suggest I look up by him if so?

    • @chrisball864
      @chrisball864 Місяць тому

      His biggest song was "Tears" in 1965. A million seller in the UK, and was the best selling single that year. It was also the 4th best selling single of the entire 1960s. only outsold by 3 Beatles hits.

  • @johnrandall9488
    @johnrandall9488 2 роки тому +8

    The guvnor . Funniest ever

  • @isabella15704
    @isabella15704 Рік тому +3

    LMFAO 😂

  • @niptodstan
    @niptodstan Рік тому

    Where did Britain go?

  • @tango6nf477
    @tango6nf477 2 роки тому +5

    Back then I never understood this man, I didn't find him even slightly funny but people laughed like he was the funniest thing around. Watching this again 40 years on and I'm still mystified at his popularity.

    • @JackMySmack
      @JackMySmack  2 роки тому +9

      Goes to show that not all share the same type of humour, which is a good thing in the grand scheme of things. Variety is key.

    • @gailcrook2687
      @gailcrook2687 2 роки тому

      Not funny here, but his show with a celebrity audience was hilarious

    • @MARKETMAN6789
      @MARKETMAN6789 Рік тому +2

      Saw him first when I was 10 I'm 74 now and saw him many times ,alot of his material was the same but still as funny the first time hape told it as the last time ,He only had to walk on stage and bang his big base drum and he had me in stitches ,one of the greatest comedians of all time , GOOD CLEAN FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT ,DIDNT NEED TO SWEAR , OR TALK FILTH ,TO GET A CHEAP JOKE ,HE WAS A TRUE COMEDIAN WHO WAS VERY FUNNY ,

    • @johnm9845
      @johnm9845 Рік тому +1

      You're still alive then?

    • @scotman5212
      @scotman5212 Рік тому +1

      It’s impossible for a comedian to be universally popular, same goes for tv shows and movies, or any form of entertainment.

  • @alicequayle4625
    @alicequayle4625 2 роки тому +8

    A shaft of wit.

    • @danwoodhouse9290
      @danwoodhouse9290 2 роки тому

      Transpose the S.H and W and you get something else

  • @patgriffiths9399
    @patgriffiths9399 10 місяців тому

    4:31

  • @GedTheRed
    @GedTheRed Рік тому

    Comic Genius

  • @larsthorwald3338
    @larsthorwald3338 Рік тому +1

    I've been watching for ten minutes. When does the comedy start?

  • @doodemog
    @doodemog 2 роки тому +4

    Tax dodger 👎

    • @SuperRichie200
      @SuperRichie200 2 роки тому +2

      Found not guilty.

    • @johnking5174
      @johnking5174 2 роки тому +2

      @@SuperRichie200 By a Liverpool jury Richard, that says it all. They look after their own.

    • @vermis8344
      @vermis8344 2 роки тому

      Go on - accuse him of putting a burglar alarm up next.

    • @gailcrook2687
      @gailcrook2687 2 роки тому

      True, unfortunately, lucky not to go down

    • @momeara7482
      @momeara7482 Рік тому

      Knighted.