Apparently Doddy went on so late one night/morning, a member of the crew threw the door keys on stage and shouted for him to lock up when he was done.

last time I had the misfortune to see him (Bridlington, last year) he repeated himself 3 times, was embarrassing to see someone with an undoubted talent clearly being flogged by management, he should have bowed out 15 years ago, when he ceased to be funny.

Whilst on about comedians, has anyone on here seen Daniel Kitson?

This was the late '80s: he was wonderfully generous - and the most amazing performer I have ever seen.

Doddy has always said he tailors his humour to the part of the country he's performing in. Clearly, in your part of the world where people are, to put in politely, "a bit slow", he felt the need to repeat himself 3 times.

Mick Miller's Noddy routine always makes me chuckle.

Twice, once doing a 20 min bit in Edinburgh, and once when he came to Hull Truck a few years ago.

Interesting, not to sure quite what to make of him.

I saw bits when he was first starting before swearing off TV and he looked good, and he seems to be very well regarded by fellow comedians. There's a handful of clips on youtube, too. Doesn't seem to be promoted that much though, so the only times I've found out about gigs in the area they've either already passed or been sold out. I'd like to see him, though, just need to keep a closer eye on his website.

BS! I saw him this year in Huddersfield and he was brilliant. He did repeat one joke immediately after the break but quickly realised. Not bad for 85+! Like people have said he hits you with that many gags it's hard to remember them all. However, my fave of the night -:

"I'd like to buy a bra for my wife"
"What bust?"
"Nothing. It just wore out!"

I nearly wet myself!

Bona fide genius

Tommy Coopers "Itchy teeth"
As simple as it could possibly get, but equally brilliant.

I've wondered about that and whether it's really her.

Only in Gaelic. The vicar wouldn't let the family put it in English

Tommy Cooper doing anything is genius, but the story with the hat changing has me in stitches EVERY time

I doubt very much it's any management making him continue – if he retired, he'd die, I think.

Saw Doddy A few weeks ago at Blackpool. He came on stage @ 7 and the staff kept showing him a big clock from 11pm onwards to get him to finish, which he did at just gone midnight. He had a couple of support acts with him but he still did over 3 hours himself, in his slippers



He forgot his punchlines once or twice but it made the act even funnier and he still has great singing voice. His routine with Dicky Mint still cracks me up even though its over 20 years since I saw it the first time. Bloke is a comedy legend.

Best joke of the night:

How do you get a fat girl into bed?

A: Piece of cake

Joke from Bill Bailey's latest tour..

Mnemonics.... I can never remember how to spell that

He could afford to be, he didn't pay tax, unless of course the communists came and nicked it from him as he feared.

I wasn't actually meaning financially generous.

Good one.



What? You were being serious? Er, well let me just gently point out that he IS bloody funny, as another 15 years of continuing sellout audiences testify.

It's just you.

He is the self-proclaimed "International Playboy and failed Accountant"

One of the funniest men I've ever seen was Les Dawson.

I couldn't tell you what I think is his funniest joke, but here's a couple:

"I’ve got a friend who's a lion tamer. He used to be a school teacher, until he lost his nerve."

"The people next door are awful. At three o’clock this morning they were banging on the walls and screaming. Good job I wasn’t trying to sleep — I was playing my drums at the time."

"My wife sent her photograph to the lonely hearts club. They sent it back, said they weren’t that lonely."

"The mother-in-law is so ugly, when she goes on holiday, the mosquitoes draw lots to see who is going to bite her"

That one is a classic, and terribly sexist too




And now I thought I'd be clever and Google some old Les Dawson jokes, but I found this instead...

There was an old farmer from Greece
Who did terrible things to his geese
But he went too far with a budgerigar
And the parrot phoned the police

Another one was, "I always knew when the mother in law was coming round, the mice threw themselves on the traps."

Oh, thank you. I've nearly snorted Aussie Red over my keyboard (quality).

Doddy for me, every time.
No one particular joke stood out for me (I've seen him twice), just the RELENTLESS stream of fantastic gags.

The world will be a sadder place when Doddy goes "upstairs". The word genius is overused, these days. On Doddy, it doesn't do him duty.