THE family of a former nightclub owner have paid tribute to a "generous man" who "brought entertainment to Cleethorpes". When Tommy Lee owned the Sands Club, in Cleethorpes, he pulled in big names such as The Supremes, Ken Dodd, Billy Fury, and Bernard M

A blind mayoral date for Cilla? Probably not A ticklish job? We have the very man. Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images Macca? Our Cilla? Ken Dodd even? You never can tell, but probably not. It looks as though the first really big city mayor outside Lo

It's May 1967, in the days when Britain really had talent. Hughie Green is hosting yet another of his Opportunity Knocks. And here, at last, comes fame, banging on the door of a tubby, pudding-faced Manchester comedian. What – first gag – would he pick f

Credit ratings for five European countries downgraded today EU's top economic official: 'We are very close to a deal'FTSE-100 down 1% to 5,735, France's CAC loses 1.2% The eurozone was last night rocked by the downgrade of five countries as the single cu

THE final scenes of a film about Stan Laurel’s early life will be shot in Ulverston – and feature a tea room owner whose ancestor served the man himself. The creators of Stan’s Childhood will be in town on January 29 to film in Gillam’s tea room in Marke

The project was launched by showbiz legend Ken Dodd when he planted the first tree in the summer. Year seven pupils from The Heath Specialist Technology College have added six apple trees, two pears and a plum tree. Teacher Christine Lincoln said: “Our p

TICKETS are still available to see a selection of films depicting Halton from 1920 until 1961. The films feature events such as the Runcorn Carnival, the royal visit of 1938, the opening of the Silver Jubilee Bridge, the road to Wembley with the Chemics

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Often referred to as "the Elvis of cultural theory", there is a case to be made that Slavoj Žižek is really the Ken Dodd of post-Lacanian Hegelianism. He is a famous crowd-pleaser who can tailor his routines both to dusty academics and Occupy protesters,

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Vegetables: they don't cost anybody the earth (Photo: Getty) To make you laugh, I can recommend loads of stuff from Aristophanes to Ken Dodd. But if you really want to split your sides, there’s the Government’s distribution of four million recipe leaflet

A METHODIST preacher who was also a Bomber Command veteran, Wembley cup final official and champion fundraiser has died aged 90. Ron Davies-Evans, who claimed that preaching kept him on his toes, was last night described as a wondeful character by fello

A SELECTION of films depicting Halton from 1920 until 1961 is being shown at The Brindley. The films feature events such as the Runcorn Carnival, the royal visit of 1938, the opening of the Silver Jubilee Bridge, the road to Wembley with the Chemics in t

The turkey is all gone and as the countdown to 2012 begins, SFX answers the question on everyone’s lips: what’s on telly? Eternal Law, the new show from the makers of Life On Mars, starts on Thursday 5 January. The audio adap of The Lion, The Witch And T

IT’S not Christmas hereabouts without Doddy, so thank goodness he has not one but two tattyfilarious festive shows at the Philharmonic Hall this week. But if you haven’t got a ticket then you’re going to need to join the waiting list as unsurprisingly bo

HAPPINESS, happiness, the greatest gift that I possess…”So warbled Ken Dodd in a recent replay of his starring performance some years ago in the London Palladium. It was a solo show but he was working his socks off, and having a great reception because t

After 89 hours and 38,128 jokes at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall alone, Ken Dodd returns to bolster this astounding record with a few thousand more next week. Ken Dodd’s Merry Christmas Laughter Show can be seen on December 28 and 29 at 7pm. As a comic gen

‘TIS the season to be jolly which means a good tickling is in order from Knotty Ash’s finest. Ken Dodd returns to the Liverpool Phil for his now annual festival of festive fun, and the folks down at the Hope Street hall have done some sums and revealed t

BOUNDLESS energy leaps on to the stage as Ken Dodd presents his Happiness show at the Victoria Hall in Hanley on Friday. ‘Doddy’ fans have another chance to see the amazing comic talent for a truly tattifelarius evening of laughter and songs. He has been