Ken Dodd: The Biography Kindle Download + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Ken Dodd: The Biography Kindle Download

This is the first complete biography of the last of the great British comedians published to coincide with his 80th birthday in November 2007. A new generation of fans and comedians including Johnny Vegas Victoria Wood and Vic Reeves are now rediscovering Dodd's unique talents. Dodd has a huge and fiercely loyal fanbase. On the eve of his eightieth birthday Ken Dodd is still touring the country performing in packed venues an average of two nights a week with his legendary four-hour sets. 'I do it because that is what I do. I do it because that is what I am ' he said when asked why he continues with this punishing schedule. Ken Dodd's career has spanned over five decades as he went from singer to actor and presently most famously comedian. He is considered the last great music-hall-inspired variety comic but what drives this man whose career has been tainted by hardship? Dodd still lives in his childhood home of Knotty Ash and has never married despite having two-long term fiances. In 1989 his strange relationship to money culminated in a trial for tax evasion and he was also famously stalked by a mystery woman.How did this feather-duster salesman become one of the most loved though least-lauded British comedians of all time? Stephen Griffin interviewed friends colleagues and fellow comedians to get inside the mind of the original Diddyman.Read More

from£6.99 | RRP: £
* Excludes Voucher Code Discount Also available Used from £2.30
  • ASDA

    Ken Dodd's career has spanned over five decades as he went from singer to actor and most famously comedian. He is considered the last great music-hall-inspired variety comic but what drives this man whose career has been tainted by hardship? This is the biography of the last of the great British comedians.

  • Foyles

    The first complete biography of the last of the great British comedians, Ken Dodd's career has spanned over five decades and he still performs to loyal fans in ...

  • 184317281X
  • 9781843172819
  • Stephen Griffin
  • 13 June 2011
  • Michael O' Mara Books
  • Kindle Edition (Kindle Download)
  • 296
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. If you click through any of the links below and make a purchase we may earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Click here to learn more.

Would you like your name to appear with the review?

We will post your book review within a day or so as long as it meets our guidelines and terms and conditions. All reviews submitted become the licensed property of www.find-book.co.uk as written in our terms and conditions. None of your personal details will be passed on to any other third party.

All form fields are required.