Ken Dodd wins Legend of Comedy award. Veteran comedian Ken Dodd has been crowned a Legend of Comedy at this years Leicester Comedy Festival. The 86-year-old beat competition from Jasper Carrott, Lenny Henry, Nicholas Parsons, Jennifer Saunders and Victoria Wood to take the title. Dodd said it was amazing, wonderful and plumptious to be voted the winner from a list of such fabulous funny people and good friends. The award was voted for by festival-goers and Leicester Mercury readers. Dodd, who is famous for his feather duster tickling stick, Diddy Men and marathon stage shows, told the newspaper: Nothing tickles me more than an award like this. This is my 60th year as a professional entertainer and I am thrilled and honoured that the good people of Leicester have voted for me as their winner. Last years prize - which was restricted to comedians who had performed at the festival over the past two decades - was won by the late Norman Wisdom. This year, it was opened up to include any comedian, alive or dead.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:41:22 +0000
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