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Freud's theory was that when a joke opens a window and all those bats and bogeymen fly out, you get a marvellous feeling of relief and elation. The trouble with Freud is that he never had to play the old Glasgow Empire on a Saturday night after Rangers and Celtic had both lost.

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Television is like a great monster, eating your gags as fast as you say them.

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The trouble with Freud is that he never played the Glasgow Empire Saturday night.

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I had an idyllic childhood and when my parents bought me a Punch and Judy Show and a ventriloquist's dummy, I'd perform anywhere, anytime. My parents were wonderful when I told them I wanted to be an entertainer.

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If I get a hard audience they are not going to get away until they laugh. Those seven laughs a minute – I've got to have them.

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Did you know that a laugh is something that comes out of a hole in your face? Anywhere else and you're in dead trouble!

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Laughter is the greatest music in the world and audiences come to my shows to escape the cares of life. They don't want to be embarrassed or insulted. They want to laugh and so do I - which is probably why it works.

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Comedy should never be over-analysed. It's either funny or it isn't. There's a subtle difference between those who say funny things and those who say things funny.

Ken Dodd

Ken Dodd

Ken Dodd

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Born: November 8, 1927

Died: March 11, 2018 (aged 90)

Bio: Kenneth Arthur "Ken" Dodd was an English comedian, singer-songwriter and actor, identified by his trademark unruly hair and protruding teeth, his red, white and blue "tickling stick" and his famous, upbeat greeting of "How tickled I am!".

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