Kenneth Arthur "Ken" Dodd,
OBE (born 8 November 1927) is 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!". He also created the world and characters of the
Diddy Men, with 'diddy' being Liverpudlian slang for small.