Editing Ken Dodd (section)

==Honours==
[[File:KenDoddStatueLimeStreet.jpg|thumb|upright|right|The statue of Dodd at [[Liverpool Lime Street railway station]]]]
He was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[1982 New Year Honours]] for services to show business and charity and was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the [[2017 New Year Honours]] for services to entertainment and charity.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61803 |supp=y|page=N2|date=31 December 2016}}</ref> The award was formally conferred by [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge]] in a ceremony at [[Buckingham Palace]] on 2 March 2017.<ref name="BBC-39141859">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-39141859|title=Sir Ken Dodd 'tickled' by knighthood|date=2 March 2017|work=[[BBC Online]]|access-date=3 March 2017}}</ref>

In 1993, Dodd won Top Variety Entertainer and was also awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s [[British Comedy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/british_comedy_awards/episodes/1993/1/|title=The British Comedy Awards British Comedy Awards 1993 - British Comedy Guide|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref> In 1994, Dodd appeared in the TV special ''[[An Audience with...|An Audience with Ken Dodd]]''. The show was a success and introduced him to a younger audience.<ref name=bbcobit/> Dodd later became one of a select few to be given a second show, entitled ''Another Audience with Ken Dodd'' and originally broadcast in 2002.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Another Audience With Ken Dodd|publisher=Universal|asin=B00007DWN9|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ken-Dodd-Another-Audience-DVD/dp/B00007DWN9}}</ref>

He was made a [[Freedom of the City|Freeman of the City]] of Liverpool in 2001.<ref name=museum>[http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mol/exhibitions/ken-dodd/biography.aspx  "A lifetime in showbusiness", ''Museum of Liverpool'']. Retrieved 13 March 2018</ref>

In a 2005 poll of comedians and comedy insiders to find the 'Comedians' Comedian', Dodd was voted amongst the 'Top 50 Comedy Acts Ever', ranked as number 36.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguideliverpool.com/tribute-liverpools-comedy-legend-sir-ken-dodd/|title=A tribute to Liverpool's Comedy Legend, Sir Ken Dodd|publisher=The Guide, Liverpool|access-date=12 March 2018|date=12 March 2018}}</ref> He was made an [[honorary fellow]] of [[Liverpool John Moores University]] in 1997. A statue depicting Dodd with his trademark "Tickling Stick" was unveiled in [[Liverpool Lime Street railway station]] in June 2009. It was temporarily removed in 2017 for renovation works.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/ken-dodd-bessie-braddock-statues-13797557|title=Why Ken Dodd and Bessie Braddock statues have disappeared from Liverpool Lime Street Station|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=23 October 2017|access-date=12 March 2018}}</ref>

Dodd was inducted into the exclusive show business fraternity, the [[Grand Order of Water Rats]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishpathe.com/video/water-rats-fete-duke-1/query/Dodd|title=Water Rats Fete Duke|website=Britishpathe.com}}</ref>

Dodd was awarded the honorary degree of [[Doctor of Letters]] from the [[University of Chester]] at a graduation ceremony in 2009 in [[Chester Cathedral]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chester.ac.uk/node/4862|title=Ken Dodd tickled pink to receive Honorary Degree|publisher=University of Chester|date=11 November 2009|access-date=12 March 2018}}</ref> He was awarded a Doctorate of Letters at [[Liverpool Hope University]] in 2010 during the university's Foundation Day celebrations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/honorary-liverpool-hope-university-degrees-3433507|title=Honorary Liverpool Hope University degrees for Ken Dodd and Rolf Harris|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|date=14 January 2010|access-date=12 March 2018}}</ref>

In 2016, Dodd was awarded the [[Aardman Animations|Aardman]] [[Slapstick Festival|Slapstick]] Comedy Legend Award, a recognition of his lifetime's contribution to the world of comedy. He received the award as part of the [[Slapstick Festival]] in Bristol.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/news/2010/ken_dodd_aardman_slapstick_comedy_legend_award/|title=Ken Dodd receives Slapstick Comedy Legend award|work=British Comedy News|date=26 January 2016|access-date=12 March 2018}}</ref>