“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!”

Quoted in Manchester Evening News, http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/comedy/s/234/234894_dodds_bolton_bonus.htmlDodd's Bolton bonus, Natalie Anglesey. (2008-04-28)

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English comedian, singer-songwriter and actor 1927–2018

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