British comedian Sir Ken Dodd has died at the age of 90.
He'd recently spent six weeks in hospital with a chest infection.
Sir Ken had been a comedian since the 1950s, and was well known for his long stand-up shows which sometimes lasted for hours.
In addition to his comic career on stage and screen, he also released some of the best-selling songs of the 1960s.
He received a knighthood at Buckingham Palace in 2017.
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He'd recently spent six weeks in hospital with a chest infection.
Sir Ken had been a comedian since the 1950s, and was well known for his long stand-up shows which sometimes lasted for hours.
In addition to his comic career on stage and screen, he also released some of the best-selling songs of the 1960s.
He received a knighthood at Buckingham Palace in 2017.
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