Comics on Who

The death of Ken Dodd has brought many tributes and retrospectives of his career. Beside his stand up work Dodd made appearances on different TV shows including Doctor Who. Below is Dodd's role and 3 other comic stars who appeared.

Delta and the Bannermen

The 1987 story saw Dodd play The Tollmaster who heralded groups of extra- teresstital tour. Unbeknown to The Tollmaster a fugitive alien princess stows aboard the latest tour group. The Tollmaster is killed by the vicious alien race after her.


Revalation of the Daleks

In 1985 Alexi Sayle played The DJ who played the music for the last rites of the good and the great of the universe. However as the title suggests those horrors from Skaro are not too far away. Before he is exterminated The DJ takes out a couple of Daleks with sonic Rock and Roll. Other names considered for the role include Jasper Carrot and Phil Collins.


City of Death

The famed 1979 Douglas Adams ghost written story that deals with multiple counterfeit Mona Lisa's drew a huge audience thanks to an ITV strike (remember those were the days of 3 channels) saw 2 famed comedy stars. John Cleese and Eleanor Bron play a couple of art critics who marvel at the TARDIS as a piece of installion art even after it teleports away.