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| Statue of veteran comic unveiled | Statue of veteran comic unveiled |
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| A bronze statue of legendary Merseyside comedian Ken Dodd has been unveiled at Liverpool's Lime Street Station. | |
| The statue, called Chance Meeting, is in the station's main concourse and shows the entertainer greeting the late Merseyside Labour MP Bessie Braddock. | The statue, called Chance Meeting, is in the station's main concourse and shows the entertainer greeting the late Merseyside Labour MP Bessie Braddock. |
| The artwork by local sculptor Tom Murphy was commissioned by Merseytravel as part of its public art programme. | The artwork by local sculptor Tom Murphy was commissioned by Merseytravel as part of its public art programme. |
| Mrs Braddock, who died in 1970, was MP for the old Liverpool Exchange seat for 25 years and a socialist campaigner. | Mrs Braddock, who died in 1970, was MP for the old Liverpool Exchange seat for 25 years and a socialist campaigner. |
| Merseytravel said the statue was created to bring together two Liverpool icons from the worlds of entertainment and politics. | Merseytravel said the statue was created to bring together two Liverpool icons from the worlds of entertainment and politics. |
| One of the nicest things is it gives the pigeons a bit of focus, and the seagulls Ken Dodd, legendary entertainer | |
| The 80-year-old comedian unveiled the life-size statue of himself on Thursday morning in a ceremony also attended by Mrs Braddock's family. | |
| "One of the nicest things is it gives the pigeons a bit of focus, and the seagulls," he told BBC News. | |
| "In a few years time, in fact very shortly, I'll have white hair." | |
| Ken Dodd has worked as a professional comedian for 55 years and is famous for performing with his feather duster, or "tickling stick". | Ken Dodd has worked as a professional comedian for 55 years and is famous for performing with his feather duster, or "tickling stick". |
| There have been repeated calls for the performer to receive a knighthood. | There have been repeated calls for the performer to receive a knighthood. |
| He was appointed an OBE by the Queen in 1982. | He was appointed an OBE by the Queen in 1982. |