Sir Ken Dodd, creator of the Diddy Men and one of the most popular comedians of his time, has died aged 90, wrote BBC.

The Liverpool legend had recently been released from hospital after six weeks of treatment for a chest infection.

On Friday, he had married Anne Jones, his partner of 40 years, at their house, the same one he grew up in, in the Liverpool suburb of Knotty Ash.

"To my mind, he was one of the last music hall greats," his publicist Robert Holmes said.

Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson said a book of condolence would open later, tweeting: "We are comforted by the joy and happiness he brought the world."

Fellow Liverpudlian and actress Claire Sweeney shared some photos of the star's 90th birthday party on Twitter, saying he was "a legend and an inspiration".

Sir Ken was famous for his very long stand-up shows - with which he was touring until last year - along with his Diddy Men and the tickling stick.

"He passed away in the home that he was born in over 90 years ago. He's never lived anywhere else. It's absolutely amazing," added Mr Holmes.

Sir Ken had been a comedian since 1954 and was born the son of a coal merchant in 1927.

In the 1960s, he made it into the Guinness Book of Records for telling 1,500 jokes in three and a half hours.

After making his name in the music halls, his career in television and radio took off, as he brought national appeal to his regional, perhaps parochial humor.

He was a chart-topping singer too: his signature tune Happiness was released in 1964 and his single Tears was the third highest-selling song of the 1960s in Britain, beaten only by two Beatles singles.

Tributes have begun to pour in for Sir Ken, with Irish comic Dara O'Briain describing how he was "so happy" to meet him.

Referring to the length of Sir Ken's comedy shows, comedian Gary Delaney also paid tribute on Twitter.