Dave Allen

I went to hear him tell his jokes at one of our local theatres

Funny, cool & very Irish. He was of his time (the whisky , cigarette, cars, digs at religion) don't think he would even be called handsome today, he didn't have a beard or even a goatee. or a "ripped" body.

crazyH

Handsome and witty - I often wondered how he lost one tiger - I could read it up online, I suppose.

Anyone can lose a Tiger , mate, easy done if you leave the garden gate open........ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Am i the ninetieth person to have said this.........?

Oh yes, my all-time favourite comedian. Absolutely brilliant and incredibly tuned in to the way people are, and so true and funny. Still miss his shows.

Another little snippet for fans on here .....
The glass he had next to him wasn't filled with whisky at all. It looked like it because it was in a whisky glass, but it was actually real quality champagne. The whisky was for his image! He used to hand out bottles of champagne to my husband and crew after performances. 🍾 🍾

We all loved Dave Allen in our family. There is a really good documentary about him, really interesting about where he grew up etc, try and find it. it's really worth a watch .

I remember him being on TV as a child :-) My Mother was very negative about him though saying he was a terrible drunk. Both she and my Grandmother strongly disapproved of Bob Monkhouse though. Partly because he'd had an affair apparently and partly because he wasn't funny!

When my Mother and Grandmother got together watching TV it was always - "That awful man" or "That lovely man" ha ha. Val Doonican met their standards (I loved him too).

I loved watching Dave Allen. Happy memories.

Seldom laugh at comedians nowadays. Agree DA was brilliant.

Dave Allen was indeed a comedy genius. Repeated stories of him over the years have also reinforced that he was a real gent, not overly affected by fame as so many are.

Many years ago I went to a club in Manchester to see hiim. It was a very different and adult show. He was still very funny.

Mojack26

Love loved him and his weeshort pinkie finger! Brilliant comedian made fun of everyone...This humour would no doubt offend someone now!

It was his index finger!
I always wished he would get his hair cut, as there was too much of it. He was very funny indeed, but, as others have said, probably couldn’t get away with it today.

rocketstop

We all loved Dave Allen in our family. There is a really good documentary about him, really interesting about where he grew up etc, try and find it. it's really worth a watch .

I found this one, and was surprised that there were things of which I’ve no recollection! I don’t remember the show with the stunts, or the Alan Bennet play.

youtu.be/hxT7IHD-rCE?si=ZYk016XLtrKOlJ_V

There is also one you have to pay for, but that’s for another day!

Dad loved him (Catholic) Mum thought he was disrespectful (Protestant)!!

I saw both Dave Allen and Spike Milligan on stage. Dave Allen made me laugh so much I curled up and banged my head on the seat in front. Spike Milligan came through the fire curtain after his show, sat on the edge of the stage and carried on for another hour. He was on a roll and didn't stop. They nearly had to carry him off!

Many happy memories of watching Dave Allen with my dad and his brother who was a priest. We would be just laughing and laughing. He was a genuinely funny, warm man, no swearing -well, hardly any - or crudeness.

My favourite comedian

One of my favourite comedians