North Carolina Public Television ran Dave Allen At Large sometime in the late 70s or early 80s, and I was instantly taken by his humour. I’ve listed him as one of my favourite comedians for years, usually to blank stares.
God bless, Dave. I hope when you meet God, you find that you were right: she *does* have a sense of humour.
highstone
Sorry to hear that. I warmly remember Dave’s BBC2 show in the 1970s -- a source of much irreverent laughter. Many gems to recall there, such as the computer confessional: “Three Male Hairys and Mastic Plack!”
aunty_marion
Damn, another fine one bites the dust. I well remember his shows -- I always liked the sketches such as the Sherlock Holmes and Robin Hood ones -- the arrow that shot round corners, the one that was attracted to metal armour … and of course, the one with two outlaws walking through Sherwood: 1st Outlaw -- “Hey, who’s Maid Marion?” 2nd Outlaw -- (shiftily) “Well, I have, but don’t tell Robin….”
Good night, and God bless.
happyfunpaul
Dave Allen
Awww, I loved watching Dave Allen. Thing is, I’m trying to think of parts of “Dave Allen At Large” that I remember, but everything that springs to my mind is not stuff that’s funny if quoted text-only… and not easily describable in text either. For example, do *you* remember his technique for ensuring that one gets a railway coach to oneself?
jhayman
Ahhhh….
What a comedian he was. RIP.
a_blue_moon_cat
I always adored his show--esp. when he would do the priest bits, and any riff on Doctor Who of course. 🙂 Was sadden to hear of his passing. 🙁
Btw, hate to have to post like this, but I can’t get my mail program to work on either hard drive, so therefore can’t contact anyone by email. Also, something happened to the answering machine, so I’ve lost your #. So please give me a call when you get back in town, okay? TIA.