[Albion] Dave Allen - BBC2 Now

[Frutos]

Anyone else watching this?

I think he was an absolutely brilliant comedian - I'd far rather watch him than a lot of modern stuff despite only being in my 20s.

 

[joeinbrighton]

Yes I'm watching it. He was a brilliant comedian and highly influential on modern stand-up comedians, as well as on other comedy, not least Father Ted. It was shameful how he was treated by TV later in his career. The telling the time gag is one of the best.

 

[Monkey Man]

I think he was brilliant too, though I don't need Mark bleeding Thomas explaining why.

 

[Frutos]

The telling the time gag is one of the best.

I love that one:

"The first hand is the hour hand, the second hand is the minute hand and the third hand is the second hand"

 

[Bold Seagull]

The sketches etc on now are brilliant!

 

[catfish]

Don't mention religion!

 

[Dave the OAP]

Yes he is brilliant. Trouble is he is/ was the absolute spitting image of my late father.

It is actually quite poignant watching him.

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Also the Man City boss looks a bit Dave Allen'ish.

 

[Mowgli37]

Just been watching it. I'd never heard of him before but this was a brilliant collection of sketches, that one with the note under the car wheel

 

[HovaGirl]

Absolutely loved Dave Allen. He should have been cloned.

 

[Motogull]

Loved him when I was a kid. Amazing that his material still seems fresh/current.

 

[wellquickwoody]

Very few comedians I would actually get off my arse for, and go and watch a live show, Dave Allen was the top of that list. Shame I didn't ever actually achieve this.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Struggling to find too much of this really funny (BBC2). Nostalgia eh?

 

[catfish]

Struggling to find too much of this really funny (BBC2). Nostalgia eh?

Yeah - nostalgia ain't what it used to be.

 

[Seagull on the wing]

Brilliant...compare that to todays so called comedians who have an agenda is to shout and swear as much and often as possible and think they are funny..as for Keith Lemon...don't get me started on him....I said don't get me strarted...

 

[Nibble]

I do think he is good but too many dour memories of sitting on the floor in my grandfathers house in Belfast being forced to watch it in total silence as a 5 year old and not finding it funny at all.

 

[symyjym]

Brilliant...compare that to todays so called comedians who have an agenda is to shout and swear as much and often as possible and think they are funny..as for Keith Lemon...don't get me started on him....I said don't get me strarted...

Agree, and Lemon is a tw@. In his forties with a sense of humour of a 13 year old.

 

[Nigella's Cream Pie]

Great wit, I recommend 'The Essential Dave Allen' which I read recently, shame no reason given though for his missing fingertip:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Dave-Allen-Graham-Mccann/dp/034089945X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1409052125&sr=8-1&keywords=essential+dave+allen

 

[Bwian]

Struggling to find too much of this really funny (BBC2). Nostalgia eh?

My memories of Dave Allen had him as being much funnier than this show's contents. I tried watching the whole show but got bored. Sorry Dare Allen fans- nowhere near as good as I thought he was, especially some of the sketches.