Digging about on YouTube. Anyone else remember. Dave Allen?

[Morningside]

I remember these in the 70s and were on after the 9pm news as they were a bit risky. IF I was lucky dad would let me stay up to watch it.

Giving up smoking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cT-BQLX6nU

A ghost story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeNDkxnz2V0&fea...

Death.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt7h3CghJEg&fea...

Some sketches.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbgqtvJOJus


I suppose these days he would not be very PC.

[otolith]

I love his tales of how he lost a finger - favourite is the one about being so hungry his arse started eating grass...

[bigrich4]

I was born in 1981 so I don't remember most of the stuff he did on tv but about 15 years ago I managed to watch one of his 'Best Of' videos and he has remained my favourite comedian ever since. End of!

[AmiableChimp]

Slightly O/T, but on a similar vain, anyone remember a comedian in the 80s who did a kind of sketch show set in his apartment?

Think it was The Kelly Monteith Show or something?

[mad4amanda]

Goodnight and may your God go with you......

[jmorgan]

The pope water sking, yep, grew up with that.

[Six Fiend]

Dad used to let me stay up to watch Dave Allen as he was his favourite.

Fabulous stuff.

Very happy memories

[Eric Mc]

AmiableChimp said:

Slightly O/T, but on a similar vain, anyone remember a comedian in the 80s who did a kind of sketch show set in his apartment?

Think it was The Kelly Monteith Show or something?

Yep - and his sidekick was the lovely Gabrielle Drake.

[Jasandjules]

Yes, Dave Allen was superb.

[2fast748]

Used to watch Dave Allen with my Mum, which was doubly ironic as she's a bit on the religious side. I used to have to sit trying not to laugh too hard at the religious stuff.

[Bacardi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxo81Ok9Urk&fea...

Quality

[Eric Mc]

In Ireland, it was a Mortal Sin to watch Dave Allen, unless you lived in Dublin because Dubliners were already doomed to eternal fire and damnation anyway.

[RodMod]

So so funny the story about learning how to tell the time.

Rod.

[zeb]

very dry, very funny and remembered with great fondness.

I had to smile this christmas as there were entire evenings showing morecambe& wise and the two ronnies. ...they genuinely dont make 'em like that anymore.