04-09-2004, 02:27 PM
04-09-2004, 02:49 PM
I used to love him. Amazon.co.uk have some VHS of him but it's only for British videos I'm afraid (unless you have multi-regional of course.)
04-09-2004, 02:50 PM
I liked Dave Allen! I know I saw some of his videos for sale recently but I can't think where, I'll have a check when I get home and see what I can find.
04-09-2004, 03:51 PM
I thought you were going to say he was dead.... or is he?
Anyway - I used to love his shows too - he was funny.
Anyway - I used to love his shows too - he was funny.
04-09-2004, 06:05 PM
I remember that when he first started his shows, he had a set comprising of comfy sofas, chairs and coffee tables. Then one night he got so plastered on his signature drinks of scotch, that he gave it all away to his audience, that's why he ended up with only a stool with a table tray attached to it! lol I loved him, he really didn't give a stuff!
04-10-2004, 07:36 AM
Oooooh I didn't know that dnawolf - cool!
I loved his humour and the way he told a story.
Didn't he have one finger shorter than the other?
I loved his humour and the way he told a story.
Didn't he have one finger shorter than the other?
04-10-2004, 08:33 AM
I didn't know that about the furniture either! LOL! That's brilliant!
Tex Lil, yes, he had a short finger - he'd joke about it once in a while.
I used to love it when he turn the lights down low and tell a scary joke.
KG, don't know if he's dead or not actually.
Tex Lil, yes, he had a short finger - he'd joke about it once in a while.
I used to love it when he turn the lights down low and tell a scary joke.
KG, don't know if he's dead or not actually.
04-12-2004, 08:57 AM
The BBC did bring him back a few years ago - sans cigarette and glass of Scotch - and he was still quite funny even though of course he'd aged a lot. He was the sort of story-teller who could even make not very funny jokes hilarious in the telling.
My favourite Dave Allen joke from one of his vintage shows (I only heard it the once)
One day a little Catholic boy wanders into Ian Paisley's church.
"What are you doing in my church?" roars the Reverend Ian Paisley.
"I've come to talk to God." says the little boy.
But as soon as Paisley realises the little boy is Catholic he throws him out of the church.
Three times the little boy tries to enter the church and each time Paisley throws him out.
So the little boy goes and sits on a wall and he's very sad with tears in his eyes.
Suddenly he hears this voice calling him.
"Who is it?" the little boy asks.
"It's God." says the voice.
"God?!" the little boy cheers up immediately.
"Why were you so sad?" asks God.
"Well." says the little boy "I was just trying to get into Ian Paisley's Church."
"Oh don't worry about that." says God "I've been trying to do the same thing for years."
lol lol lol
My favourite Dave Allen joke from one of his vintage shows (I only heard it the once)
One day a little Catholic boy wanders into Ian Paisley's church.
"What are you doing in my church?" roars the Reverend Ian Paisley.
"I've come to talk to God." says the little boy.
But as soon as Paisley realises the little boy is Catholic he throws him out of the church.
Three times the little boy tries to enter the church and each time Paisley throws him out.
So the little boy goes and sits on a wall and he's very sad with tears in his eyes.
Suddenly he hears this voice calling him.
"Who is it?" the little boy asks.
"It's God." says the voice.
"God?!" the little boy cheers up immediately.
"Why were you so sad?" asks God.
"Well." says the little boy "I was just trying to get into Ian Paisley's Church."
"Oh don't worry about that." says God "I've been trying to do the same thing for years."
lol lol lol
04-12-2004, 10:46 AM
lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
04-12-2004, 10:12 PM
Lee Wrote:
The BBC did bring him back a few years ago - sans cigarette and glass of Scotch - and he was still quite funny even though of course he'd aged a lot. He was the sort of story-teller who could even make not very funny jokes hilarious in the telling.
My favourite Dave Allen joke from one of his vintage shows (I only heard it the once):
One day a little Catholic boy wanders into Ian Paisley's church.
"What are you doing in my church?" roars the Reverend Ian Paisley.
"I've come to talk to God." says the little boy.
But as soon as Paisley realises the little boy is Catholic he throws him out of the church.
Three times the little boy tries to enter the church and each time Paisley throws him out.
So the little boy goes and sits on a wall and he's very sad with tears in his eyes.
Suddenly he hears this voice calling him.
"Who is it?" the little boy asks.
"It's God." says the voice.
"God?!" the little boy cheers up immediately.
"Why were you so sad?" asks God.
"Well." says the little boy "I was just trying to get into Ian Paisley's Church."
"Oh don't worry about that." says God "I've been trying to do the same thing for years."
:lol: :lol: :lol:
My favourite Dave Allen joke from one of his vintage shows (I only heard it the once):
One day a little Catholic boy wanders into Ian Paisley's church.
"What are you doing in my church?" roars the Reverend Ian Paisley.
"I've come to talk to God." says the little boy.
But as soon as Paisley realises the little boy is Catholic he throws him out of the church.
Three times the little boy tries to enter the church and each time Paisley throws him out.
So the little boy goes and sits on a wall and he's very sad with tears in his eyes.
Suddenly he hears this voice calling him.
"Who is it?" the little boy asks.
"It's God." says the voice.
"God?!" the little boy cheers up immediately.
"Why were you so sad?" asks God.
"Well." says the little boy "I was just trying to get into Ian Paisley's Church."
"Oh don't worry about that." says God "I've been trying to do the same thing for years."
:lol: :lol: :lol:
BLOODY BRILLIANT!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
04-13-2004, 03:09 AM
I liked his signature “May your god go with you”
I quite often use it, even now but some deeply religious people don’t like it very much. Ah well you can’t please them all…
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I quite often use it, even now but some deeply religious people don’t like it very much. Ah well you can’t please them all…
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04-13-2004, 08:19 AM
Did you ever see the dave Allen sketch where its set in a church in South Africa in the days of apartheit and there's a young black kid scrubbing the floor, and dave allen plays the white africano priest, the priest says "what are you doing here boy?" and the boy says "Cleaning the floor sir" and the priest say "good! Cleaning the floors..... But dont let me catch you praying" D
My wife's uncle asked me if I ever watched his show so I assume at some point Dave Allen must have been on PBS at one time. My wife's uncle is religious too!! so that must have been interesting D
My dad is a big fan of Dave Allen so I used to watch Dave Allen at large and the other TV specials and etc.. When I was a kid I liked the sketches. Now I find that I love his stand up (or sit down) routine!! wink
My wife's uncle asked me if I ever watched his show so I assume at some point Dave Allen must have been on PBS at one time. My wife's uncle is religious too!! so that must have been interesting D
My dad is a big fan of Dave Allen so I used to watch Dave Allen at large and the other TV specials and etc.. When I was a kid I liked the sketches. Now I find that I love his stand up (or sit down) routine!! wink