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Dave Allen. Copyright: BBC
Dave Allen

Dave Allen (I)

  • Irish
  • Stand-up comedian and writer

Dave Allen features

Oh Brother!. Brother Dominic (Derek Nimmo). Copyright: BBC Features

Comedy Chronicles: Arrested developments - comedy out of context

Sunday 25th September 2022

Comedy does not always land quite as intended, and some attempts at humour have been known to bring comics to face the law itself.

Dave Allen At Large. Dave Allen. Copyright: BBC Features

Comedy Chronicles: And may your Dave go with you: The documentaries of Dave Allen

Sunday 23rd January 2022

Anglo-Irish comedian Dave Allen is best remembered for his various ratings-winning sketch and stand-up series, but a number of fascinating, exploratory documentaries such as In Search Of The Great English Eccentric, are also worthy of modern reverence.

Image shows from L to R: Dave Allen, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore Features

Comedy Chronicles: Just very naughty boys - Dave Allen, Peter Cook & Dudley Moore Down Under

Sunday 5th September 2021

Censorship can seem to be ever-growing in modern times: new "woke" sensibilities clashing with long-established political correctness, and both in turn with classical liberalism - but it is nothing new, as Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Dave Allen found out 50 years ago this month on Australian television.

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