Dave Allen’s At Large…..

Dave Allen At Large – 1971

The original sit down comedian from his early shows.

Dressed in a suit, sat on his stool with his trademark glass of whiskey ( it was actuallly Ginger Ale) and a cigarette the master of observation gave his observations on life, the Irish, God, traffic, smoking, the Bible, life and death.  This post covers his 1970’s show for the BBC.

Summary

Dave Allen does what he does best presents us with his musings on a variety of subjects mixed with specially filmed sketches.

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Starring: Dave Allen

Details

Channel: BBC1
Material Written By: Dave Allen
Year Of Broadcast: 1971 – 1979

Where To See

Dave Allen material is rarely repeated at the comedian’s own request. On a BBC Radio 2 documentary his son stated that Dave Allen believed in moving forward and not looking back.  Selected material is available on You Tube and a selection of DVD’s