R.I.P Dave :(
 

Alas the rather fine Dave Allen has passed away

I remember being in tears of laughter at his shows on BBC1. A sad loss to comedy :(

Yes,he was quality.
Loved his laid back style + fag and whiskey.

Indeed

Do you think he's met up with his finger in the afterlife?

Great comic. Been missed for many years though to be honest.

Seconded. He was a funny man - even as a kid I found him funny.

Wonder if he was in our coffin club @ work?
Excellent comic, must have been good, as my dad wouldn't let us watch him when we were young :)

chris.

Remember watching him as a kid.... Bl**dy hilarious. Another sad loss....:(

used to whatch him loads when i was younger i loved his irreverent view on catholisism and religion in general.
Although he wasnt exactly "out there" in terms of shock and provocation he often had some interesting stuff to say.

I wonder if somone will now finally tell us how he really lost his finger :D:D:D

May his god go with him

Fred Dibnah, Tommy Vance & now this:( I must be getting old, my heroes are dropping like flies:( Another sad loss

Agree with the above, a top comedian who is a loss to TV comedy :(

His sketch on 5hit still kills me. Oops bad pun.

Don't forget John Peel as well

:(

How could I forget about him:(

Yes he made me cry laughing many times...
Goodnight Dave and may your god go with you :(

I agree. Fag and booze! On TV!

Dave Allen was a funny guy, i also remember listening to him as a kid and being in stiches. He helped shape my sense of humour.
Always had a fag on the go whilst on stage.

RIP Dave and i'll have a beer on you tonight

He is now !

Good night, and may your god go with you.
Sad loss

And into the hole he goes.....

Top comedian.

Don't make em' like that anymore :(

One of the finest and funniest men I have ever watched, RIP Dave:(
Cheers
Colin

Saw him live on a couple of occasions, filth beyond believe :) Had us in stitches from the start.

As regards his finger, I remember a routine he used to do when he was acting out a gun fight, pretending his fingers were the guns. He would pick up his stump and say "This guy was using a sawn off shotgun" :D :D

As already said, may his God go with him.

RIP

A real comedian of the old school, great natural ability. Sorry to hear of his death.

Les

A sad loss. I heard about this on the news last night. As they started to show clips of him, I sat there with a huge smile on my face...before he'd even uttered a word. Shows you just how funny he was. As the clips were shown, I was reminded again of his comic genius - a brilliant man who had no small part in shaping the comic landscape. RIP Dave Allen.

BTW - finger loss was apparently due to it getting trapped in cogs at school.

RIP Dave Allen.

If I'd brought as much mirth and joy to as many as he did I'd consider my life well spent.

K.

ditto,

the only guy who could take the piss out of religion in todays pc world and get away with it..

Mart