Dave Allen - Val Doonican Show - 1970 - Comedian

Here's the late great Irish comedian Dave Allen on The Val Doonican Show in 1970.
David Tynan O'Mahony (6 July 1936 - 10 March 2005), better known as Dave Allen, was an Irish comedian.
Dave Allen Biography
Television Actor (c. 1936-c. 2005)
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NAME
Dave Allen
OCCUPATION
Television Actor
BIRTH DATE
c. 1936
DEATH DATE
c. 2005
PLACE OF BIRTH
Firhouse, Ireland
ORIGINALLY
David Tynan O'Mahony
SYNOPSIS
PROFILE
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Dave Allen was an Irish comedian and TV actor who starred in his own shows in Australia and the UK: Tonight with Dave Allen and Dave Allen at Large.
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Synopsis
Dave Allen made his TV debut in the BBC talent show New Faces (1959). In Australia he hosted the popular show Tonight with Dave Allen (1963-4), which was later screened in Britain, the success of which led to his own BBC comedy series Dave Allen at Large (1971, 1975). Throughout the 1970s and 1980s he continued to tour internationally with his one-man show and also performed as a dramatic actor.
Profile
Comedian and actor, born in Firhouse, Co Dublin, Ireland. The son of a prominent Irish journalist, he decided to become a professional entertainer at the age of 19, and went to England where he made his television debut in the BBC talent show New Faces (1959). In Australia he hosted the popular show Tonight with Dave Allen (1963-4) which was later screened in Britain, the success of which led to his own BBC TV comedy series Dave Allen at Large (1971, 1975). Throughout the 1970s and 1980s he continued to tour internationally with his one-man show and also performed as a dramatic actor.

[@stephenguppy3466]

This is what Saturday night telly used to be all about.....miss all the great entertainers. How I long for the days when people on TV were stars and had talent. THAT was the reason they were ON TV. Thank you Val and Dave and all your fellow stars.

[@joekavanagh8997]

Both were not just great entertainers but possessors of great humanity and charm.The present generations of 'celebrities' are devoid of these attributes.Stip the world I want to get off

[@stephenwilliams4501]

Dave Allan was a great comedian, and thanks to
video recording, he still is in a way.

[@colinbrown7021]

Priceless! I needed that in today’s madness.

[@richardsharpe2966]

Two of Ireland's greatest ever entertainers both are sadly now gone but they were just fabulous

[@TheEchovoices]

two of the sweetest and best in the biz missing them both

[@petercavellini3232]

A force of nature, every so often there comes along a one off! Dave is one of those......😎

[@joeking1019]

Priceless Irish humour

[@geraldinebabester9414]

Sadly missed him to xxx god bless him to xxx

[@Greenwillow]

RIP. To two great Irish entertainers.

[@denniscarroll33]

The best of Irish Dave,Val,🤣Guinness ☘️🇮🇪

[@johndearden7931]

True entertainers. They did it because they loved the audience.

[@barefootcontessa3112]

Two great Irishmen 😍

[@MrConan89]

Brilliant.

[@trevorkeyes1694]

Excellent

[@plugh1]

Watched val doonican every week. But to be honest mainly for dave Allens spot. Val was great too.

[@geraldinebabester9414]

I do lobe dave alan he was also very good xxx

[@mcqueenfanman]

Dave is pretty good at tracking 3 different accents while doing a joke.

[@boychildnew1]

He did look a lot like Dave!

[@melodyjordan6052]

That's funny!! Of course he did.

[@mcqueenfanman]

He WAS wearing a glove on his left hand.

[@matthewsmith-rm6qc]

To this day that joke sums up the nutters on both sides in Glasgow.

[@marknestbox]

Love to him and ken - I met Dave for BBC, he was so pleasant after the show (1981).
I also did a mega mess-up on introduction, but thar thou goes or wents.
He was far more calmer in real life - + a total bloke, offering me a fag (no pun). Mark.

[@jamesmurphy4021]

Great stuff and great people. The good old days eh !!! -- l wish we had them back -- None of this Woke Nonsense eh !!!

[@davidryan9496]

As an Irishman, Dave Allen saying that he was in 'the British army' at that time, was a very big deal!

[@boychildnew1]

A bit like saying im in ISIS now!

[@Juliukas101]

Why? The Irish war had been over for nearly 50 years by that point!

[@MsVanorak]

@@Juliukas101 'the troubles' were still going on.

[@craigbrowning9448]

Interesting how the attire of the show does not include Ties. Anyone know the hosts of this aspect of the show?

[@videocurios]

Anyone know the hosts of this aspect of the show ?
What are you asking please ?

[@mariacanavan3305]

It was Dave Allen...

[@ozzie-sk9dh]

Time to bring back the polo neck

[@alanwitton5980]

Hilarious

[@michaelhepburn6530]

All we have now are Grand Finals of crap

[@videocurios]

[@Juliukas101]

Dave Allen was good. Val Doonican was alright but a bit boring!