I grew up with Dave Allen at large. He was one of those comedians whose content was tame enough for family entertainment with any adult material going straight over our heads. Brilliant man sorely missed.

He was a genius. One of the best ever

The best comedian Ireland has ever produced, there has never been a better.🤣 His observations of life, religion - priceless😂

I loved and do miss Dave Allen, imagine what he would make of Ryanair today. RIP very funny man.

Watched him as a child with my father. Genius of a comedian. 👍

Used to watch him with my Dad. He was and still is, one of the true Irish greats.

One of the best and funniest comedian that there was 🤣😂🤣☺️😂🤣

He is always able to destroy me and reduce me to tears he can just talk about anything and make it hilarious.😂🤣

Hey Amanda, have you seen "Dave Allen On The Vagaries Of The English Language"? He used the F-word in a joke once and people complained, so the next week he told a joke in which he used every swear word, but in a way that people could not complain about because he was using double meanings that are okay. Dave Allen is pure genius.

One of the all time greats this guy and sorely missed. My late Father & I used to cry with laughter at this guy when I was a kid.

Dave's story on teaching children how to read a clock is the best.

Im from the uk and years ago when Dave Allen was on TV my late father use to blackmail me to be a good boy so i could stay up and watch Dave Allen me and my father were both laughing so much one day my father fell off his chair laughing at dave (A true story) In my option (David Tynan O'Mahony AKA Davd Allen) was THE Best comedian of all time now he's making God laugh May your god go with you 🙏☺

Dave Allen was a great Irish comedian. He did many short sketches which were hilarious. I hope you can show more of his shows.

Dave Allen used to say at the end of every show (though an atheist himself): 'And may your God go with you.'

I’m 74,resting in bed with a bad back & hip & trying so hard not to laugh😂. If I ever want a good laugh,with no bad language,I can rely on Dave Allen. Watched them when I was a lot younger & his comic genius never fails to have me laugh & laugh.

I grew up watching him in the 80's/90's. Even as a kid i found him hilarious. This series from 93 is my favourite and actually watched them all a few weeks ago and still found myself laughing out loud. Good to see he's still making people laugh, including younger generations like yourself

I went to the same primary school as Dave Allen. He was a neighbour back then. Later, Sean Hughes, also a comedian, went to the same school. It was pretty grim back then but that school seems to have produced more than its share of funny people.

Dave Allen was one of the best. Very sorely missed.

Another throwback to my childhood. I remember lying in front of the TV and riveted to every word. Wonderful man. He truly does see through a child's eye.

a MASTER OF HIS ART that's it for me after 62 years of still watching his videos

It's always nice to laugh at comedy sketches, with someone else. Thank you Amanda. 😃

I've loved Dave Allen since being a kid in the late 70s. Feck funny.🤣🤣 RIP Dave🙏🙏

Saw Dave back in the 70's live in Wellington. He manages to tease out the mundane into something very funny.

Great analysis Amanda that scored high on snort scale. Dave was wonderful. A gifted story teller.

Not just a great sketch comedian but also a wonderful storyteller.

wow nearly 60 I forgot how good this guy was, loved him as a youngster he made so much sense .... and still does. What a talent , im pleased he is still liked cant beat talent . its good you like his style.

I love him have watched this so many times but, still get a sore throat from laughing, its the way he does all the actions too. Have you watched his Adam and Eve one??? its brilliant.

Hi Amanda. You should watch all Dave Allen's material. His stand up and sketch's are all hilarious. His bravery for an Irish comic to take on the church is legendary and hilarious. He's quite simply a comic genius. You should try Les Dawson as well, another legend of British comedy. I've tried American humor but unfortunately I don't get it.

Amanda he's an absolute genius. This is one of my favourite bits he's done. I was lucky enough to have seen him live in London.Glad you like him. His TV shows were brilliant as well.

He has me crying and clutching my stomach in helpless laughter . The funniest man that ever was 😂❤🙏

Dave Allen was one of the funnest comedian ever RIP sadly missed

I remember seeing this sketch. His expressions and acting are just as much part of the fun as his jokes

I've lost count of how many times I've watched this. Comedy genius x

Thanks for picking my video to react to, seems loads of people have reaction videos to this and it is really good to know that almost 20 years after his death, Dave and his observation humour is timeless and still entertaining people.

I have 2 top Dave Allen tip. 1) in the cafeteria waiting for a Car to move away. 2) the competing funeral companies😂. And it is very Nice to follow you. ❤️

I loved watching this. My dad and I used to watch him on a Wednesday night and we would laugh so much, we were crying. The man is a genius, an observationalist of people first class. Thanks for this x

I was lucky enough to see Dave Allen live in the 1970s. He was absolutely brilliant. I ached from laughing so much. Unlike his TV shows, there was quite a bit of swearing, and much edgier content. One of a kind. Even today he makes you laugh out loud.

I've always loved Dave Allen's comedy from his tv show's in the late 70's n 80's

Dave Allen a real humourist. Total legend

Dave Allen will be sorely missed. Also when he scratched his ear there was a close up and his drink was filled up when they zoomed out

He makes you smile and you make us smile. Keep ‘em coming because one thing our crazy ass world today needs is more smiles and laughter. Thanks Ms. Amanda

Absolutely great. Please have a look at him teaching his child to tell the time 👍

He was amazing god bless him thanks amanda

he was the king of comedy and thanks to television we can still watch the greatest

I love the blessing bit, cried so much. 🤗

Dave ALLEN & Victor BORGE my 2 favourites ❤🇬🇧🌹

A much needed laugh and great to see your amazing laughing face Amanda

I'm so grateful for David's brillants growing up, love him ❤

Oxygen Masks - I always love the "breathe normally" phrase. If the cabin pressure fails and the aircraft goes into a steep descent to equalise the pressure, I will be breathing extremely abnormally.

I love the black fins. Whenever I have a chance I carry on his legacy in adding those little black fins to safety cards.

The other thing about the whistle.....no one noticed the huge airliner smashing into the sea, but..."peep peep", they can't fail to notice that! :D

I used to watch him with my Dad, in Oz, at 11 most of the jokes went over my head, at around 13, the penny started to drop. Brilliant man.

One of the best,if not the best,miss him

He was brilliant! Saw him live in the UK once...

My favourite sketch was Dave as a drunk asking a broken down motorist what the problem was. The motorist replied "piston broke" and drunk Dave said "Me too but what's wrong with the car?"

Dave Allen's humour was always brilliantly well observed from life and logical on what were still considered controversial subjects .Sitting in the chair with a fag and / or a glass of spirits it was always a great way to end the evening. In those days he was the adult entertainers shows how much things have changed .

I was a big fan of Dave Allen and did see him live on stage and He was absolutely fantastic and I want to thank Beautiful Amanda for posting all these wonderful clips just watching your reaction is like a tonic to me 🥰🥰🥰

A genuine great! Only man to tell a joke I have heard many times and never smiled, Then he tells it and I fall of my seat laughing. Dave Allen WAS humour to the soles of his feet.

Thanks for that, Amanda. Yes, he’s brilliant. Cheers.

Good evening Amanda, Dave Allen was a comic genius everything he said was so true but very funny 😂🤣 must look for supermarket/ shopping

My dad was a big fan of his but I was too young to understand it at the time. I am just rediscovering him now through your vids, and it's nice to watch with someone else, don't know why stuff seems to be funnier with other people "in the room" so to speak. Thanks for these uploads.

He excelled in satire, and class. He was so far ahead of the competition. without alienating people with every other word being a swear word he said more and commented more on society than a thousand other stand-ups.

Oh! Amanda. It does not matter what time of day (or night) that I watch your videos, they make me feel so much better than any medication. Just watching you laugh almost uncontrollably, is a truly wonderful sight. Keep up the good work you do a better job at making people feel better, than the NHS could ever do.

When I was a kid, Dave Allen was 'Must Watch' TV, Amanda. If I recall, his shows were on a Monday night, and the following Tuesday, every kid in School was talking about it and swapping the jokes from the show.

Have you watched him teaching to tell the time to a child or Adam and Eve ? I love the anticipation in your face between the funny parts. 😊

Amanda, great reaction, love Dave Allen grew up watching him.

R.i.P. DAVE ALLEN, you were the best!

Irish🇮🇪 comedy at it's best

Thanks for this , had to watch as Dave Allen is my favourite comedian

Used to rush home from lectures on Tuesdays Nights in the late 80's to see his shows on TV. Bloody Hilarious after watching Allo Allo LOL.

Dave Allen was my dads favourite comedian. He used to watch him on tv. Im going way back now to the 70s/80s. We were not allowed to watch because dad thought his jokes were too mature for us kids.This has brought back so many memories.

Great vid, great reaction, you have a nice calm pleasant demeanour, good production, haven't seen you in a while, 👍

Hi Amanda x I grew up in the uk watching Dave Allen- such an honestly funny man. Phil x

Dave Allen glad u have brought his humour back to our screen thanks

Loved dave allen

This man was brilliant, I don't think any subject was off limits with him.

Check out him explaining the telling the time and his comedy sketches 🤣😂☺️🤣

Hi Amanda. As an American living in the UK you must watch Dave Allen on the vagaries of the English language, so funny.

some of his best stuff were his silent skits, the funeral of the steamrolled man comes to mind

We saw him live in 1972 here in Toronto. Brilliant.

Come back Dave Allen, We need your stories again..... 😎

Hi Amanda, I took my dad to see Dave Allen at the Strand Theatre in 1990. All bar a twenty minute interval that man stood and delivered the most amazingly funny routine. What mad it more special was looking over and seeing dad cry with laughter because this was the one time he'd gone to a show and not have to worry about the reaction of the person next to him which was usually my mother. Mum was very sensitive to bad language and told me 'Go on. take your Dad'. You should watch the time when dave is recalling the time he took his son to school for the first day. You might perhaps enjoy his other take on time in which he issues such gems about a friend with a new watch and did Dave want to know the time in San Francisco. He covered working day - getting up to the clock working to the clock and I won't give the punchline away. Communicating with teenagers is another one it ties nicely in with trying to find out who used the last of the toilet roll and had a bath last as it was dirty. Another comedy god is Bob Monkhouse. Such gems as I'm still having sex at 72, I live at 76. Bob in the 80's introduced Britain to comedians from 'across the pond' such as the bizarre Emo Philips, American impressionist extraordinaire Rich Little and a 21 year old Canadian by the name of Jim Carrey. If you fancy British radio you'd be hard pushed to beat 'Hancock's Half Hour'. Perhaps you'll let me know your thoughts when you've watched and/or listened to my suggestion. All the very best.

Best Irish comedian ever...

What a man. Sorely missed. ❤❤❤

Wish he was still around for Virgin Airways "first all woman virgin flight crew" announcement. He would have had a field day with that. R.I.P. my childhood laugh factory.

Oh my goodness I love him 🙏🇦🇺

Hi Amanda. How wonderful to see Dave Allen again, thankyou so much. hope you are not flying any time soon. Cheers Amanda.

Thank you, Amanda. Made me giggle. I used to have a huge crush on Dave Allen when his show was on television. Seeing him again reminds me why. Nothing is as attractive as an amusing man in a suit. The accent doesn't do any harm either!

There were 2 weekly comedy treats which most of us here in Ireland tried never to miss in the '70s - Halls Pictorial Weekly (kinda like Ireland's Spitting Image with real actors - wayyyy before the original, well, Spitting Image (also epic)) PLUS Dave Allen at Large - THAT funeral sketch in particular still makes us laugh. Happy daze!

When he sat on his high stool drinking his alcohol short while flicking the ash from his cigarette of his trousers, he was a poor classic comedian from the old school . Legend 😂

I used to love sitting with my father watching him when I was young. Found me.ladies of the two of us laughing at him

I have loved Dave Allen since I was a little girl. I still love watching him. God rest his soul. He's making them laugh in heaven now. Miss you Dave. See you when it's my turn. ❤❤❤❤❤

Great observation on life had Dave, his take on talking car's was hilarious.

Love this , watching in crazy 2024 , U.K. gone bonkers , back in time for some sanity

This is Dave's speech from the British Airways Charity Ball.

I enjoyed that, Amanda and I thank you for sharing. If you haven’t seen it, it’s worth 8 minutes of your time (sic) watching his sketch on ‘telling the time’🌞

I had the great good fortune to see Dave Allen live in a West End theatre. His set was more adult and did include swearing but was just as hilarious and at times really surreal. So glad I saw him, he is greatly missed.

what I like about is comedy is it is very funny without swearing or denigrating people

Oh yes he was a great comedian and no swearing Thanks for this series I had forgotten how good he was.

Could you imagine, what Dave allen ,RIP would be like, in 2023,❤😂