# Hope His God Went With Him:  Dave Allen Dead

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-his-god-went-with-him-dave-allen-dead/294124>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 12, 2005, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-his-god-went-with-him-dave-allen-dead/294124 "2005-03-12T01:05:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-his-god-went-with-him-dave-allen-dead/294124/1 "2005-03-12T01:05:21Z")

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[One of the best damn comics to ever appear on the small screen.](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4340115.stm)

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> Irish comedian Dave Allen, famed for his TV routines as he perched on a stool with drink and cigarette in hand, has died in his sleep aged 68.
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> He was most famous for his TV shows Tonight With Dave Allen and Dave Allen at Large, which featured his satires on topics including religion.
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> Allen got his first break on a BBC talent show in 1959, and toured with the Beatles in the UK and France.
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> He died in his sleep on Thursday night at his west London home.

Og, how I wish we could get his stuff on DVD here in the States!

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-his-god-went-with-him-dave-allen-dead/294124/2 "2005-03-12T01:06:32Z")

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Damn, I _looked_ for a thread before posting this one! Can a passing mod kill it? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2005, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-his-god-went-with-him-dave-allen-dead/294124/3 "2005-03-12T01:24:39Z")

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Further comment should be here: [Dave Allen Dead at 68](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=306497)