# UK/Ireland dopers: is Dave Allen still at large? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 30, 2003, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-ireland-dopers-is-dave-allen-still-at-large/204699 "2003-09-30T14:57:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-ireland-dopers-is-dave-allen-still-at-large/204699/1 "2003-09-30T14:57:49Z")
Back in the '70s, they aired a show called “Dave Allen at Large”. It was a mixture of standup and sketches; I used to die laughing at his stuff. I’m pretty sure this was a UK/Ireland show. So, is this guy still alive and kicking? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-ireland-dopers-is-dave-allen-still-at-large/204699/2 "2003-09-30T16:43:46Z")
My dad loved DAaL. He loves Catholic jokes. I tried to buy him some copies, but couldn’t find it on dvd or video anywhere. Julie ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-ireland-dopers-is-dave-allen-still-at-large/204699/3 "2003-09-30T18:16:45Z")
There was a thread about this a year or two ago, I remember posting to it. Try entering Dave AND Allen and do a search in Cafe Society. I t should pop up. I think it _was_titled “Dave Allen at Large.” ---
**Author:** ![rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rabbit)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-ireland-dopers-is-dave-allen-still-at-large/204699/4 "2003-09-30T23:05:27Z")
nope Died a couple years ago. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-ireland-dopers-is-dave-allen-still-at-large/204699/5 "2003-09-30T23:26:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jsgoddess \* > My dad loved DAaL. He loves Catholic jokes. > > I tried to buy him some copies, but couldn’t find it on dvd or video anywhere. > > Julie Try: > **[Amazon.co.uk: Low Prices in Electronics, Books, Sports Equipment & more](https://www.amazon.co.uk/)** > > Sign up to Amazon Prime for unlimited free delivery. Low prices at Amazon on digital cameras, MP3, sports, books, music, DVDs, video games, home & garden and much more. They are offering: - Dave Allen (1994) - Dave Allen - Vintage Dave Allen - Dave Allen on Life (1998) But please note these are all VHS tapes (PAL format), which may not play where you are. ---
**Author:** ![Airblairxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Airblairxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airblairxxx)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-ireland-dopers-is-dave-allen-still-at-large/204699/6 "2003-10-02T00:19:47Z")
[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0020411/](http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0020411/) [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dave\_Allen\_Fan/](http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dave_Allen_Fan/) ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-ireland-dopers-is-dave-allen-still-at-large/204699/7 "2003-10-02T00:28:08Z")
So, did we ever find out if it was gin or water in that glass? Dave was cool. I didn’t know he’d died. That’s a shame. ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-ireland-dopers-is-dave-allen-still-at-large/204699/8 "2003-10-02T17:18:02Z")
The show itself was moderately funny, but it had the **best** theme song ever. The only thing other than the theme song that I remember now is that when Benny Hill did a parody of the show, he made a joke about how he was folding his index finger in to mimic how Allen was missing the end of his index finger.