Movie: The Best of Dave Allen

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    The Best of Dave Allen

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    Compilation of favourite gags, routines and observations, selected from across the groundbreaking comedian's thirty years in showbusiness and including trenchant reflections on life, death, smoking and the nature of the Irish, all delivered from his trademark stool with a glass of whisky in hand.

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    2005-01-01

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    When Dave Allen passed away in March 2005, we lost a true comedy great.

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