Quote: paulted @ 30th December 2020, 4:16 PMDave Allen-Great comedian, great man, comic timing, and when he swore used it like a grenade. Modern comics could learn a lot.
My dad was a big fan and I remember watching his shows with Dave sat on a stool. A great story teller and a similar format to Jasper Carrott. His son Ed Allen co-wrote 'Orrible and appears in it as a bouncer who has his legs blown off by a grenade and then has false legs fitted that make him look like he's on stilts 
Kelly Monteith has posted a series of shows on YouTube where he revisits his BBC shows. I was pleased how well some of the sketches held up as I always enjoyed them as a youngster. He also talks about the making of them which I found interesting.
Cheers Six, will look out for that, thanks
Quote: Sixty3closure @ 30th December 2020, 10:28 PMKelly Monteith has posted a series of shows on YouTube where he revisits his BBC shows. I was pleased how well some of the sketches held up as I always enjoyed them as a youngster. He also talks about the making of them which I found interesting.
Brilliant, he was one of the first observational comedians I can remember watching.
'Kelly Monteith's BBC Memories' if you're taking a look. 10 Episodes.
Quote: john tregorran @ 30th December 2020, 1:05 AMUncle Mort in I didn't know you cared.That doesn't get repeated either.
I 'eard that - pardon.
My Dad loved it and introduced me to it at the time.
Quote: Sixty3closure @ 30th December 2020, 10:28 PMKelly Monteith has posted a series of shows on YouTube where he revisits his BBC shows. I was pleased how well some of the sketches held up as I always enjoyed them as a youngster. He also talks about the making of them which I found interesting.
Apart from things like Dick Van Dyke in the 1960s he was probably one of the first Americans to get a show on BBC.