Dave Allen.

[George Dixon]

Last night I watched a program about the late great Dave Allen. Of course most of you will be far too young to remember him. I am not easily impressed, but to me he was one of the greats.

Goodnight, thank you, and may your god go with you.

[Robert]

Absolutely, he was a fantastic comedian and his sketches were pretty good too. My favourite is probably the Trappist monk porridge sketch.

[George Dixon]

Robert, I have to admit that I am quite old. But, to me, those were nicer times , better times.

Can it be that it was all so simple the,or has time re-written everything,
If we had the chance to do it all again,
Tell me, could we,would we.....

[Robert]

The comedy was definitely better - in another class, in fact.

[Herlock Sholmes]

Great Comedian George.

We’re all subject to nostalgia I guess but we’’re certainly living in harsher, more dangerous times. We have more ‘‘stuff’’ and better ‘’stuff’’ but there’s always a price to pay for change and advancement. When I was younger (I’m 54 btw) I used to smile smugly when older people would talk about being able to leave their doors unlocked at night and how neighbours all pitched in to help families in difficulty. I now think “’if only.”’ I don’t think I’m being overly sentimental by saying that I’d prefer a world where kids shot at each other with pea shooters and catapults rather than stabbing each other. It’s difficult not to feel pessimistic.

[harry]

Herlock,
Your mention of catapults brought back a memory.England 1941,the second world war was raging,I was 14 years old.A friend and I were caught firing catapults by a country policeman.Appearing at the juvenile court,we were each fined two shillings and sixpence.The magistrate,an elderly woman,loudly criticized both my friends and my father,for allowing our possession of such deadly weapons.The funny part.Both fathers were old soldiers who had survived the first world war.My friend and I were army cadets. Sadly my friend w as killed on active service in the so called peaceful post second world war years.He was a sergeant in the Coldstream Guards.

[DJA]

Immensely popular in Oz during the early 1960s and thereafter.

[Sam Flynn]

As well as being a very funny, polished comedian, he could be cleverly satirical. One of my favourites was of an Apartheid-era priest walking into his church and seeing a black lad on his knees at the altar. "Hey, boy!", says the priest, "What are you doing in my church?". "I'm just scrubbing the altar steps, sir" came the reply. "That's all right", rejoined the priest, "Just as long as I don't catch you praying".

[Herlock Sholmes]

Herlock,
Your mention of catapults brought back a memory.England 1941,the second world war was raging,I was 14 years old.A friend and I were caught firing catapults by a country policeman.Appearing at the juvenile court,we were each fined two shillings and sixpence.The magistrate,an elderly woman,loudly criticized both my friends and my father,for allowing our possession of such deadly weapons.The funny part.Both fathers were old soldiers who had survived the first world war.My friend and I were army cadets. Sadly my friend w as killed on active service in the so called peaceful post second world war years.He was a sergeant in the Coldstream Guards.

I didn’t know that you were a criminal Harry A great story with a touch of the PG Wodehouse about it. A tragic postscript though. Coincidentally my dad was in The Household Division and was posted in Aden. He was in the last wave of National Service call ups.

[Herlock Sholmes]

As well as being a very funny, polished comedian, he could be cleverly satirical. One of my favourites was of an Apartheid-era priest walking into his church and seeing a black lad on his knees at the altar. "Hey, boy!", says the priest, "What are you doing in my church?". "I'm just scrubbing the altar steps, sir" came the reply. "That's all right", rejoined the priest, "Just as long as I don't catch you praying".

[Robert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYXenjpefNU