Dave Allen - Clock Incident!

The infamous incident from 1990.It may seem hard to believe now, what a fuss this one use of the "f" word caused - but there were even questions asked in the Houses of Parliament! The problem was probably that he upset alot of his old audience. To this day there are people who say they didn`t like him when he got old and angry. Personally, I think he was at the peak of his powers for this 1990 series, and showed how far he had evolved from the "two drunks walking down the street" type stuff. Interestingly, he doesn`t actually say "fucking clock", which is what he is always quoted as saying - but he did mean to!

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Dave
• Allen
• Swearing
• Comedy

[stupidjunk978]

Can't believe anyone ever found this ponderous old fart funny. What a boring cunt.

[femaleanimal]

@stupidjunk978 OK, so that`s at least 3 Dave Allen clips you have posted insults on. Seems like you are pretty boring.

[filozovs]

@femaleanimal we on the internet call it "trolling"

[femaleanimal]

@filozovs That`s the thing.

[hew35s]

I agree, femaleanimal.Peter Kaye's quite good on the observational slant of comedy, but he's nowhere near the incisive standard that Dave Allen perfected. My Mam., God rest her, was in sheer love with him, for his talent and his undeniable charm. I grew up with Dave on the tele - I miss him.

[femaleanimal]

I think most British people of a certain age have a special place in their hearts for Dave Allen. He was our introduction to adult television. I love Morecambe and Wise and The Two Ronnies, but they were family fun. Dave was a bit more rebellious.

[KarKingJack]

Funny how things have come on, in the years - he was one of the most hated comedians by the people who were showing him, because he swore, talked about religion, etc., but was bleedin' brilliant ^_-. Heh, he's much better than the comedians of today, anyway, though I think Dylan Moran liked him when he was around - you can see the comedic resemblance ^_-.

[petermackett37]

I always remember this,it creased me up at the time!,first time i had heard a comedian use the F.Word!,Dave Allen was a comic genius who is still missed to this day!

[christinemillsxxxx]

The clock gag,yes remember this... All true,what he observes,except when you retire not always do you get a clock... Nowadays it is usually... A WATCH!.. :)))

Chris x

[12345l6789]

@stupidjunk978 why do you keep watching him then?

he was one of the pioneering fathers of real alternative comedy, and most 'unconventional' comics of today owe him shitloads of credit.

[liamg353]

@femaleanimal you are so right, he is boring, Not Dave Allen but stupidjunk, Allen was brilliant.

[anonamous112]

wen did he die?

[richardathome65]

Couldn't agree with you more.