Dave Allen started out working and touring through English theatres and night clubs. Only occasionally working on radio, he made his first TV appearance on the BBC in 1959, and in Australia soon managed to get an eight-month TV engagement in 1963 , which ended as one of the most successful shows in Australia. In 1969, he turned from comedy to making documentaries, but then in 1971, he returned to BBC television for Dave Allen at Large, another top-rated show. In 1972, he lived out a lifetime ambition to do plays, soon playing both Mr. Darling and Captain Hook in “Peter Pan” for the London Coliseum. He followed up with two more TV specials in Australia. Floating between stage, television, and more documentaries, he premiered in America in 1981 with “An Evening With Dave Allen.” but is best remembered for his show “Dave Allen at Large”
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