Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian

🎭 Genres:Documentary, Comedy

⭐️ Actors:Dave Allen, Steven Berkoff

🌍 Country:United Kingdom

📅 Year:2013

🎬 Director:Verity Maidlow

📝 Description:Told by family and friends, with rare unseen archive, this documentary reflects on the career of Dave Allen, relative of poet Katharine Tynan, and a natural performer who cut his teeth at Butlins. He became a TV star in Australia in his twenties, before returning home to dominate the schedules here in Britain with his unique blend of sketches and stories in a career that took in films, plays, documentaries and chat shows, alongside award winning comedy series.