Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play When Dave Allen passed away in March 2005 we lost a true comedy great Sitting cross-legged on a high stool whiskey in one hand cigarette in the other Dave Allen&s exasperated commentaries on the absurdities of modern life struck a chord with millions of fans in Britain Ireland & Australia for over four decades He was a compelling storyteller -- able to spin shaggy dog stories out of the almost any subject including the missing tip of his fourth finger of his left hand for which he provided various unlikely explanations But his gentle laconic wit could also give way to ferocious attacks on the media the state & most famously the Catholic Church He was a unique talent -- a comic who could make his audiences laugh cry & be shocked all in one Here he is with his personal choice of sketches gags & monologues