Home Advent Calendar 2018 Day 12: Dave Allen At Large, 1979

Another little thing at the end of this (not the end of the video unfortunately, it's one of those uploads that loops back around) that time and progress has sadly made redundant - every Boxing Day a comedy show would make a point of telling the viewer how many shopping days there were until the next Christmas. This was the final show to go out under Allen's most famous programme title, from now on only going out in one-off specials or compilations until a self-titled series in 1990. Among his repertory company: Paul McDowell from Porridge, Kirsten Cooke (Michelle from Allo Allo) and JoAnne Good now of BBC Radio London.