Entertainment 11-03-2005 who: Comedian Dave Allen what: Dies, aged 68 where: LONDON when: Thursday snippet: "Allen was a TV favourite with his shows Tonight With Dave Allen and Dave Allen At Large," recalls The Telegraph. "He would deliver his jokes from a stool with a glass of whisky by his side." Elsewhere in the celebrity obit column, former Radio 1 Rock Show DJ Tommy Vance, 63, died early on Sunday morning, three days after suffering a stroke. Perhaps he`ll be played out with a rendition of Robbie Williams`s `Angels`, which was this week named top of a poll of songs British people want played at their funeral. But then again, probably not. [... more]

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