article_snippet: Dave was always very funny and we bonded over humour.
article_snippet: we laughed at exactly the same things, and remember: Dave’s almost a Scouser and I’m almost a Geordie.
article_snippet: Best of all, He still makes me laugh like no one else can.'
article_snippet: I was lucky because I never lost my sense of humour.
article_snippet: As well as the freedom and self-respect of independence, his character brought me laughter every day.