Dave Allen (comedian)
Irish comedian and satirist (1936–2005) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David Tynan O'Mahony (6 July 1936 – 10 March 2005), known professionally as Dave Allen, was an Irish comedian,[1] satirist,[2] and actor. He was best known for his observational comedy. Allen regularly provoked indignation by highlighting political hypocrisy and showing disdain for religious authority. His technique and style have influenced young British comedians.[3]
Dave Allen | |
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Born | David Tynan O'Mahony (1936-07-06)6 July 1936 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 10 March 2005(2005-03-10) (aged 68) London, England |
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Years active | 1959–1998 |
Spouses | Judith Stott
(m. 1964; div. 1983)Karin Stark (m. 2003) |
Children | 3 |
Initially becoming known in Australia in 1963 and 1964, Allen made regular television appearances in the United Kingdom from the late 1960s until the mid-1980s. The BBC aired his Dave Allen Show from 1971 to 1986,[4] which was also exported to several other European countries.[5] He had a major resurgence during the late 1980s and early 1990s. His television shows were also broadcast in the United States, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Yugoslavia, Australia, and New Zealand.
Allen's act was typified by a relaxed, rueful, and intimate style. He sat on a high bar stool or chair facing his audience, smoking and occasionally sipping from a glass of what he always allowed people to assume was whiskey but in fact was merely ginger ale with ice. He was a sober-minded man, and although he sometimes appeared crotchety and irritable on stage he always gave off an air of charm and serene melancholy, both in his act and in real life. Each day he pored over newspapers, scribbling notes and ideas for his routines. Along with his seated stand-up routines, his television shows were interspersed with filmed sketch comedy. At the end of his act, Allen always signed off with the words "Goodnight, thank you, and may your God go with you."