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.

A selection of stand-up routines from the hit BBC show Dave Allen at Large.

2024年7月6日 · Dave Allen was known as a master storyteller with a razor-sharp wit. The Irish comic was renowned for his humorous anecdotes and jokes told while he was sitting on a tall stool with...

2005年3月11日 · Irish comedian Dave Allen, famed for his TV routines as he perched on a stool with drink and cigarette in hand, has died in his sleep aged 68. He was most famous for his TV shows Tonight With...

2024年5月29日 · His real name is David Tynan O’Mahony, but he is well known as Dave Allen. He was born on 6 July 1936, and was an Irish observational comedian and satirist. Allen became well-known in Australia during 1963 and 1964. The Allen Dave show aired from 1972 to 1986 and in several other European countries.

During 1969, he turned from comedy to making documentaries, but then in 1971, he returned to BBC television for Dave Allen at Large (1971), another top-rated show. In 1972, he lived out a lifetime ambition to do plays, soon playing both Mr. Darling and Captain Hook in "Peter Pan" for the London Coliseum.

Dave Allen's act as a cabaret-style comedian sitting on a high stool, glass and cigarette in hand, made him a firm favourite with TV and theatre audiences from...

2005年3月10日 · David Tynan O'Mahony (6 July 1936 – 10 March 2005), known professionally as Dave Allen, was an Irish comedian, satirist, and actor. He was best known for his observational comedy. Allen regularly provoked indignation by highlighting political hypocrisy and showing disdain for religious authority.

2023年2月25日 · Dave Allen, born David Tynan O'Mahony, was a satirist, actor, and comedian who hailed from Ireland. He was a pioneer of observational comedy and regularly used his platform to highlight political hypocrisy and mock religious authority.

2018年4月2日 · Dave Allen is being celebrated in Dave Allen At Peace – a fact-based drama starring Aiden Gillen as the Irish comedian. But who was Dave Allen, how did he die and what else do we know...