Dave Allen
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Born	David Tynan O'Mahoney July 6, 1936(1936-07-06) Firhouse, Tallaght, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Died	March 10, 2005 (aged 68) Kensington, London, England
Nationality	Irish
Occupation	Comedian
Spouse	Judith Stott (1964-1983) divorce Karin Stark (2003-2005)
Children	Jane O'Mahony (born 1966) Edward James Tynan O'Mahony (born 1968) Cullum Allan (born 2005)

David Tynan O'Mahoney (July 6, 1936–March 10, 2005), better known as Dave Allen, was an Irish comedian, popular in the United Kingdom and Australia in the 1960s and 1970s. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 419 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (500 × 715 pixel, file size: 49 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) DVD cover - visual reference This image is of a DVD cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Firhouse (pronounced Fear-house or Fur-house) is a small village, surrounded by housing estates. ... Tallaght (Irish:Tamhlacht), is a small city in South Dublin, Ireland. ... Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... , A wealthy area in Kensington, that is just south of Kensington High Street. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...

Allen's act was typified by a very relaxed, intimate style — he would sit on a chair, smoking and holding a glass of whiskey. Alleged to be an atheist^[1] (according to Allen himself, "what you might call a practising atheist"), he would often make jokes about religion, particularly the Catholic Church and the Church of England. Along with his seated stand-up routines, his television shows were interspersed with sketch comedy. He had a lasting influence on British comedy, and influenced many 21st century British comedians.^[2] Two unlit filtered cigarettes. ... Whisky (or whiskey) is an alcoholic beverage distilled from grain, often including malt, which has then been aged in wooden barrels. ... “Atheist” redirects here. ... “Catholic Church” redirects here. ... The Church of England logo since 1998 The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... British Comedy, in film, radio and television, is known for its consistently quirky characters, plots and settings, and has produced some of the most famous and memorable comic actors and characters in the last fifty years. ... 20XX redirects here. ...

Life before and after television

Born in Firhouse in Tallaght, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, the son of Cully Tynan O'Mahoney, managing editor of The Irish Times, and an English mother, Allen left school aged sixteen, after attending the Dublin secondary school Terenure College and followed his father into journalism. He joined the Drogheda Argus as a copy-boy, and went to London aged nineteen. He drifted through a series of jobs before becoming a Butlins Redcoat at Skegness and hosting pop music shows. He changed his surname to Allen because so few people could pronounce "O'Mahoney" correctly. In 1964 he married actress Judith Stott, whom he met in Australia. The marriage ended in divorce in 1983. Their son, Ed Allen, is also a comedian. Firhouse (pronounced Fear-house or Fur-house) is a small village, surrounded by housing estates. ... Tallaght (Irish:Tamhlacht), is a small city in South Dublin, Ireland. ... Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... It has been suggested that Irish Times Trust be merged into this article or section. ... Terenure College is a Carmelites-run secondary school located in the Terenure area of Dublin, Ireland. ... Journalism is a discipline of gathering, writing and reporting news, and more broadly it includes the process of editing and presenting the news articles. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Butlins Holiday Camps were founded by (later Sir) Billy Butlin to provide economical holidays in the United Kingdom and Ireland. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Butlins. ... Skegness is a seaside town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. ... A family name, or surname, is that part of a persons name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... For the record label, see Divorce Records. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... A son is a male offspring; a boy, man, or male animal in relation to either or both of his parents. ...

Allen lost part of the index finger of his left hand, after catching it in a cog. However, he told many differing stories as to how it actually happened. One version was that his brother, John (who later became a down and out), had surprised him by snapping his jaw shut when they were children, resulting in himself biting it off. Another was that it was done deliberately to avoid National Service. One explanation that he told on his programme Dave Allen at Large is that he often stuck his finger in his whiskey glass and that it was eaten away by "strong drink". Yet another of his more memorable stand-up jokes was that, when he was a boy, he and his friends would go see a cowboy movie at the local theatre, then come out all ready to play "Cowboys and Indians." Staring down at his truncated finger, he muttered, "I had a sawed-off shotgun." Look up Lee Thirlwell in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Cowboy (disambiguation). ...

Allen had his first television appearance as the host of the BBC talent show New Faces in 1959. In 1961 he toured England and France with a then-unknown band called The Beatles, and toured South Africa in 1962 with Sophie Tucker, whom he described as "one of the most charming and delightful performers with whom I have ever worked". While on tour in Australia in 1963, he accepted an offer to headline a talk show with Channel 9, Tonight with Dave Allen, which was popular. For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sophie Tucker, 1917 Sophie Tucker (January 13, 1884 - February 9, 1966) was a singer and comedian, one of the most popular United States entertainers of the first third of the 20th century. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney. ...

Allen returned to the United Kingdom in 1964 and made a variety of appearances on ITV, including The Blackpool Show, Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium and The Val Doonican Show. In 1967 Allen hosted his own comedy/chat series, Tonight with Dave Allen, which earned him the Variety Club's ITV Personality of the Year Award. He signed up with the BBC in 1968 and appeared on The Dave Allen Show, a variety/comedy sketch series. This was followed, from 1971, by Dave Allen at Large, which introduced his trademark solo joke-telling-while-sitting-on-a-stool-and-drinking routine. New seasons of the series, which was renamed Dave Allen in 1981, were made until 1990. During the same period, Allen also made The Dave Allen Show in Australia (1975–1977) for Channel 7 in Australia. In 1993, he moved back to ITV, where he starred in their version of Dave Allen, which was to be his final regular television series. The ITV programmes caused controversy due to the strong language that Allen used (in contrast to his earlier BBC series), and the matter was raised in the House of Commons.^[3] Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... Val Doonican, full name Michael Valentine Doonican (born 3 February 1927 in Waterford) is an Irish singer and performer. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... British House of Commons Canadian House of Commons The House of Commons is the elected lower house of the bicameral parliament in the United Kingdom and Canada. ...

At the end of his act Allen would usually toast his audience with the words "Goodnight, thank you, and may your god go with you", an original and inclusive toast that typified Allen's gentle style. This article is about the food. ...

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Other television work

Allen made several documentaries, including Dave Allen in the Melting Pot (1969), In Search of the Great Eccentrics (1974) and Eccentrics at Play (1974). He also had a successful stage career. In 1972 he starred in The Royal Court's production of Edna O'Brien's play A Pagan Place, and appeared as both Mr Darling and Captain Hook in the London Coliseum's production of Peter Pan. Documentary film is a broad category of cinematic expression united by the intent to remain factual or non-fictional. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... In popular usage, eccentricity refers to unusual or odd behavior on the part of an individual. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edna OBrien (born December 15, 1930) is an Irish novelist and short story writer whose works often revolve around the inner feelings of women, and their problems in relating to men. ... The London Coliseum The Coliseum Theatre is one of Londons largest and best equipped theatres, opening in 1904. ... Statue of Peter Pan in Bowring Park, St. ...

Death

Latterly, Dave Allen lived quietly in Kensington, in the relative peace of semi-retirement whilst at the same time enjoying the regular company of his close friends and devoted family.

Allen had given up smoking cigarettes, which he had enjoyed during his television appearances in the 1970s, but he continued to savour the delights of alcohol. He died suddenly, but peacefully in his sleep on 10 March 2005, aged sixty-eight. March 10 is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Dave Allen was survived by his wife of eighteen months, Karin. Their baby son, Cullen Allan, was born two months after his father's death.

References

1. ^ Telegraph.co.uk: Dave Allen obituary
2. ^ Unesco.org: Mark Thomas interview
3. ^ BBC News: Comedian Dave Allen dies aged 68

External links

• Dave Allen at the Internet Movie Database
• Dave Allen at the BBC Guide to Comedy
• Dave Allen at screenonline
• Dave Allen clips on YouTube
• Audio clips from Dave Allen At Large