Allen, Dave

Allen, Dave
▪ 2006
David Tynan O'Mahoney 
      Irish comedian (b. July 6, 1936, Tallaght, County Dublin, Ire.—d. March 10, 2005, London, Eng.), mocked the absurdities of society, politics, and religion—particularly the Roman Catholic Church and its clergy—usually while he perched casually on a tall chair or stool with a cigarette in one hand (until he quit smoking) and a glass of whiskey in the other. Allen offered his wry stand-up—or rather sit-down—comedy monologues and introduced filmed satiric sketches on Dave Allen at Large (1971–76 and 1978–79) and other British television programs from the late 1960s until the mid-1990s.

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