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Dave Allen

Irish comedian
Also known as: David Tynan O’Mahoney
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  • Bob Hope with the USO
    stand-up comedy
    / The British tradition and the spread of stand-up comedy

    …different kind of stand-up comic, Dave Allen. Allen, an urbane Irishman, hosted several popular talk-variety shows on British TV and would typically sit on a stool, cigarette in one hand and drink in the other, as he delivered wry stories and commentary on everything from the minor annoyances of life…

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    …different kind of stand-up comic, Dave Allen. Allen, an urbane Irishman, hosted several popular talk-variety shows on British TV and would typically sit on a stool, cigarette in one hand and drink in the other, as he delivered wry stories and commentary on everything from the minor annoyances of life…

    Read More