Dave Allen
David Tynan O'Mahony, better known as Dave Allen, was an Irish observational comedian and satirist. Initially becoming known in Australia during 1963–64, Allen made regular television appearances in the United Kingdom from the later 1960s and until the mid-1980s.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.319 |
| Birthday | 1936-06-06 |
| Place of Birth | Dublin, Ireland |
| Also Known As |
2005
Dave Allen
4.3/8
Dave Allen was an alternative comedian before the phrase even existed. He was an innovator who set the agenda for comedy and comedians for more than t...
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Dave Allen
1998
Dave Allen Live ...On Life
9/2
With his trademark props - the stool and the whisky glass - Dave Allen proves the essentials of great comedy are simply a microphone, an audience and...
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Dave Allen Live ...On Life
2013
Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian
4.417/12
Told by family and friends, with rare unseen archive, this documentary reflects on the career of Dave Allen, relative of poet Katharine Tynan, and a n...
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Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian
1979
One Fine Day
0/0
Alan Bennett's play about the mid-life crisis of an estate agent.
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One Fine Day
1974
Dave Allen in Search of the Great English Eccentric
7/1
A 1974 documentary in which comedian Dave Allen meets a variety of eccentrics including Alexander Stuart Wortley who lives in a box on wheels, a cowbo...
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Dave Allen in Search of the Great English Eccentric
1991
Fist of Glory
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Vietnam. The last days of the war. A crack squad of Army special forces commandos led by Johnny Reynolds undertakes an unauthorized combat mission beh...
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Fist of Glory
2005
The Best of Dave Allen
10/2
Compilation of favourite gags, routines and observations, selected from across the groundbreaking comedian's thirty years in showbusiness and includin...
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The Best of Dave Allen
1988
An Audience With Victoria Wood
5.2/3
British comedy legend Victoria Wood entertains a star-studded audience including Julie Walters, Judi Dench and Dawn French in this 1988 special. Watch...
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An Audience With Victoria Wood
1970
Squeeze a Flower
0/0
When greed threatens the livelihood of an Italian monastery, a monk flees with the formula for their special liquor.
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Squeeze a Flower
1996
Vintage Dave Allen
0/0
A personal selection of 1½ hours of the finest gags from the grand master of innovative comedy
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Vintage Dave Allen
1975
A Salute to Sir Lew Grade
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An All-Star salute to Sir Lew Grade, featuring Julie Andrews, Tom Jones, and the last public performance by John Lennon.
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