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	Dave Allen (comedian) Encyclopedia Article @ IdiotsWorld.com (Idiot's World) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Allen lost part of the index finger of his left hand, possibly through a car accident.
		Towards the end of his life, Allen was forced to give up both his cigarettes and excess alcohol, both of which he enjoyed on his television appearances in the 1970s.
		Dave Allen was outlived by his wife of 18 months, Karin.
	www.idiotsworld.com /encyclopedia/Dave_Allen_(comedian) (613 words)

	Sit-down comedian: Dave Allen dies at 68 \| \| Guardian Unlimited Arts
		Photo: PA Dave Allen, the Irish comedian who delivered his laid-back observations on the human condition with a tumbler of whiskey in one hand and a cigarette in the other, has died in his sleep at the age of 68.
		Allen, was born Dave Tynan O'Mahoney in Tallaght, Ireland, in July 1936.
		Allen toured Australia in 1963 and was invited to host his own TV chatshow, Tonight with Dave Allen.
	arts.guardian.co.uk /news/story/0,11711,1436142,00.html (609 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| TV and Radio \| Comedian Dave Allen dies aged 68
		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.
		Allen got his first break on a BBC talent show in 1959, and toured with the Beatles in the UK and France.
		Allen's first UK TV series was ITV's Tonight With Dave Allen, although he had become well-known through his guest spots on BBC One's The Val Doonican Show.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4340115.stm (570 words)

	Dave Allen (comedian) - Wiki Ireland
		Allen returned to Britain 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.
		This was followed by Dave Allen at Large (1971-1981), which introduced his trademark solo joke-telling-while-sitting-on-a-stool-drinking routine, and Dave Allen (1981-1990).
		In 1993 he moved back to ITV where he starred in their own version of Dave Allen, which was to be his final regular television series.
	wiki.ie /wiki/Dave_Allen_(comedian) (550 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Dave Allen - Comedian
		For many people, none of the innovations in comedy style and presentation over the years compete with watching Dave Allen, a classic stand-up comedian getting by with little more than a one-legged stool, a dashing silken suit, whisky tumbler in one hand and a cigarette nonchalantly held in the other.
		Dave Allen was born David Tynan O'Mahony in Dublin, Ireland in July, 1936.
		One such promising act was The Beatles, whom Dave had the good fortune to tour with in Britain and France.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A306893 (954 words)

	Too rude for Oz TV - People - www.smh.com.au
		Irish comedian Dave Allen, who has died in his sleep at the age of 68, was once banned from Australian television for being too rude.
		Allen was born David Tynan O'Mahoney at Tallaght, near Dublin, on July 6, 1936, into a literary and journalistic family.
		Allen held no grudge against God, "because I don't believe in Him, but a grudge against all the evil things that are done in His name, certainly, and a grudge against the way they tried to get inside my head when I was a child".
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2005/03/12/1110567753328.html (767 words)

	Telegraph \| News
		Dave Allen, the Irish comedian, who reduced stagecraft to a microphone, a stool and chat, died yesterday aged 68.
		Allen lived out his final years as his own man, refusing to allow the BBC to repeat any of his television shows, as the eternally-baffled Everyman, perplexed by the idiocies of life.
		Indifferent to fame, Allen was turning down lucrative offers to the end, wary of reviving his image of a twinkle-eyed chap, puffing on a Gauloise, sipping whiskey and brushing imaginary ash off his trousers.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/03/12/nallen12.xml (571 words)

	Obituary: Dave Allen Independent, The (London) - Find Articles
		Allen wrote much of his own material, often the result of wandering about, observing life and putting a slightly lunatic slant on what he saw and heard.
		Dave Allen specials (1981- 86) were followed by a six-part series of the same title (1990), in which he ditched the sketches and featured more adult material than previously, leading to questions in the House of Commons about his "strong language" after he used the F-word in one programme.
		This did not deter Allen from continuing in the same vein in a London stage show, An Evening with Dave Allen (Strand Theatre, 1991), and a further Dave Allen series (1993), recorded for ITV at the Mermaid Theatre, London, and notable for the lack of cigarettes - he had given up smoking.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_200503/ai_n12945939 (767 words)

	Guardian \| Comedian Dave Allen dies aged 68
		Dave Allen, the irreverent and quirky Dublin-born comedian, has died at the age of 68, his agent said today.
		Allen learned his trade the old-fashioned way, touring extensively with theatre groups and performing in nightclubs and working men's clubs.
		Allen, who is survived by his wife and three children, spent recent years in semi-retirement.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5146117-110427,00.html (429 words)

	Dave Allen - tribute to the Irish TV comedian
		For many years Dave Allen was known to British and Irish audiences for his one man shows, whereupon he sat on a stool with a glass of whiskey (later water) and told irreverent jokes about religion.
		He was also one of the first comedians to swear on National television and one of his routines even led to questions being asked in parliament.
		Dave Allen was one of the finest comedians of his generation - and of those that followed.
	www.comedyonline.co.uk /comedy-news/dave-allen.html (236 words)

	Dave Allen at Large TV Show - Dave Allen at Large Television Show - TV.com
		Dave Allen's relaxed style of delivering stand up comedy remaining seated while enjoying a cigarette and having a glass of...
		Dave Allen and Jacqueline Clarke portray Bonnie and Clyde and James the Butler delvers a block of ice to his master.
		Dave Allen and a talented ensemble of actors and comedians create and improvise humor and satire from the rigid discipline of the Catholic church to a satiric view of society shown from a in-studio screen while Dave told jokes and humorist sketches.
	www.tv.com /dave-allen-at-large/show/34414/summary.html (257 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Dave Allen (comedian)
		His act was typified by a very relaxed, intimate style — he would sit on a chair, smoking and holding a glass of whiskey — and would often make jokes about the Catholic church.
		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.
		At the end of his acts Allen would usually toast his audience with the words "Goodnight, thank you, and may your god go with you" an original and inclusive toast which typified Allen's gentle style.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Dave_Allen_(comedian) (731 words)

	Remembering Comedian, Dave Allen - StoriesMania - short stories, poems, essays, scripts and online fiction
		Dave was currently on tour in Australia for a series of performances at the Comedy Theatre.
		Dave said he often started his show with two minutes of silence to establish a rapport with his audience.
		Dave Allen was born David Tynan O'Mahony, the son of an Irish journalist.
	www.storiesmania.net /community/showthread.php?p=8168 (712 words)

	AM - Irish comedian, Dave Allen, has died
		DAVE ALLEN: (applause) There's a drunk who arrives home and waiting for him is the very formidable figure of the wife.
		KIRSTEN AIKEN: Dave Allen, the standup comedian, who was renowned for sitting on a stool with a cigarette in one hand and a glass of whisky in the other.
		He was a kind of philosopher comedian as some of the good ones are.
	www.abc.net.au /am/content/2005/s1321981.htm (367 words)

	UK Gay News - Dave Allen: His Place in UK Gay History
		Dave Allen, who died in his sleep on March 10 at the age of 68, will be best remembered as perhaps the greatest Irish comedian to grace television and the stage in the United Kingdom.
		“Dave Allen in the Melting Pot”, which was screened by ITV in the UK just before Christmas 1969 was one such project.
		Dave Allen was born on July 6, 1936.
	www.ukgaynews.org.uk /Archive/2005march/1201.htm (201 words)

	Dave Allen : Comedian Profile
		Dave Allen (born David Tynan O'Mahoney in Tallaght, Ireland on 6 July 1936) was one of the comedy mainstays of BBC schedules throughout the 1970s and '80s.
		The final BBC Dave Allen series, in 1990, saw the sketches excised to concentrate on his solo routine, a format retained when he moved to ITV in 1993 for his final television series, Dave Allen (1993).
		Allen had left the BBC once before, signing for Thames in 1983, but walked out during production of his first show and was back at the BBC within months.
	www.comedy-zone.net /cgi-bin/dir/jump.cgi?ID=4228 (614 words)

	BreakingNews.ie: Comedian Dave Allen dies, aged 68 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Comedian Dave Allen has died at the age of 68, his agent said today.
		Allen became a star through his routines delivered as he sat on a stool, often while sipping a drink or smoking a cigarette.
		He was most famous for his dry-humoured TV shows Tonight With Dave Allen and Dave Allen at Large.
	www.breakingnews.ie /2005/03/11/story193219.html (225 words)

	Comedian Dave Allen dies. 12/03/2005. ABC News Online
		Allen received his big break in Australia in 1963, when he presented the television show Tonight With Dave Allen.
		The series was taken up on British television in the late 60s, and Allen proceeded to build a comic career of over 30 years.
		Allen's humour dwelt often on sex and religion, in particular the Roman Catholic Church.
	www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200503/s1321842.htm (130 words)

	David Allen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dave_Allen (282 words)

	BeatKing Music Forums > Irish Comedian Dave Allen Dead at 68 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Mar 12 2005, 12:15 PM Irish comedian Dave Allen, who delivered his routines sitting on a stool with a cigarette and drink in hand, has died, his agent said.
		Allen died in his sleep Thursday at his home in west London, Allen's agent, Vivienne Clore, said.
		"Dave Allen At Large" - a mix of monologues and sketches - launched on the British Broadcasting Corp. in 1971 and ran for eight years, becoming one of the most popular comedy shows on television.
	www.beatking.com /forums/lofiversion/index.php?t11676.html (282 words)

	DVD.net : Dave Allen - DVD Review
		Here are 92 minutes of Dave Allen, collated by Dave Allen himself from BBC shows which spanned two decades, from approximately 1971 to 1991.
		Perched on a stool, a glass of water or gin or vodka at his side, cigarette constantly being dragged to death, Dave Allen took his live studio audience through the then-taboo subjects of sex, death, religion and anything else which might amuse and/or shock.
		I'm sure that if Dave Allen had been presented back then with the same sort of freedom offered the Glasshouse gang, he would have taken the new climate in his stride, and been as topical and riotous as ever.
	www.dvd.net.au /review.cgi?review_id=4998 (529 words)

	Dave Allen's Comedy Spark Goes Out (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Allen was popular in the UK appearing on the likes of BBC's series "Dave Allen at Large" and "The Dave Allen Show", which was a huge, hit in the 1970's.
		He had an unusual style usually sitting on a stool with a cigarette and glass of whiskey observing the often-absurd nature of life.
		Today comedians paid tribute to Allen with Eddie Izzard saying he carved his own path: "I think he was the first alternative stand-up to have his own show on TV and he was a torchbearer for all the excellent Irish comics who have followed in recent years."
	www.monstersandcritics.com /people/printer_5123.php (152 words)

	Slugger O'Toole: Dave Allen 1936-2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		David Tynan O'Mahony, born in Dublin, Ireland in July, 1936, better known as the comedian Dave Allen, has died aged 68.
		The BBC report has a link to an interesting bio of his early career and a link to a news clip.
		Dave Allen was the funnyman who knew only too well that the one institution you never laughed at in Irish society as a kid was the RC Church.
	www.sluggerotoole.com /archives/2005/03/dave_allen_1936.php (614 words)

	Dave Allen Photos - Dave Allen News - Dave Allen Information
		Dave is survived by his wife, Karin Stark, and three children.
		Following her two appearances on the BBC's Tonight Show, Dave was once romantically linked with singer Eartha Kitt.
		Dave Allen was the son of Gerard O'Mahony, an Assistant Manager of the Irish Times, and Jean O'Mahony, a housekeeper whom Dave recalled kept the home well-kept and clean.
	www.tv.com /dave-allen/person/359647/summary.html (208 words)

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		The image of Dave Allen is seared into our minds.
		Carolyn Soutar's biography is the most revealing account of the famously private comedian, whose career began in the sixties but who remained influential to a whole new generation of comics in the 21st century.
		This fascinating account recaptures the essence of a much-loved figure and is a warm tribute to a brilliant comedian.
	www.orionbooks.co.uk /HB-36872/Dave-Allen-The-Biography.htm (250 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Here she discusses the Irish Catholic upbringing that brought him so much anger, which he was able to turn to humour, how he toured with the Beatles in the sixties, and became a huge TV star in the following decades.
		This biography is the most revealing account of the famously private comedian, whose career began in the sixties but who remained influential to a whole new generation of comics in the 21st century.
		About the Author : Carolyn Soutar was the tour manager for Dave Allen and has worked in most sections of the entertainments industry.
	www.allenandunwin.com /Shopping/ProductDetails.aspx?ISBN=9780752877754 (205 words)

	There it was - gone!: Dave Allen RIP
		It is interesting to note that this made the front page of The Guardian and The BBC website, but at the time of writing * nary a mention in The Irish Independant or The Irish Times.
		These are Irelands biggest selling newspapers, and Dave Allen is probably Irelands greatest ever comedian.
		I hate to think this, but the absence of the story begs the question is this because Allen was based in England and the hypocrisies of Catholic Ireland were his favourite targets?
	www.johnmcdermott.net /2005/03/dave-allen-rip.html (200 words)

	Dave Allen - Butlins Memories
		Dave Allen was one the many Redcoats who made a name for themselves through a start at Butlins
		Yes l met Dave once more in the 80s when he did a tour and l was stage crew at Lincoln Theatre Royal, l had a good chat with him,was a good man Dave,one of the boys.
		Hi Juliet,There is a photo of Dave Allen as a Redcoat on this Discussion Forum site l added it with my other Hi-De-Hi photos last year.
	www.butlinsmemories.com /forums/showthread.php?t=3646 (474 words)

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