Allan Havey (born 19 September 1954) is an American stand-up comic and actor. He started his career as a comedian in New York City in 1981. He made his national debut in 1986 on Late Night with David Letterman and made many appearances on the show throughout the 1980s and 1990s. His latest appearance on the show was on October 8, 2010.
In November 1989 he was chosen by HBO to host a show on The Comedy Channel (later known as Comedy Central). His show, Night After Night with Allan Havey, which initially ran for three hours nightly, presented Allan's unique stream of consciousness, celebrity interviews, news and film clips (with commentary), and unusual "on location" scenarios. It became a cult classic among fans. The show also featured an "Audience of One", a "Viewer Mail" segment, "Dave the Weatherman", and announcer Nick Bakay, who performed the same role on The Dennis Miller Show. Night After Night ran for three years.
His film roles include Internal Affairs, Checking Out, Rounders, Hancock, Jerry Seinfeld's documentary Comedian, and Steven Soderberg's The Informant!. On television Havey's comedy was featured twice on HBO's One Night Stand; both appearamces were nominated for Cable ACE awards. As a television actor he has guest starred on Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Punk'd, and The Sarah Silverman Program. In 2006 Havey was cast as a lead in the Fox Sitcom Free Ride, where he played Bob Stahlings, father of the main character Nate Stahlings. He has since appeared on Ray Romano's Men of a Certain Age, and in 2012 appeared on Disney's Good Luck Charlie and FX's Louie.
Allan currently headlines in clubs and at colleges across the U.S.
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