Allan Havey (born September 19, 1954) is an American

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and

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. He started his career as a comedian in

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in 1981.

Overview

Havey made his national debut in 1986 on '' Late Night with David Letterman'' and made many appearances on the show throughout the 1980s and 1990s. When Letterman left

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for

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after not being chosen to replace Johnny Carson as host of ''

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'', Havey was one of several comedians considered by NBC to replace Letterman. In November 1989, he was chosen by

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to host a show on The Comedy Channel (later known as

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). The 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. Havey often recounted stories from his life, sometimes apocryphal or tongue in cheek, sometimes very real, in tandem with his breaking the

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via riffing with those behind the camera, such as producer Sue Fellows or head writer Eddie Gorodetsky. ''Night After Night'' became a

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among fans. The show also featured the sketch "Audience of One," a "Viewer Mail" segment, "Dave the Weatherman," and announcer

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, who left in 1992, to perform the same role on ''

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''. ''Night After Night'' ran for three years. In a Vanity Fair interview in April 2016, Havey discussed his long-standing fear of tadpoles and Battenburg cake. Havey's film roles include '' Internal Affairs'', '' Checking Out'', ''

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'', ''

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'', Jerry Seinfeld's documentary '' Comedian'', and Steven Soderberg's ''

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'' On television, Havey's comedy was featured twice on HBO's '' One Night Stand''; both appearances were nominated for

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s. As a television actor, Havey has guest starred on '' Seinfeld'', '' Curb Your Enthusiasm'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 2006, Havey was cast as a lead in the Fox

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'' Free Ride'', where he played Bob Stahlings, father of the main character Nate Stahlings. In 2012, he appeared on Ray Romano's ''

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'', in Disney's ''

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'' and FX's '' Louie''. In 2013, he was featured on two episodes of ''The Office'' and appeared on the AMC show ''

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''. In 2015, he appeared in episodes of the

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'' and '' W/ Bob and David'' on

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. Havey appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor Podcast on April 8, 2015. Since 2017, Havey has appeared as Karl Allard on Showtime's series "Billions."

Filmography

Film

Television

References

* * * * * * Abbott, Jim (November 16, 1993) "Talk-show war correspondents ignored Allan Havey". ''Chicago Tribune''. * "CTV`S Allan HAvey Makes The Most of the Night...". ''Chicago Tribune''. May 2, 1991.

External links

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Official Website of Allan Havey
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