Allan Havey is considered one of the best stand-ups working today.
The New York Times called him “cocksure, irreverant, and very funny.”
He’s also an accomplished actor, starring as Lou Avery in eleven
episodes of AMC’S highly acclaimed MAD MEN.
He has made thirteen appearances as Karl Allard on Brian Koppelman,
David Levien and Andrew Sorkin’s current hit BILLIONS on Showtime –
Sean Collins of the NY Times (6/3/18) said of Allan’s performance “as
always, a perfectly laid-back foil for Paul Giamatti’s measured
bombast.” Other recent television appearances include GLOW on Netflix,
Judd Apatow’s LOVE on Netflix, and BOSCH on Amazon.
Allan had ten guest spots on LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN. He was
featured in the COEN BROTHERS film HAIL CAESAR!, and guest-starred in
Apatow’s CRASHING on HBO.
Other television appearances include BOSCH, LOUIE, SEINFELD, THE OFFICE, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, MAN IN THE HIGH
CASTLE, 2 BROKE GIRLS, CODE BLACK, UP ALL NIGHT, THE SARAH SILVERMAN
PROGRAM, FREE RIDE and MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE. He made numerous
appearances as a guest commentator on THE KEITH OLBERMAN SHOW.
Originally from Miami, Allan arrived in New York City in 1978 and
became a regular in comedy clubs around the city after “passing” at the
legendary IMPROVISATION.
In 1984 he was cast by LORNE MICHAELS in THE NEW SHOW, working with
STEVE MARTIN, JOHN CANDY, BUCK HENRY, GILDA RADNER and a host of others.
In 1989 Allan was handpicked by HBO to be one of the initial hosts of
The COMEDY CHANNEL, which later became COMEDY CENTRAL. He created,
hosted, and produced NIGHT AFTER NIGHT WITH ALLAN HAVEY, which ran for
three years and became a cult classic. During this period he also wrote
and starred in two comedy specials for HBO; both were nominated for
CABLE ACE AWARDS.
Allan’s film credits include HANCOCK with Will Smith, THE INFORMANT with Matt Damon, ROUNDERS with Ed Norton, INTERNAL AFFAIRS with Richard
Gere, CHECKING OUT with Jeff Daniels, and the Jerry Seinfeld documentary COMEDIAN. He is also featured in the comedic documentary THE
ARISTOCRATS.
His standup has been represented at the JUST FOR LAUGHS COMEDY
FESTIVAL in Montreal, the KILKENNY COMEDY FESTIVAL in Ireland, the ASPEN
COMEDY FESTIVAL, COMIC RELIEF IV AND V, and the NEW YORK COMEDY
FESTIVAL. and EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL
Allan has toured Australia and Europe, and currently headlines
in clubs across the U.S. and Europe.
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