Dave Callan
| Dave Callan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
20 September 1975 Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland |
| Occupation | Comedian Video game journalism Radio announcer |
David Gerard Callan (born 20 September 1975 in Dundalk, Ireland) is a comedian based in Melbourne, Australia. Up until 2010 he worked as a Triple J disc jockey.
Callan was born in Dundalk, Ireland, and arrived in Australia in 1990, aged 15. He spent part of his teenage years in Perth where he attended Chisholm Catholic College.
Callan hosted the mid-dawn shift at Triple J on Sundays from 1am – 6am for most of 2005, until it was discontinued. He continued to host the Triple J show Pirate Radio from 6pm until 9pm on Saturday evenings. The show features party music, mash-ups and many unusual regular callers, referred to as 'carnies', including Steph from Tamworth, Evil Me and Jarred from Bunbury. On 19 January 2008, Callan presented the last show of Pirate Radio. On 27 January 2008, he returned to the mid-dawn shift on Sundays from 1am – 6am. His last time on air was the morning of Sunday December 19 2010.
Callan first gained popularity while performing on Rove (Nine Network) and also on the first series of Rove Live (Network Ten), but left the show to pursue his love for stand up. Callan was Rove McManus' groomsman at his wedding to Belinda Emmett.
In 2005, Callan appeared in a series of commercials called "Change is in the Air", to introduce Australians to the impending smoking ban in pubs and clubs. He also narrated a commercial for the Ferndale Confectionery item "Tuff Nuts", and has performed in Western Australian advertisements for WA Home Loans and Fruitisma.
During 2006 and 2007 Callan appeared on jtv and presented episodes on occasion.
He has appeared as a guest on the Comedy Channel's improvisational comedy program Comedy Slapdown.
His other TV credits include O'Loghlin on Saturday night (ABC), Standing Up (ABC), King of the Road (SBS), Good Morning Australia (Ten Network), The (NRL) Footy Show (Nine Network), Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network), as a recurring guest on Spicks and Specks (ABC), and a regular performer on the yearly "Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala". Callan has made several appearances on Good Game (ABC) as a guest reviewer, looking at Soul Calibur V, Just Dance: Best Of, Kid Icarus: Uprising and Heroes of Ruin, and currently has his own segment known as Laying Down the Lore. He also made a cameo appearance playing Just Dance at the Game Masters convention.
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