One Night Stand

Long before playing the guy you love to hate on Mad Men, Allan Havey was busy being a comic’s comic on early cable television. This 1991 half-hour for HBO’s One Night Stand catches him on a break from hosting his cult-favorite talk show Night After Night, stepping away from the desk and returning to the stage. Filmed at the Vic Theatre in Chicago, the set relies on the confident, conversational pacing that originally made him a favorite among late-night bookers. The 26-minute performance earned a CableACE Award nomination, operating as a clean record of his stand-up career decades before his pivot to prestige dramas.