Alan Davies
Alan Davies
Alan Roger Daviesis an English stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He has played the title role in the BBC mystery drama series Jonathan Creek since 1997, and has been a permanent panellist on the BBC panel show QI from 2003...
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth6 March 1966
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A foolproof plan for not getting a job - show up for your interview wearing flip flops.
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He had a fool proof plan for not getting a job - In the event of an interview wear flip-flops.
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I like it (the challenge) to be honest. It's a little bigger game than TCU or Tulsa. I'm not saying those weren't big games, but this is our first road game. It's great motivation to go out there on a national stage and get the job done.
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Bristol International will continue to carry out a strategic review of car parking options, so that a suitable and practical solution can be developed to meet the future needs of passengers parking at the airport.
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Microsoft has been caught for the past three years between value and growth and is trying to find itself. It appears cheap but it's a moderate growth story so it will probably be bound to range in the upper $20s for the rest of this year.
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Basically we're trying to clarify what's free and what's not,
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Two of the POPs are co-located with MPLS POPs on the 21CN. If we needed to, we could hold metropolitan areas together with MPLS in the 21CN.
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The principle that light can be in two places at the same time is absolutely extraordinary.
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A bambiraptor is a savage baby dear.
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I'm not a great shopper but I do buy a lot of books. I'm the publishers' friend - I buy a hundred books a year and read four.
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There's a lot to do when you're a kid - spiders to catch, girls to poke in the eye - stuff to be getting on with.
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I see myself as a comic but the acting helps sell tickets for gigs.
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The thing I'd really like to see is the old London Bridge, with all the old buildings around it like Shakespeare's Globe. I'd like to walk along that. Don't worry, I won't get drunk and fall in.
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I like pubs too, but it's hard for me to go and get proper bladdered in the way I used to. I don't want to moan about being recognised but I do get a bit of grief sometimes.