Dave Callan TripleJ, with live commentary. He plays the character of a sports commentator in the 2012 Australian comedy film "Reverse Runner". Dave Callan 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 to 6am for most of 2005, until it was
Dave Callan 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 to 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'