Fred Allen

John Florence Sullivan known professionally as Fred Allen, was an American comedian whose absurdist, topically-pointed radio program The Fred Allen Show (1932–1949) made him one of the most popular and forward-looking humorists in the Golden Age of American radio.

Date of birth:
31st May, 1894
Date of death:
17th March, 1956
"The last time I saw him he was walking down lover’s lane holding his own hand."
― Fred Allen
Topic(s): Time
"Television is a medium because anything well done is rare."
― Fred Allen
Topic(s): Technology
"An actor’s popularity is fleeting. His success has the life expectancy of a small boy who is about to look into a gas tank with a lighted match."
― Fred Allen
Topic(s): Success
"All I know about humor is that I don’t know anything about it."
― Fred Allen
Topic(s): Humor
"I learned law so well, the day I graduated I sued the college, won the case, and got my tuition back."
― Fred Allen
Topic(s): Graduation
"I have just returned from Boston. It is the only thing to do if you find yourself up there."
― Fred Allen
Topic(s): Funny
"The first time I sang in the church choir; two hundred people changed their religion."
― Fred Allen
Topic(s): Funny
"California is a fine place to live – if you happen to be an orange."
― Fred Allen
Topic(s): Funny
"I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me."
― Fred Allen
Topic(s): Funny
"I don’t have to look up my family tree, because I know that I’m the sap."
― Fred Allen
Topic(s): Family

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