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Fred Allen

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About Fred Allen

John Florence Sullivan, known professionally as Fred Allen, was an American comedian. His 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.

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The first time I sang in the church choir two hundred people changed their religion.
The last time I saw him he was walking down lover's lane holding his own hand.
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.
The first time I sang in the church choir two hundred people changed their religion.
We are living in the machine age. For the first time in history the comedian has been compelled to supply himself with jokes and comedy material to compete with the machine. Whether he knows it or no…

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I learned law so well, the day I graduated I sued the college, won the case, and got my tuition back.
I have just returned from Boston. It is the only thing to do if you find yourself up there.
I don't have to look up my family tree, because I know that I'm the sap.
The first time I sang in the church choir two hundred people changed their religion.
I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.
Some movie stars wear their sunglasses even in church. They're afraid God might recognize them and ask for autographs.
Most of us spend the first six days of each week sowing wild oats then we go to church on Sunday and pray for a crop failure.
My father never raised his hand to any one of his children, except in self-defense.
We are living in the machine age. For the first time in history the comedian has been compelled to supply himself with jokes and comedy material to compete with the machine. Whether he knows it or no…