Fred Allen
Fred Allen
John Florence Sullivan, known professionally as Fred Allen, was an American comedian whose absurdist, topically-pointed radio program The Fred Allen Showmade him one of the most popular and forward-looking humorists in the Golden Age of American radio...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRadio Host
Date of Birth31 May 1894
CityCambridge, MA
CountryUnited States of America
new-york humor cities
Everywhere outside New York City is Bridgeport, Connecticut.
funny teacher humor
She used to be a teacher but she has no class now.
skins humans human-beings
To a newspaperman, a human being is an item with skin wrapped around it.
average growth president
The average vice-president is a form of executive fungus that attaches itself to a desk. On a boat this growth would be called a barnacle.
issues office faces
It was once rumored that fledgling executives walked around their offices backwards so they wouldn't have to face an issue.
art orange entertainment
Hollywood is a great place if you're an orange.
laughter years aggravation
All that the comedian has to show for his years of work and aggravation is the echo of forgotten laughter.
funny work humor
He writes so well he makes me feel like putting my quill back in my goose.
coffee water taste
English coffee tastes like water that has been squeezed out of a wet sleeve.
money aspirin radio
After quitting radio I was able to live on the money I saved on aspirins.
life men objectivity
Life, in my estimation, is a biological misadventure that we terminate on the shoulders of six strange men whose only objective is to make a hole in one with you.
love funny humor
The last time I saw him he was walking down lover's lane holding his own hand.
funny humor years
Her hat is a creation that will never go out of style; it will just look ridiculous year after year.
funny writing years
I can't understand why a person will take a year to write a novel when he can easily buy one for a few dollars.