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LOCAL COLUMN: Tripping down the alley

In the late 1940s and early 50s, a comedian named Fred Allen had a popular radio show. Its title changed over the years — “Hour of Smiles,” “ Town Hall Tonight,” and finally the “Fred Allen Show.” ...
Time

Radio: Perennial Comic

For three years Funnyman Fred Allen has cultivated a spurious feud with Jack Benny. This week he will begin to engage another comic in a more realistic fight. Having forsaken NBC because his former ...
Moviefone

Judge for Yourself (1953)

Judge for Yourself, at first subtitled The Fred Allen Show, is a Mark Goodson and Bill Todman nontraditional court show/quiz show, with comedian Fred Allen as the emcee. It aired on NBC from August 18 ...
Time

Radio: Success, That Is

As Senator Claghorn on the Fred Allen show (TIME, Dec. 31), Kenny Delmar has been something more than sensational. Last week, after eight months burlesquing Southern statesmanship, Senator Claghorn ...
Vulture

Fred Allen

Fred Allen, King of Radio, Takes on TelevisionIf you’ve never heard of Fred Allen, “cranky” might be a good introductory word. From 1933-1949 he was one of the comedian kings of radio, but […] ...