A mainstay of Allen’s programs was a feature called “Allen’s Alley.” Fred and his (real life) wife Portland were heard encountering various characters as they strolled down the Alley. They ...

On a Sunday night two weeks ago Fred Allen was cut off the air for the twenty-five seconds he took to read a rather funny, inoffensive, and absolutely clean line which intimated, at least to the ...

Publicity photo of comedian Fred Allen from his radio program Allen's Alley. (photo: NBC Radio / Public Domain) ...

If 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 that didn’t mean he wasn’t going to ...