Fred Allen quotes

Fred Allen was an American comedian and radio host, famous for his witty and satirical style. His radio program "The Fred Allen Show" was one of the most popular shows in the golden age of radio. He influenced generations of comedians and remains an icon in American comedy history. Here are 62 of his quotes:

A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized. (Fred Allen)
California is a great place to live - if you happen to be an orange. View quote
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Imitation is the sincerest form of television. View quote
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Hollywood is a place where people from Iowa mistake each other for stars. View quote
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I have just returned from Boston. It is the only thing to do if you find yourself up there. View quote
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A conference is a gathering of people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done. View quote
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Ed Sullivan will be around as long as someone else has talent. View quote
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I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. View quote
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The first time I sang in the church choir; two hundred people changed their religion. View quote
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Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and quoted. View quote
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I play a musical instrument a little, but only for my own amazement. (Fred Allen)
A molehill man is a pseudo-busy executive who comes to work at 9 AM and finds a molehill on his desk. He has until 5 PM to make this molehill into a mountain. An accomplished molehill man will often have his mountain finished before lunch. View quote
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I'm a little hoarse tonight. I've been living in Chicago for the past two months, and you know how it is, yelling for help on the way home every night. Things are so tough in Chicago that at Easter time, for bunnies the little kids use porcupines. View quote
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You can take all the sincerity in Hollywood, place it in the navel of a fruit fly and still have room enough for three caraway seeds and a producer's heart. View quote
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Some movie stars wear their sunglasses even in church. They're afraid God might recognize them and ask for autographs. View quote
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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. View quote
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What's on your mind, if you will allow the overstatement. View quote
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Advertising is 85 confusion and 15 commission. View quote
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Television is the triumph of machine over people. View quote
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A committee is a group of the unprepared, appointed by the unwilling to do the unnecessary. View quote
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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. (Fred Allen)
Television is a device that permits people who haven't anything to do to watch people who can't do anything. View quote
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Washington is no place for a good actor. The competition from bad actors is too great. View quote
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Treat employees like partners, and they act like partners. View quote
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An income tax form is like a laundry list - either way you lose your shirt. View quote
Fred Allen

Fred Allen

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Occupation: American Comedian
Born: May 31, 1894
Died: March 17, 1956
Quotes count: 62
Wikipedia: Fred Allen

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