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Colgate Comedy Hour (Fred Allen episodes)

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Fred Allen was an American comedian, mostly known today for his radio show, which is probably the reason Allen is a forgotten comedian. With the coming of television radio shows become a thing of the past. Allen starred in six feature films and a few short films.

Allen was an original host of the Colgate Comedy Hour, but he was taken out of the rotation of hosts after two months.[1]

' The last days of his career Allen was a panelist on What's My Line. Fred Allen died on St. Patricks Day of 1956 at age 61.

Date Starring Episode of Season
September 24, 1950 Fred Allen, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Monty Woolley 3
October 22, 1950 Fred Allen, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis 7
November 19, 1950 Fred Allen, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis 11
December 17, 1950 Fred Allen, The Christianis, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis 15
January 14, 1951 Jerry Lester, Dean Martin, Fred Allen, Jerry Lewis, Joan Bennett 19
April 15, 1951 Dean Martin, Tony Martin, Fred Allen, Celeste Holm, Jerry Lewis 32

References

  1. ^ "Nice to See you! When radio's top comedians made the move to television". Nostalgia Digest. 42 (2): 40–45. Spring 2016.