Colgate Comedy Hour (Fred Allen episodes)

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.

' 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.