The Fred Allen Show
Radio, the Great American Pastime
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Fred Allen’s radio comedy centers on the sharp-witted comedian and his exchanges with his wife, Portland Hoffa, alongside a lively cast of characters. Allen’s dry, self-aware humor and quick verbal sparring give the program its distinctive personality.
The show blends studio conversation, comic sketches, and musical performances, with Allen often turning the conventions of radio entertainment into part of the joke. Its humor moves between character comedy and playful commentary, creating a varied broadcast rather than a single continuous story.
Warm, clever, and gently irreverent, The Fred Allen Show offers a glimpse of a major American radio comedian at work. The title’s phrase, “Radio, the Great American Pastime,” captures the program’s fondness for making radio itself a subject of comedy.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
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