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Fred Allen Quotes

1894–1956 United States

Fred Allen (31 May 1894 – 17 March 1956), born John Florence Sullivan, was an American comedian and radio host.

United States
Comedians

Also known as: Allen, Fred, John F Sullivan, John F. Sullivan, John Florence Sullivan

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13 quotes

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

A good comedian can say things funny and other guys just say funny things.

California's a wonderful place to live - if you happen to be an orange.

Sullivan will be successful as long as other people have talent.

Always On Sunday. Ed Sullivan: An Inside View (1968)

An advertising agency is 85% confusion and 15% commission.

What does Sullivan do? He points at people. Rub meat on actors and dogs will do the same thing.

Always On Sunday. Ed Sullivan: An Inside View (1968)

I have just returned from Boston. It is the only thing to do if you find yourself up there.

Jack Benny's idea of roughing it is to go two days without a manicure!"

All the sincerity in Hollywood you could stuff in a flea's navel and still have room left to conceal eight caraway seeds and an agent's heart.

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.

Much Ado About Me (1956)

A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized

Benny was born ignorant and he's been losing ground ever since. Who else would be low enough to sneak into a Studio Tour to save fifty cents?"

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 even before lunch.

Treadmill to Oblivion (1954)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Fred Allen (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.