tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post834041484738576640..comments2024-03-28T11:45:24.378-07:00Comments on Tralfaz: Fred Allen Sees OblivionYowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-24428407912294197162012-11-14T21:32:03.968-08:002012-11-14T21:32:03.968-08:00Lots of Boomer-aged types think their generation i...Lots of Boomer-aged types think their generation invented 'cynical' humor, or at the very least no one did it before they discovered Lenny Bruce, National Lampoon and later Saturday Night Live. Allen's humor could be just as biting, but made (NBC censors notwithstanding) radio-friendly. In a way, he's more of a role model for many of today's talk show host comedians than Johnny Carson was.J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-83213544683800710782012-11-14T17:17:37.839-08:002012-11-14T17:17:37.839-08:00Fred Allen was a national treasure. A few months a...Fred Allen was a national treasure. A few months after Crosby published this article, Allen found himself practically the unofficial co-host of Tallulah Bankhead's "The Big Show," and continued his caustic zaps at the de-evolution of broadcast intelligence. Jeff Kallmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00993306002655762270noreply@blogger.com