John Florence Sullivan (May 31, 1894 – March 17, 1956), known professionally as Fred Allen, was an American comedian. His absurdist topically-pointed radio program The Fred Allen Show (1932–1949) made him one of the most popular and forward-looking humorists in the Golden Age of American radio.
The first time I sang in the church choir; two hundred people changed their religion.
I don't have to look up my family tree, because I know that I'm the sap.
—The Little, Brown Book of Anecdotes
—Hannah Harrington in Saving June