The Fred Allen Show was a very popular and long running American classic radio comedy program starring comedian Fred Allen and his wife Portland Hoffa. The show ran for 17 tears from 1932 to 1949. Over the course of the program’s 17-year run, it was sponsored by the old company sponsers, Linit Bath Soaps, Hellmann’s, Ipana, Sal Hepatica, Texaco and Tenderleaf Tea. The radio show featured such guest stars as Frank Sinatra, Orson Welles, Roy Rogers, Bela Lugosi, Ed Gardner, Norman Corwin and Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy. 
The Fred Allen Show – “Boris Karloff.” (1945)
Welcome back folks to the Geezer Gus Presents™ Radio Comedy Series ! I’m so thrilled you tuned in ! Today’s comedy episode is from the popular radio classic The Fred Allen Show. The Fred Allen Show was a very popular and long-running American old-time radio comedy program, starring comedian Fred Allen and his wife Portland Hoffa. The show ran for 17 seasons, from 1932 to 1949. This episode’s guest star is Boris Karloff. I included the original commercials and public announcements as they were in the original episode in 1945,…
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