Robert Benchley joins Allen's post-Christmas broadcast, which culminates in a mock psychoanalysis session for a tenor convinced that he is a chicken.
This The Fred Allen Show broadcast aired on December 27, 1939. It is listed as episode 287 in the archive. NBC Radio Network carried the broadcast. The cast includes Fred Allen, Peter Van Steeden and His Orchestra, Portland Hoffa, The Merry Macs, and Wynn Murray. Other credited names include Harry Von Zell as announcer.
The surviving recording runs about 59 minutes. The broadcast is also associated with Sal Hepatica and Ipana.
Long-running topical comedy-variety vehicle for Fred Allen and Portland Hoffa under multiple historical titles.
Listeners can expect comedy, variety show in format, and satirical and humorous in tone.
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