Fred Allen moments on What's My Line? 

“John, can I ask you a question ? “ - great running gag.

He as the best panelist ever! Never pretentious and bad-natured. Always kind and funny.

"jOhN mAy I aSk YoU a QuEsTiOn?" I love this man

Fred Allen is hilarious. That he's so deadpan & dry in his delivery has often made me wonder if a lot of people simply don't get his humor.

I LOVE THIS SHOW. IT IS INTELLIGENT COMEDY AWESOME SHOW. I MISS THIS INTELLIGENCE TODAY. MR. FRED ALLEN WAS EXCELLENT AS EVERYONE ELSE IS ON THIS GREAT SHOW.

"If words were automobiles, your mouth would be the Lincoln Tunnel?". BOOM!

I'm fascinated with Fred Allen. Very intelligent and quick-witted he was. Very much a man of his time too, so some of his material hasn't aged too well. There's one moment on the show that wasn't part of this very good compilation that is one of my favorites: Dorothy: Could we have the definition of a professional man again? Fred: Yes, a man who is employed. 😂

I just adore Fred Allen. I adore him.

One of the funniest men who ever lived.

I just adore Fred Allen, and I totally adore you too Teddy! Thank you!

Fred was my grandfather's first cousin. Sadly, neither he, nor his brother had children, to then have children and give me third cousins along that line. At least we still have his appearances on these programs in the 1950s and his autobiography, Much Ado About Me.

0:25 - The moment from his first episode as a panellist that firmly established Fred Allen as one of the true greats of "What's My Line".

Hilarious. This panel show was a perfect vehicle for Fred Allen.

Fred Allen very much part of the panel any time one needs to laugh

Can I ask you a question, John? Yes, Mr Allen.

I am forever grateful for RU-vid and its dedicated Uploaders without whom wonderful programmes like this would not be enjoyed. For example, What's my Line USA was never shown on UK television.

Fred was phenomenal

This is awesome. Can we have one of Bennett Cerf?

“Life of the pahty”! I just learned today that Fred was born and raised in my home state of Massachusetts!

Alas we don't have a lot of videos of Fred Allen, but everyone seems to have loved him and in these clips it's so easy to see why. He was one really funny man.

Thank you for this compilation.

Thanks for compiling so many great Fred Allen moments! There was one question that made me cringe, but most of these were classic!

What does she have to do with hogs? “Does she raise them?” No. “Does she associate with them?” Excellent.

Fred Allens greatest movie is called Its in the bag. Find it here on youtube

Teddy, if I ever get some time, I'm going to find my old ventriloquist dummy ang give him a Fred Allen persona.

I love red Allen. I wish the poster would include the contestant's "line". Makes me wonder what these people did for a living.

BRILLIANT♥

Dorothy Kilgallen, seems like yesterday.

Sadly Fred Allen would drop dead from a heart attack on St Patrick's Day 1956 while taking a walk a few blocks and where this is recorded in NYC...

Wow. Benny had a lot of material.

4:24 “Do you think aggressiveness is out of place in a midget?” 😅😅

He such a G

This has to do with how close the two chairs are John & the challenger. Almost shoulder to shoulder.

So funny• I’m gonna dieeee!

Insensitive comments about midgets and blind people. Times were different. Nonetheless, Fred was hilarious and charming in his own inimitable way.

Fred was okay sometimes, but he was rude occasionally.