We are living in the machine age. For the first time in history the comedian has been compelled to supply himself with jokes and comedy material to compete with the machine. Whether he knows it or not, the comedian is on a treadmill to oblivion. Fred Allen Read Quote
During the Samuel Johnson days they had big men enjoying small talk; today we have small men enjoying big talk. Fred Allen Read Quote
Life, in my estimation, is a biological misadventure that we terminate on the shoulders of six strange men whose only objective is to make a hole in one with you. Fred Allen Read Quote
Television is a device that permits people who haven’t anything to do to watch people who can’t do anything. Fred Allen Read Quote
I can’t understand why a person will take a year to write a novel when he can easily buy one for a few dollars. Fred Allen Read Quote
An associate producer is the only guy in Hollywood who will associate with a producer. Fred Allen Read Quote