The Fred Allen Show was a popular American radio comedy program that ran for 17 years, starring comedian Fred Allen and his wife Portland Hoffa. The show featured a variety of sponsors such as Linit Bath Soaps, Hellmann's, Ipana, Sal Hepatica, Texaco, Tenderleaf Tea, and Ford Motor Company. One of the most famous segments of the show was "Allen's Alley," where Fred Allen interacted with various comical characters.

The show premiered as The Linit Bath Club Revue in 1932 and later went through several iterations such as The Salad Bowl Revue, The Sal Hepatica Revue, The Hour of Smiles, and Town Hall Tonight before becoming The Fred Allen Show. Throughout, it featured numerous guest stars, including Frank Sinatra, Orson Welles, Roy Rogers, Bela Lugosi, Ed Gardner, Norman Corwin, and Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy.

The show is especially remembered for the on-air feud between Fred Allen and Jack Benny, which was a playful exchange of insults and parodies on each other's shows, delighting fans for years. The program was successful, with affordable production costs and strong ratings among urban listeners, though the show lagged in ratings among rural audiences.