Byron Allen
speaker
1,049 appearances
4 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 20 Jun
Byron Allen’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And I was waiting for her and I'm standing there and I'm watching this guy named Johnny Carson tape The Tonight Show.
And then I would walk across the hall and I'd watch this guy named Red Fox tape Sanford and Son.
And then I'd walk across the hall and I'd watch this guy named Flip Wilson do the Flip Wilson show.
This is the mid-70s, 74, 75.
Geraldine, yeah, exactly.
You know, don't make me call killer.
That was her boyfriend, yeah.
was it like i'm gonna get you sucker or something i forget no no no no that was robert townsend's uh i'm gonna get you that was kenan's movie no he was uh yeah it was killer don't make me call killer yeah geraldine so and i would just go and mbc became my my playground and freddie prince taping cheek on the man i met i met a sportscaster doing the local sports named brian gumbel
And the weatherman doing the local weather.
Yeah, the best, right?
And a local weather guy, Pat Sajak.
And I thought, what a wonderful way to go through life.
Making television, making people laugh.
I want to be a comedian.
And I love this guy, Johnny Carson.
I'm chasing Johnny Carson.
So when I was 14 years old, I locked in on him.
And I chased him for 51 years.
And I started doing stand-up.
and when i was 14 years old went to the comedy store monday night tryouts ended up being spotted by one of jimmy walker's comedy writers wayne klein he told me i know somebody may be interested in working with you can i get your phone number i gave my phone number i got a call a week later hey man this is can i speak to byron i said this is byron he goes this is jimmy jj walker
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