Comedian Jeff Allen on His Journey from Being Messed Up to a Meaningful Life
In a roundabout way, experiencing a comedy performance can be seen as an embellished view of that comedian’s life and the world we live in as he or she sees it. Unless of course, the comedian is working on a concept piece or wading through the precepts of performance art (Think Gallagher smashing a watermelon onstage).
There is no scientific formula to what makes a great comedian. It has often been said in this unforgiving world of making people laugh, that either you have it or you don’t. Technique can be taught but the basic ability to make people scream and howl with glee is innate. When all is said and done, the best comedians are completely at ease in their ability to tell a great story with a flair for creativity and razor-sharp timing.
Comedian Jeff Allen, who became famous for the phrase “happy wife, happy life”, is in his fifth decade as a working comedian. You may have seen him on “America’s Got Talent”, “Dry Bar Comedy”, or a host of other venues like HBO, PureFlix, Comedy Central, VH-1, Showtime, on and on it goes. He has performed for our troops on aircraft carriers all across the world and is currently performing around the country as part of his 2.0 Comedy Tour.
But today, Allen will not be talking about his comedy. Sure, he will say some things along the way that will make you smile or even laugh out loud, but instead, Jeff will be sharing his journey of overcoming alcoholism and despair to finding joy in his life and his relationship with God.
In his latest book, “Are We There Yet?: My Journey from Messed Up to a Meaningful Life”, Allen shares both the good and the bad in hopes of encouraging readers along the way.
Allen joins us on the Crossmap Podcast to talk about how he discovered life’s purpose and the many lessons that can be learned by watching a gerbil. Listen as he shares how you can find focus in your life by setting achievable goals.
Links to Jeff Allen
There is no scientific formula to what makes a great comedian. It has often been said in this unforgiving world of making people laugh, that either you have it or you don’t. Technique can be taught but the basic ability to make people scream and howl with glee is innate. When all is said and done, the best comedians are completely at ease in their ability to tell a great story with a flair for creativity and razor-sharp timing.
Comedian Jeff Allen, who became famous for the phrase “happy wife, happy life”, is in his fifth decade as a working comedian. You may have seen him on “America’s Got Talent”, “Dry Bar Comedy”, or a host of other venues like HBO, PureFlix, Comedy Central, VH-1, Showtime, on and on it goes. He has performed for our troops on aircraft carriers all across the world and is currently performing around the country as part of his 2.0 Comedy Tour.
But today, Allen will not be talking about his comedy. Sure, he will say some things along the way that will make you smile or even laugh out loud, but instead, Jeff will be sharing his journey of overcoming alcoholism and despair to finding joy in his life and his relationship with God.
In his latest book, “Are We There Yet?: My Journey from Messed Up to a Meaningful Life”, Allen shares both the good and the bad in hopes of encouraging readers along the way.
Allen joins us on the Crossmap Podcast to talk about how he discovered life’s purpose and the many lessons that can be learned by watching a gerbil. Listen as he shares how you can find focus in your life by setting achievable goals.
Links to Jeff Allen
Links to Crossmap
