Leo Allen Biography
Leo Allen is an American stand-up comedian and writer. Allen has been doing standup comedy since the late 1990s. He is a writer and producer, known for Jon Benjamin Has a Van (2011), Nathan for You (2013) and It’s Kind of a Funny Story (2010).
Age
He was born Leopold Rufus Allen on 21 November 1972 in Middleboro, Massachusetts, United States of America. Allen is 51 years old as of November 2023.
Wife- Spouse
Leo is happily married to his wife.
Career
Allen has been doing stand-up since the 1990s. In 2001, Allen starred in his own Comedy Central special with writing partner Eric Slovin, which included skits such as “The Time Machine” and “The Turkey Snapper”. Slovin and Allen continued to write for Saturday Night Live from 2002 to 2005. This movie, starring Sarah Silverman, was the film debut of many comedians.
Allen is a veteran of many comedy clubs and other venues in New York City, performing both as a stand-up comedian and as part of the duo Slovin and Allen. He has toured with artists such as Eugene Millman, Demetri Martin, Todd Barry, Michael Showalter and others. He currently hosts “Whiplash” at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theater in New York City, for which he was nominated for the 2009 ECNY Best Presenter Award. Starting in September 2005, Allen challenged himself to read 100 books a year. Halfway through this effort, he included among his favorites JP Donleavy’s The Red-Haired Man, Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita, Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote, and everything in Octavia Butler’s ranks.
Allen’s article was published in the New York Times Magazine. His television credits include “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “Funny or the Gift of Death,” “The Comedian,” “The Human Giant,” “Michael and Michael’s Problem” and more. In 2011, Allen co-starred in the comedy series Jon Benjamin Got a Van, which aired for one season on Comedy Central. He is also the co-creator and director of the program. Allen is the writer and executive producer of the first season of the IFC comedy series Blast! “Bang!” It was released in 2012.
Net Worth
Allen has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.