Leo Allen

This article is about the american comedian. For the american politician, see Leo E. Allen.

Leopold Rufus Allen is an American stand-up comedian and writer, known as one half of the comedy team Slovin and Allen ^[1].

[edit] Career

Allen has been performing stand-up comedy since the late '90s. In 2001, Allen, along with his writing partner, Eric Slovin, starred in their own Comedy Central Presents special^[2] which featured highly memorable sketches such as "Time Machine" and "Turkey Slapper". Slovin and Allen went on to write for Saturday Night Live from 2002 - 2005.

A veteran of numerous New York City comedy clubs and alternative venues, Allen performs solo and as part of the duo "Slovin and Allen." He has toured with comedians such as Eugene Mirman, Demetri Martin, Todd Barry, Michael Showalter, and others.

Beginning in September of 2005, Allen challenged himself to read 100 books in one year. Halfway into that endeavor, he cited as favorites The Ginger Man by J.P. Donleavy, The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, Don Quixote by Cervantes and anything by Octavia Butler ^[3]. Listen: A Standup Guy Who Is Serious About Books, NPR

Allen's writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine. His television credits include Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Comedians of Comedy, Human Giant, and more.