Jeff Allen
Stand-up comedian · Fairview, TN

Jeff Allen

Also known as Jeffrey Allen Mishler

Who Jeff Allen is

Jeff Allen is a clean stand-up comedian from Sauk Village, Illinois, known for his marriage and family material and the special Happy Wife, Happy Life. He began in Chicago comedy clubs in 1978 and has appeared in the comedy films Thou Shalt Laugh and Apostles of Comedy, on America's Got Talent and in seven Dry Bar Comedy specials. He hosts the podcast Who Gave Jeff Allen a Podcast? and wrote the 2023 book Are We There Yet?

At a glance

Born
1956
Based in
Fairview, TN
Style
Clean
Stand-up specials
Gunsmoke and Ice Cream, Honor Thy Wife and Happy Wife, Happy Life, Revisited
Albums
Honor Thy Wife and I Can Laugh About It Now
Podcasts
Who Gave Jeff Allen a Podcast? and Are We There Yet?
On screen
America's Got Talent, Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, HBO's Aspen Comedy Arts Festival and 5 more
Next on stage
31 October 2026 — Laugh Boston, Boston, MA
Official site
jeffallencomedy.com ↗

On stage

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

Albums

On screen

Podcasts

Comedians like Jeff Allen

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Career timeline

  1. 1956Born
  2. 2006Thou Shalt Laugh (Warner Bros. comedy film, 2006) On screen
  3. 2007Happy Wife, Happy Life, Revisited (2007, DVD) Special
  4. 2008Apostles of Comedy (film, 2008) On screen
  5. 2013Apostles of Comedy: Onwards and Upwards (film, 2013) On screen
  6. 2021Honor Thy Wife (2021, Dry Bar Comedy) Special
  7. 2021Honor Thy Wife (2021) Album
  8. 2021I Can Laugh About It Now (2021) Album
  9. 2023Are We There Yet? (book, 2023) Book
  10. 2025Gunsmoke and Ice Cream (2025, Dry Bar Comedy) Special

Questions about Jeff Allen

Where is Jeff Allen performing next?

Saturday 31 October 2026, 4:00 PM at Laugh Boston, Boston, MA, then 5 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Gunsmoke and Ice Cream, Honor Thy Wife and Happy Wife, Happy Life, Revisited.

What podcast do they host?

Who Gave Jeff Allen a Podcast? and Are We There Yet?

What TV shows and films are they in?

America's Got Talent, Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, HBO's Aspen Comedy Arts Festival, Bananas, Thou Shalt Laugh and Apostles of Comedy, among 8 credits.

Where are they based?

Fairview, TN, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1956.

Who are some comedians like them?

Woody Allen (also in Bananas), Brian Regan (the same style: clean), Ellen DeGeneres (the same style: clean), Henry Cho (the same style: clean) and Leanne Morgan (the same style: clean).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026