Dennis Drabelle

Dennis Drabelle is a contributing editor of The Washington Post Book World and the author of Mile-High Fever, a history of the Comstock Lode silver rush.

The Short Reign of Fred Allen

Jack Benny’s comic rival starred in a program refiguring “Weekend Update” and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

By Dennis Drabelle | Friday June 1, 2007

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