BIO
SideshowDoug Allen is a comedy writer, producer and
neologist, residing in Burbank, California. He has a BS in
Film Production from Montana State, a certificate from the
UCLA Professional Program in Screenwriting, and is a
graduate of The Second City Training Center’s
Conservatory Program in Improvisation. Due to popular
demand, his comedy troupe, “Be Afraid” sold out
all performances and in their no-holds-barred comedic
style, they snuck in additional people through the kitchen,
violating a handful of fire codes and ruining the soup.
SideshowDoug has performed standup, sketch comedy and
improv at many theaters and comedy clubs across Southern
California. He has written short films, several pilots, and
has punched up jokes for screenwriters. He is a writer for
the award winning topical sketch show “Top Story Weekly”.
SideshowDoug regularly blogs about his veggie-diesel car
and is also known for his humorous, clever, and
occasionally appalling “Fake Word Of the Day”
at Dougtionary.com, which celebrated its
two year anniversary milestone in Oct 2009.
Doug enjoys big band music and swing dancing, which is how
he met Melissa, and they married in 2002. Melissa, who grew
up in Vegas and enjoys the heat, only accompanies Doug to
Montana during the summer months, when it’s less
likely, but still possible to get caught in a
snowstorm.