By Julius YoungOriginal Source: foxnews.com

Jeff Allen has undoubtedly lived a life.

The funnyman opened up to Fox News about his long run as a headlining comic in an industry with a penchant for being unforgiving. In fact, Allen’s life nearly took a turn for the worst and he was forced to evaluate what was important or risk losing it all.

“I started comedy in 1978 and by 1980 there were more comedy clubs than comedians in the country — so I was able to travel, make money and be bad at it," Allen told Fox News. “And I think I moved back home with my folks for about three months — that was because of alcohol and drugs. I just had gotten so bad, that I...click here to continue reading