Allan Fuks

His parents changed the name. He changed it back.

Born in Belgium to a Russian-Ukrainian Jewish family and raised in the South Bronx projects, Allan grew up with a last name that made him a target on every playground. His family eventually changed it. Years later, as a comedian, he took it back. NPR’s Morning Edition even told the story.

That mix of immigrant parents, Bronx toughness and a name nobody can say with a straight face drives his act. He’s a regular on SiriusXM’s Tell Me Everything, hosts the comedy podcast The Week In Sex, and has appeared on The Wendy Williams Show, in the Huffington Post, and in national TV commercials. He headlines New York rooms like Carolines, the Improv and New York Comedy Club, and has played the Toronto and San Diego comedy festivals.

Toronto audiences may remember him from the Jewish Comedy Festival’s Jews on the Roof, when he performed as Allan Finn. Now he’s back, under his real name, to headline.

• SiriusXM
• NPR Morning Edition
• The Wendy Williams Show
• Carolines on Broadway
• The Improv
• Toronto Comedy Festival

See Allan Live Sunday →