Jeffrey Allen Mishler (born June 5, 1956), known professionally as Jeff Allen, is an American comedian best known for his film Happy Wife, Happy Life, Revisited.

[1] Allen's father, Jack Mishler, aspired to be a painter but could only support his family as a construction worker.

[7] His mother, Arlene Mishler, worked for 30 years at Stauffer Chemical Company.

Humiliated by the low pay and lack of respect, Allen, then a self-declared atheist, turned to drugs and alcohol.

As he worked clean, in the style of Bill Cosby and Jerry Seinfeld, churches became a significant venue for his act.