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Tim and Tom were an American comedy duo made up of Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen. DuPont marketing manager Reid and insurance salesman Dreesen met at a Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting near Chicago [1] in 1968. They were "put together to promote an anti-drug program in the local schools" and, prompted by a comment from a child, decided to form a ...
Sep 15, 2008 · Tim and Tom tells the story of that pioneering duo, the first interracial comedy team in the history of show business--and the last. Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen polished their act in the nightclubs of Chicago, then took it on the road, not only in the North, but in the still-simmering South as well, developing routines that even today remain ...
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- Tim Reid, Tom Dreesen, Ron Rapoport
- Tim Reid, Tom Dreesen, Ron Rapoport
Sep 20, 2008 · The comedians look back on their careers in a new book, Tim and Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White. During the late 1960s and early 70s Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen became the nation's first ...
Tim and Tom tells the story of that pioneering duo, the first interracial comedy team in the history of show business--and the last. Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen polished their act in the nightclubs of Chicago, then took it on the road, not only in the North, but in the still-simmering South as well, developing routines that even today remain surprisingly frank--and remarkably funny--about race.
Tim and Tom also offers some keen insights into race relations in America, particularly when it details Reid's struggles against black stereotypes held by Network executives at the time. My only knock on the book is that only 60% is devoted to the duo's time together, the remaining 40% details their separate careers, but it's all very interesting.
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May 16, 2024 · Hard to find new copies of the out-of-print book Tim and Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White, as well as Tom Dreesen's recent book, Still Standing … My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra, will be available for purchase in the Newberry Bookshop, and the speakers will sign copies after the program.
