Tom Dreesen
Author
Publisher
Post Hill Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
From shining shoes in dark saloons on the south side of Chicago to traveling the country as the opening act for Frank Sinatra, this is the story of Tom Dreesen's unlikely journey to a fifty-plus year career as a pioneer of stand-up comedy and a legend of the entertainment industry.
Author
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
As the heady promise of the 1960s sagged under the weight of widespread violence, rioting, and racial unrest, two young men—one black and one white—took to stages across the nation to help Americans confront their racial divide: by laughing at it.
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...
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...
Publisher
Somerville House
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
Description
Chosen from the first 52 original hours of the television series, this collection features twelve hours of stand-up comics performing their routines before live audiences at the Improv Club in Los Angeles, California. Also includes introductions and short bits by guest hosts as well as several musical performances.
Four DVD box set features the best and funniest comedians to have performed at the iconic Improv Club in Los Angeles including the likes...