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Tim and Tom
Tim Reid
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Description for Tim and Tom
Hardcover. As the heady promise of the 1960s sagged under the weight of widespread violence, rioting, and racial unrest, two young men, Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen - one black and one white - took to stages across the nation to help Americans confront their racial divide: by laughing at it. This book tells the story of that pioneering duo. Num Pages: 237 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 485.
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 in the nightclubs of Chicago, then took it on the road, not only in the North, but in the still-simmering South as well, ... Read more
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 in the nightclubs of Chicago, then took it on the road, not only in the North, but in the still-simmering South as well, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
Number of Pages
237
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226709000
SKU
V9780226709000
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About Tim Reid
Tim Reid is an actor, producer, and director who has created and starred in many movies and television shows; including WKRP in Cincinnati, in which he played the overnight disk jockey Venus Flytrap, and Frank's Place. Tom Dreesen is a stand-up comedian who has appeared scores of times on The Tonight Show, The Late Show and Late Night with David ... Read more
Reviews for Tim and Tom
"I have known Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen as comedians and friends since 1975, but I never knew Tim and Tom, the comedy team. This book is four compelling stories in one compilation: One story about Tim Reid, sad, fascinating and uplifting. One story about Tom Dreesen, a man consumed by a goal and a great witness to a bygone ... Read more