LEADER 03704nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910782995603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-00499-9 010 $a9786612004995 010 $a0-226-70902-7 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226709024 035 $a(CKB)1000000000722578 035 $a(EBL)432148 035 $a(OCoLC)781292096 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000259372 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11244611 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000259372 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10274253 035 $a(PQKB)10266029 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC432148 035 $a(DE-B1597)523601 035 $a(OCoLC)1135563313 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226709024 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL432148 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10275452 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL200499 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000722578 100 $a20080407d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTim & Tom$b[electronic resource] $ean American comedy in black and white /$fTim Reid and Tom Dreesen, with Ron Rapoport 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (265 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-70900-0 327 $tFront matter --$tIntroduction --$t14 --$tAcknowledgments --$tAbout the Authors 330 $aAs the heady promise of the 1960's 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, developing routines that even today remain surprisingly frank--and remarkably funny--about race. Most nights, the shock of seeing an integrated comedy team quickly dissipated in uproarious laughter, but on some occasions the audience's confusion and discomfort led to racist heckling, threats, and even violence. Though Tim and Tom perpetually seemed on the verge of making it big throughout their five years together, they grudgingly came to realize that they were ahead of their time: America was not yet ready to laugh at its own failed promise. Eventually, the grind of the road took its toll, as bitter arguments led to an acrimonious breakup. But the underlying bond of friendship Reid and Dreesen had forged with each groundbreaking joke has endured for decades, while their solo careers delivered the success that had eluded them as a team. By turns revealing, shocking, and riotously funny, Tim and Tom unearths a largely forgotten chapter in the history of comedy. 606 $aComedians$zUnited States$vBiography 610 $arace, racism, civil rights movement, comedy team, interracial, tom dreesen, tim reid, nightclubs, standup, tour, racial divide, show business, entertainment, on the road, biography, comics, violence, heckling, success, comedians, solo career, duo, black, whiteness, social change, riots, chicago, american south, friendship, nonfiction. 615 0$aComedians 676 $a792.702/80922 676 $aB 700 $aReid$b Tim$f1944-$01484670 701 $aDreesen$b Tom$01484671 701 $aRapoport$b Ron$01484672 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782995603321 996 $aTim & Tom$93703438 997 $aUNINA