Modified On September 18, 2008
Read the article in the Chicago Trib called “Black, White, Funny.” It’s about the book entitled, “Tim & Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White” which chronicles the all-too-brief ride experienced by Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen as America’s first (“and last,” says Dreesen) black-and-white comedy team.
The two are on a tour to promote the book, with multiple appearances in their native Chicago, including a party at Gibson’s, a steakhouse on Rush.
…There were also ghosts, for Gibsons sits on the site of what once was Mister Kelly’s, arguably the city’s premiere nightclub when Tim and Tom were in their brief, heady and unique heyday.
“I saw Richard Pryor at Mister Kelly’s on New Year’s Eve in 1969, and I said, ‘I want to do that,’ ” said Reid. “Two years later, Tom and I were on that stage.”
They’ll be coming up on Letterman soon and will also appear on Tavis Smiley’s PBS talk show next month.