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Joseph Dougherty, Tom Dreesen, and Billy Van Zandt: Next on TVC
We’ll play Part 2 of conversation with Emmy Award-winning writer, producer and director Joseph Dougherty this weekend, plus we’ll bring you replays of our conversations with actor, comedian, and author Tom Dreesen and Emmy-nominated writer and producer Billy Van Zandt. … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 517.4 with guest Tom Dreesen is available for listening on demand
Tom Dreesen, Jack Benny, and The Longest Laugh on Radio Original Airdates: Nov. 20-22, 2020 TVC 517.4: Part 2 of our conversation that began last week with groundbreaking comedian Tom Dreesen. Tom provides insight on how to find your own … Continue reading →
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Daphne Maxwell Reid, Tom Dreesen, and Billy Van Zandt: Next on TVC
Actress and author Daphne Maxwell Raid and Emmy-nominated writer/producer Billy Van Zandt will join us, plus we’ll play Part 2 of our conversation with comedian Tom Dreesen. All this and more on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Nov. … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 516.4 with guest Tom Dreesen is available for listening on demand
Tom Dreesen: Still Standing Original Airdates: Nov. 13-15, 2020 TVC 516.4: Ed, Tony, and Donna welcome back entertainment legend and comedy pioneer Tom Dreesen. Tom’s memoir, Still Standing: My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra, not … Continue reading →
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Tom Dreesen: Still Standing: Next on TVC
We will welcome back comedian, author and motivational speaker Tom Dreesen on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Nov. 13-15 at the following times and venues: WBRT AM 1320 and FM 97.1 Bardstown, KY Friday 11/13 9am ET 6am … Continue reading →
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Legendary entertainer, comedy pioneer and motivational speaker TOM DREESEN on the generosity that Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Jack Benny and Carl Reiner all showed him early and throughout his career. Tom’s memoir, STILL STANDING: My Journey from Streets and Saloons to The Stage and Sinatra, is available wherever books are sold
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Now available from PostHill Press and Simon & Schuster: STILL STANDING: My Journey from Streets and Saloons to The Stage and Sinatra, the story of how of comedian TOM DREESEN turned the hard times of growing up on the South Side of Chicago into funny monologues that have delighted television and stage audiences for more than fifty years
(LOS ANGELES) – Tom Dreesen is one of the world’s most groundbreaking, well-respected, and beloved entertainers of stage and screen. A living legend in the world of comedy, Dreesen has made over 500 national television appearances as a stand-up comedian … Continue reading →
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