Tom Dreesen on Once Upod a Time in Hollywood Once Upod a Time in Hollywood

Join Host, Matt Amar as he speaks with Comedian, Actor, Author and Motivational Spokesperson, Tom Dreesen as he shares his career in show-business spanning over 50 years. A veteran and pioneer of Hollywood’s famed, “The Comedy Store," he came to Hollywood with a strong vision and a sound dream of making it onto The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and in show-business. Along the way he would encounter and inspire showbiz legends, David Letterman, Freddie Prinze, Jay Leno, Clint Eastwood, Gary Sinise, Robin Williams, Sammy Davis Jr. and eventually spend 13 years on the road warming up crowds with his bits of comedy routine for the most prolific singer of our time, Frank Sinatra.



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0:00  Introduction with Tom Dreesen  2:05 Tom's Childhood 6:56 Dreesen Street 11:15 Meeting Tim Reid 16:42 Tim and Tom Split up. Tom Quits Drinking 19:46 Finding your Calling. Advice to Young Comedians 22:56 Jack Benny & Richard Pryor: Tom's Comic Muses 24:17 Freddie Prinze  28:42 BiPolar Depression and Comedy 30:10 Ego and Showbusiness  33:12 There's an Uncle Frank and Carlos in Every Family  36:24 Laughter is Healing 41:10 Letterman, Leno, Williams @ The Comedy Store 1975 46:19 (ad) Special thanks to Taylor Howard @A.E.I Law 46:49 David Letterman 47:40 Tom Beats the Crap Out of Letterman? 50:11 Letterman's Vulnerability 52:08 Letterman's Late Night Show 53:09 Robin Williams 55:16 Robin Williams Steals Tom's Joke 57:16 Jay Leno's Standup  57:29 Leno & Letterman Controversy 1:01:30 Get your affairs in order Mr. Dreesen 1:01:51 Dr. Andy Lowy Saves Tom's Life 1:03:16 Tom Leads the Comedy Store Strike '79 1:13:08 Steve Lubetkin Kills Himself 1:16:05 Clean Act: Show Business 70's 1:18:03 Female Stand Ups in the 70's 1:18:46 Elayne Boosler Takes Command 1:19:41 Politically Correct, Dave Chappelle 1:22:35 " I Never Saw a Comedian on Stage I Didn't Like" - Tom Dreesen 1:24:30 Staying out of Politics, Johnny Carson 1:26:20 Tom's Career in the 80's 1:27:15 Sammy Davis Jr. 1:29:20 Sammy Davis Jr. "Get off the stage you Uncle Tom" 1:31:42 Tom's First Show With Sammy Davis Jr. 1:35:55 Frank Sinatra's Influence  1:38:40 Celebrity Players Tour, Success: Living the Life You Want 1:41:11 Frank Sinatra: Hell on Wheels 1:45:59  Nights at Sinatra's "Compound", Rear Admiral Alan Shepard 1:47:35 Frank "18-Karat Manic Depresive" Sinatra 1:51:27  Frank Sinatra's Generosity 1:55:25 From Here To Eternity - Sinatra Role 1:58:00 The End of Frank Sinatra's Career 2:00:06 Frank Loses the Lyrics- Last Call 2:04:44 How do you want to be remembered? 2:08:39 Still Standing: My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra