Late Show With David Letterman

"Late Show With David Letterman" (10:35 pm, Channel 2) Actor Seth Rogen; comedian Tom Dreesen; musician Adele. "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno"

Tom Dreesen Quotes and Quotations

My father told me marijuana would cause me brain damage because if he caught me doing it he was going to break my head.
- Tom Dreesen

We were so poor we had no hot water. But it didn't matter because we had no bathtub to put it in anyway.
- Tom Dreesen | Family Quotes

Tom Dreesen's unique and engaging style

Tom Dreesen's unique and engaging style is tailored to the specific dynamics of each audience and his sense of continuity keeps the evening flowing smoothly and always on time whether he serves as a comedian, master of ceremonies or motivational speaker. Daily Variety wrote, "Dreesen is one of the most respected comedians of our time".Frank Sinatra said "Tommy is the "Master," Master of Ceremonies."As a motivational speaker the L.A.Times wrote "Dreesen was UPLIFTING,ENTERTAINING,INFORMATIVE AND WELL PREPARED.

A consistent performer in all the main showrooms in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe,Reno and Atlantic City and for 13 years toured the nation as the opening act for Frank Sinatra. When not in those venues he's in constant demand from corporations throughout America either as a headliner or working with acts from Bon Jovi to Elton John.

Tom has made over 500 appearances on national television as a standup comedian including 61 appearances on the Tonight Show. He's a frequent and favorite guest of David Letterman and even hosted the show during David's absence. He's also hosted The Late, Late Show that follows Letterman.

Letterman once said on his show" You can drop Tom out of a helicopter anywhere in the world and as soon as he hits the ground he'll quickly assess the situation and do a top notch show. He's that talented."

Letterman and Dreesen recently performed together for our troops on bases throughout Iraq.

Growing up in a suburb on the South side of Chicago, Tom has never forgotten his early, less affluent days. He has come a along way from his hometown of Harvey, Illinois where as a lad he shined shoes and sold newspapers on the corner. That suburb has since honored him by naming the street after Tom.

Sean Leary about Tom Dreesen

Tom Dreesen is an everyman in the best sense of the phrase. He has that singularly midwestern talent of touching a comedic nerve lightly, in a nostalgic way that cuts straight down the middle of the human experience into the realm of the gloriously mundane. It's that quality that has made Dreesen one of the most respected family comedians of our time.

Tom Dressen bio

Dreesen grew up in Harvey, Illinois. His family was one of the few white families in a big African American community. While being an insurance salesman in 1968, he met Tim Reid and the two teamed up to form the first biracial stand-up comedy duet in the United States. Though their show is now considered cutting-edge for its time, the pair struggled to make a living together, and went apart up in the mid-1970s. However, each found individual success: Reid had a role on WKRP in Cincinnati, Dreesen became a regular on The Tonight Show and toured with Frank Sinatra as the crooner's opening act.
Dreesen continues to perform these days. He is also involved in philanthropic endeavors and hosts an annual celebrity golf tournament called the Tom Dreesen Celebrity Classic.