Tim and Tom
Tim and Tom were an American comedy duo made up of Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen. DuPont marketing manager Reid and insurance salesman Dreesen met at a Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting near Chicago in 1968. They were "put together to promote an anti-drug program in the local schools" and, prompted by a comment from a child, decided to form a comedy team. The team, later billed as "Tim & Tom", was the first interracial comedy duo (Reid is African-American and Dreesen is white). Years later, Reid and Dreesen co-wrote a book about those years  called "Tim & Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White" (, co-written with sports writer Ron Rapoport). A 1970 "Jet" article stated that the comedy duo were good examples of racial cooperation and had received national attention "in persuading young people against the use of drugs".