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Tim Allen: Dare
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On a dare from a friend, Tim Allen made his first stand-up appearance in 1979 at Detroit's Comedy Castle, which he still considers his "comedy birthplace." He went on to not only play every major national comedy club and sell out concert engagements all over the country, but has become a major television and motion picture star, as well as a best-selling author.
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Allen first took to the comedy stage on a dare by one of his friends, and found he had a talent for eliciting guffaws. He set about honing his act at night, while supporting himself by appearing in commercials for Mr. Goodwrench, Ford, Chevrolet, and Kmart during the day. As his reputation as a comedian grew, Allen retooled his act--which formerly relied heavily on scatology--into a grunt-punctuated routine called "Men Are Pigs," which focused on men's love of hardware. The material quickly caught on, and before long, Allen succeeded in packaging it for a 1990 Showtime special of the same title. The special came to the attention of Walt Disney Studios then-chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg just about the time he was looking to develop a new television series. Katzenberg and Walt Disney Co. chairman Michael Eisner tracked down Allen backstage at one of his Improv gigs, and offered him starring roles in a series of situation comedies in development.
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In 1978 Tim spent 2 years in jail because of dealing drugs. When Tim was released he had a new outlook on life. In 1979 Tim started a stand up comedy career at the Comedy Castle in Detroit (from a friends dare). He has been selling out concert engagements all over the USA. He has been on some cable shows shows such as "Tim Allen: Men are Pigs", "Just for Laughs", "Comedy Club All Stars 2" and "Comedy All Stars 7".
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Allen began his career as a comedian.[1] On a dare from one of his friends, he participated in a comedy night at a comedy club in Detroit. While in Detroit he began to get recognition appearing in local television commercials and appearing on cable comedy shows such as Gary Thison's "Some Semblance of Sanity." He later moved to Los Angeles and became a member of The Comedy Store there. He began to do stand-up appearances on late-night talk shows and specials on record and film.[1]
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