The Stand Up/Sit Down

Tim and Patti talk about the torrid details of her time on WGN and being a Latin Queen of comedy. This is the uncensored version, with a bonus segment, of the VPOD-TV show that airs Fridays on the VPOD-TV Network in Chicago and Peoria, and globally via Roku on the VPOD-TV app.

In the season 2 premiere Stand Up/Sit Down went on location to the site of one time comedic shrine ‘Mr. Kelly’s’ (now the site of Gibson’s Chicago) to interview Tom Dreesen at the place he got his start with his then partner Tim Reid. Expect plenty of stories about Frank Sinatra, being part of the first (and only?) Black and white comedy duo, how he became the 'union boss' opposite Mitzy Shore at the Comedy Store, and a look into his new book “Still Standing…: My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra”. This is the uncensored version, with a bonus segment, of the VPOD-TV show that airs Fridays on the VPOD-TV Network in Chicago and Peoria, and globally via Roku on the VPOD-TV app

Clips from some of the best of Season 1. This is the online version, of the VPOD-TV show that airs Fridays on the VPOD-TV Network in Chicago and Peoria, and globally via Roku on the VPOD-TV app.

Tim talks with the always irreverent Glen Martino. The boys talk about his quick ascension in the comedy scene, moving to Austin and returning to Chicago to open his own club. This is the uncensored version, with a bonus segment, of the VPOD-TV show that airs Fridays on the VPOD-TV Network in Chicago and Peoria, and globally via Roku on the VPOD-TV app.

Tim chats with Michael Alexander about his history as a writer for Arsenio Hall, the history of the Chicago comedy scene and his upcoming move: "Laugh Till You're Winded" . This is the uncensored version, with a bonus segment, of the VPOD-TV show that airs Fridays on the VPOD-TV Network in Chicago and Peoria, and globally via Roku on the VPOD-TV app.

Tim chats with Ken Sevara about 'the idiot zone', sneaking into the old Playboy Club, the White Sox, his old WIND radio show, his origins as part of a comedy team, the old clubs of Chicago, Harry Caray and much more! This is the uncensored version, with a bonus segment, of the VPOD-TV show that airs Fridays on the VPOD-TV Network in Chicago and Peoria, and globally via Roku on the VPOD-TV app.

Tim sits down with Kristen and they talk about her child experience with casting agents, female restroom etiquette, her writing process, doing comedy in Alaska, sightseeing with strangers, her becoming a frontline worker during COVID and much more. This is the uncensored version, with a bonus segment, of the VPOD-TV show that airs Fridays on the VPOD-TV Network in Chicago and Peoria, and globally via Roku on the VPOD-TV channel.

This week Tim continues his discussion with Larry Reeb. Topics include peeing your pants, road stories, Tim Allen, how Larry got on the HBO Rodney Dangerfield special, Larry The Cable guy, inside details on Larry's appearance on Last Comic Standing and much more! 

In this first part of a 2 parter with the legendary Larry Reeb. Tim and Larry discuss keeping your set fresh and current ... influences like Rodney Dangerfield and George Carlin ... Larry's big break appearing on the Rodney Dangerfield special, doing comedy at a strip club, and more! (No bonus segment as this episode was so abundant it became a 2 part edition)

Tim sits down with the always funny Rocky LaPorte and they discuss being on Last Comic Standing, how Hollywood changed his act for the sitcom 'The Rocky LaPorte Show', people doing comedy in a gorilla suit, how he went from driving a truck to stand up and much more... SUSD102 Host Tim Slagle - This is the uncensored version, with a bonus segment, of the VPOD-TV show that airs Fridays on the VPOD-TV Network in Chicago and Peoria.