Talk:Tim and Tom

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@WhisperToMe:: I had added a prod, not a speedy tag. No hangon was needed, just removing the prod would do the job.

While both are certainly notable in their own rights, there seems to be precious little about them as a duo. Yes, they wrote one book together about their brief time together. Is the duo notable? Try it this way: Eric Clapton has played with, recorded with and toured with damned near anyone you'd care to mention, but we don't have articles on Eric and the Beatles, Eric and Tina, Eric and the Stones, etc. because those pairings were not long-lasting, notable pairings. Had the two not found individual notability, there would be no question that this pair was not notable.

As it now stands, only two articles link here: Tim Reid and Vince Sanders. At the moment, Tom Dreesen does not. I'll fix that, but his notability is kinda weak as well. For now, I'll tag the article for some work. Maybe I'll get around to trying to build it up or sending it to AfD, maybe not. Not much here. - SummerPhD (talk) 05:25, 24 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I see. I think there would be people looking for the subject "Tim and Tom." Doing a Google Books search shows many instances of a "Tim and Tom" comedy duo being mentioned, including a few times in Jet magazine. The article in Jet "Talking About" on 12 Feb 1970 - Page 43 states: "Windy City interracial comedy team, Tim and Tom, which, like the nationally prominent black and white Steve Rossi and Slappy White comedy duo, is real soul in action. Not only have Tim and Tom received national attention for their efforts in ..." WhisperToMe (talk) 05:31, 24 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]