Tim Clue
Born
Tim Clue

1962 (age 6162)
Rochelle, Illinois, United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBradley University
Eastern Michigan University
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • Director
  • Motivational speaker[1]
  • Playwright
Years active1991-present
Notable workLeaving Iowa
Other Definitions of Confinement
Tiny Pig
Websitewww.timclue.com

Tim Clue (born 1962) is an American funny motivational speaker, comedian, director, and playwright, based in Chicago, Illinois.[2][3] He is the founder of MindSlap Meetings.[4]

As a professional comedian, Clue received his training at The Second City in Chicago.[5][6] For a brief period, he hosted WGN Radio comedy show and New Year's Eve radio show with Steve Cochran.[7][8]

Early life and education

Born in 1962, Clue grew up in Rochelle, Illinois.[9][10] He completed his bachelor's degree in communications from Bradley University in 1985.[11][12] At Bradley, he met with Marco Benassi and later, both became part of the university speech team.[12] They participated in speech tournaments and in those tournaments performed adapted poetry or short story.[12] As they excelled and became important part of speech team, they were awarded with full scholarship at the university.[12] For a brief period, Clue coached the college speech teams and later taught speech at the College of DuPage.[12]

In 2005, he graduated with a master's in speech communication and rhetoric from the Eastern Michigan University.[13]

Career

Clue started his career by writing a stand-up comedy.[10]

In 1992, he founded Short Story Theatre, a theater company which is focused on combing short fiction and documentary footage.[10][14][12]

In 1994, Greek Stories was premiered.[9] In the same year, he directed Bark Like a Comic along with A.J. Lentini, Bill Gorgo and Jimmy Rhodes.[9] In the following year, he and Benassi worked on The Jewish Melody and Other Definitions of Confinement, adapted from the short stories written by Dmitry Stonov.[9][12]

In 1997, he worked on a show called Greek Streets with Marco Benassi.[12]

In 1999, he co-wrote and directed Tiny Pig with Spike Manton.[10]

In 2004, he worked on the Leaving Iowa with Spike Manton.[15][16] The comedy was produced by the Purple Rose Theatre Company.[15]

Clue is co-founder of Chicago Sitcom, a production company that develops works for stage, film, and television. Previously, he has worked as the coach of the College of DuPage (COD) national championship speech team.[17]

Work

Books

  • Manton, Spike; Clue, Tim (2008). Leaving Iowa: The Comedy about Family Vacations

Plays

  • Greek Stories (1994)
  • Bark Like a Comic (1994)
  • The Jewish Melody (1995)
  • Other Definitions of Confinement (1995)
  • ''Greek Streets (1997)
  • Tiny Pig (1999)
  • Leaving Iowa (2004)[18][19]

References

  1. Brady, Bill; Vieceli, Vince (2014). Stand-Up Comedy in Chicago. Arcadia Publishing. p. 110. ISBN 9781467111843.
  2. "STAGE TICKER". Chicago Tribune.
  3. "Comedian Tim Clue: He'd be Rich… If He Could Make it Through the Day-to-Day". November 1, 2015.
  4. "About". Mindslap Meetings.
  5. "Preview: Tim Clue/Zanies Vernon Hills | Newcity Stage". February 2, 2009.
  6. "Squeaky-clean comedy and magic at the Metropolis". Daily Herald. July 15, 2010.
  7. "Chorus to hold fundraiser gala". Daily Herald. January 6, 2008.
  8. Leary, Steve. "Steve Cochran's Annual New Years Eve Spectacular". BroadwayWorld.com.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Standup Tim Clue Likes to be Theatrical". Chicago Tribune.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "About Play".
  11. "The Best Man, Rolaids, and Why I'm a Classroom Anecdote".
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Coloring outside the lines Marco Benassi and Tim Clue show their creativity by adapting short stories to the stage". ProQuest 309664576.
  13. "STANDUP TIM CLUE LIKES TO BE THEATRICAL". Chicago Tribune.
  14. "Leaving Iowa Heading To Chicago".
  15. 1 2 "Tim Clue can't get away from 'Leaving Iowa'". Daily Herald. ProQuest 313121091.
  16. "Tim Clue finds he has one in comedy writing". Daily Herald. ProQuest 312736989.
  17. "Arlington Heights Daily Herald".
  18. ""Leaving Iowa" will leave you amused and a little wiser". November 17, 2008.
  19. "IVIC'S 'LEAVING IOWA' TAKES ROAD TRIP THROUGH MEMORIES", Evansville Courier & Press, ProQuest 427945259
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