Tim Clue

American comedian

Tim Clue

Born|

Tim Clue

1962 (age 62-63)

Rochelle, Illinois, United States

Alma mater| Bradley University
Eastern Michigan University
Occupations|

* Comedian
* Director
* Motivational speaker[1]
* Playwright

Years active| 1991-present
Notable work| Leaving Iowa
Other Definitions of Confinement
Tiny Pig
Website| www.timclue.com

Tim Clue (born 1962) is an American 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

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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

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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

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### Books

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

### Plays

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* 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

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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. ^ a b c d "Standup Tim Clue Likes to be Theatrical". Chicago Tribune.
10. ^ a b c d "About Play".
11. ^ "The Best Man, Rolaids, and Why I'm a Classroom Anecdote".
12. ^ a b c d e f g h "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. ^ a b "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