Tom Dreesen, Stand-Up Comedian Who Opened for Frank Sinatra, Dies at 86
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"Tom Dreesen, Stand-Up Comedian Who Opened for Frank Sinatra, Dies at 86" is generating significant coverage in the Entertainment category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Deadline, USA Today, Chicago Tribune and CBS News. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (9)
- Stand-Up Comedian and Character Actor Tom Dreesen Dies at 86 People.com · 7h ago
- Beloved Chicago comedian Tom Dreesen, best known for opening for Frank Sinatra, has died, family says ABC7 Chicago · 7h ago
- Legendary Comic Dies Days After Performing for Colbert’s Replacement The Daily Beast · 7h ago
- Tom Dreesen, comedy trailblazer and Frank Sinatra’s longtime opening act, dies at 86 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette · 7h ago
- Tom Dreesen Dies: Comedian And Favorite Of Carson, Letterman & Sinatra Was 86 Deadline · 7h ago
- Tom Dreesen, stand-up comedy pioneer who opened for Sinatra, dies at 86 USA Today · 7h ago
- Comedian Tom Dreesen, from suburban Harvey and Sinatra’s opening act, has died at 86 Chicago Tribune · 7h ago
- Tom Dreesen, actor and standup comedian and Chicago-area native, dies at 86 CBS News · 7h ago
- Tom Dreesen, Stand-Up Comedian Who Opened for Frank Sinatra, Dies at 86 Variety · 7h ago
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