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'''Tim Slagle''' (born August 13, 1958) is an American [[stand-up comedian]], [[writer]]/[[editing|editor]] and a [[political]] [[pundit (expert)|pundit]]. His material leans towards political [[satire]]. He is known for his regular contributions to ''[[Liberty (1987)|Liberty]]'' magazine. He currently lives in the [[Chicago]] metropolitan area.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
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Slagle was born in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], and adopted by a middle-class family, living in the blue collar area of South Suburban Detroit known as [[Downriver]]. He was raised in [[Trenton, MI|Trenton]], Michigan, graduating from Trenton High School in 1976. He briefly attended the [[University of Michigan]], and eventually dropped out without a degree in 1979 to become a fringe part of the Detroit [[Punk rock|Punk scene]] in the band Boris Savage and the Primates.<br />
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In 1979 he started performing at the open mic nights at Mark Ridleys Comedy Castle in north suburban Detroit. As stand-up comedy clubs exploded around the country during the comedy boom of the 1980s, there were plenty of venues looking for comics, and by 1983, Slagle was traveling the country as a professional comic. After three years of living on the road, he settled in Chicago, where he became a regular in the [[Zanies Comedy Club|Zanies chain]] of comedy clubs.<br />
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Slagle's style of comedy is observational and often ironic. In 1989, Slagle first appeared nationally on the ''[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] Comedy Club Network'', and again in 1991 on the ''[[MTV]] Half Hour Comedy Hour''.<br />
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In 1996, he appeared on-stage in a small theater in Chicago, with comedian [[Tom Naughton]] in the ''Slagle Naughton Report''.<br />
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In 2000 he also produced and starred in a brief run on local [[Minneapolis]] television show: ''The Mudslingers Ball'', with [[Lewis Black]], [[Will Durst]], Jeffrey Jena, and host Mike Lukas. It aired on [[KSTP-TV|KSTP]] channel 5, an [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate.<ref name="Slagle2">{{cite news |last=Elber |first=Lynn |date=August 9, 2000 |title=Voting's Down but Political Humor's Up on TV, Internet |url=http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/08/09/election.tv.ap/index.html |newspaper=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041210082455/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/08/09/election.tv.ap/index.html |archive-date=December 10, 2004 |access-date=October 7, 2014}}</ref><br />
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He was interviewed and appeared briefly in the [[Documentary film|documentary]] ''[[Michael Moore Hates America]]'' (2004) <ref name="Slagle3">Orndorf, Brian (October 25, 2004). [http://www.filmfodder.com/movies/reviews/michael_moore_hates_america/20041025.htm "Review: ''Michael Moore Hates America''"], Filmfodder. Retrieved October 7, 2014.</ref><br />
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In late 2006, Slagle released his first CD, entitled ''Europa'' on [[Stand Up! Records]]. The CD is notable as a best of from Slagle's career and also features a cover by noted illustrator [[Jack Davis (cartoonist)|Jack Davis]].<br />
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==Media releases==<br />
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===CDs===<br />
* ''Europa'' (2006) [[Stand Up! Records]]<br />
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===VHS tapes===<br />
* ''Awake'' (1993)<br />
* ''Nation of Criminals'' (1998)<br />
* ''Live'' (2000)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{official|http://www.timslagle.com}}<br />
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