 TOM RHODES Wednesday, July 23 - Saturday, July 26 ***MR RHODES (NBC-Star) *** COMIC STRIP LIVE (FOX) *** MTV's HALF HOUR COMEDY HOUR *** Comedy Central Presents Tom Rhodes has been around, literally and figuratively. He's been a comic since his senior year in high school, and today he is approaching 40. He's lived in Florida, San Francisco, L.A., and in New York on two separate occasions. Now he's in Amsterdam, living on a street he can't pronounce. Rhodes has played every American city that has a comedy club, and he's toured the globe so many times that when Immigration looks at his passport, they ask for CliffsNotes. His soft southern drawl is just barely detectable in his meandering stage voice, and his arms swing freely around a body that is constantly in motion. Tom Rhodes has improved a lot as a comedian since he began as a teenager. When he speaks, it's in a mellifluous manner that suggests higher education, but Rhodes is somewhat proud that the last class he attended was in a public high school. He credits his knowledge and passion for learning to a talented group of teachers: "I was poisoned with Kerouac, Muhammad Ali, Gandhi, the Beatles. They did it for me." His humor thrives on information and intelligence. Never settling for jokes about broken toasters or remote controls, Rhodes would rather brood over race and culture. Also appearing: Chris Speyrer and Scott Wilson Wednesday and Thursday - 8:00pm - $8.00 Friday - 8:00pm & 10:30pm - $12.00 Saturday - 8:00pm & 10:30pm - $14.00 | 
