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The man who made “more power!” a household grunt wants decidedly less power given to the federal government — and offers up a colorful metaphor about one family’s quest to grasp it for life. Tim Allen, star of the long-running sitcom Home Improvement and the new Last Man Standing, talked to the Hollywood Reporter about his conservative political orientation and its emergence in the show. Despite having a “liberal” writing staff, Allen pushes to express his own point of view, albeit somewhat more moderated than in real life: Do you have more comedic leeway now than you did on...

Comedian Tim Allen, now in a fifth season of his ABC sitcom Last Man Standing, started tongues wagging when he compared the Clintons to herpes in a joke to The Hollywood Reporter. Allen is a television rarity in that he's taken two sitcoms past the 100-episode mark, and this one is also very rare in its appeal to people who like seeing a little Democrat-bashing in their comedy: THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: Why has the show gone after Hillary but not Trump? TIM ALLEN: It's a little surprising to me. We have a very liberal writing staff, so I'm surprised they...

How Tim Allen's 'Last Man Standing' Gets Away With Politically Incorrect Humor... ...As the ABC comedy prepares to mark its 100th episode threshold Jan. 29, its viewership is holding steady at 8.7 million, making the 20th Century Fox TV-produced multicam the No. 1 show in its Friday slot. THR sat down with the always irascible Tim Allen, 62, and talked about his return to network TV, how he relates to his right wing character and why he thinks Donald Trump "might be able to do the stuff that needs fixing." ...Why has the show gone after Hillary but not Trump?...

In the episode "The Big Sleepover" of Last Man Standing, Eve's friend has overstayed her welcome at the Baxter household and interfered with Mike's (Tim Allen) relationship with his daughter. She finally finds a way to get her friend to find another place to stay because she doesn't want her dad "moping around like Obama got a third term."Mike shudders at that thought:Last Man Standing: "The Big Sleepover" - Obama Third Term -Eve: You wanted us to be able to spend time together, so now we can. -Mike: I think it's a good idea, honey. -Eve: Yeah, I didn't want...

LOS ANGELES – Season 5 of "Last Man Standing" is going to get political with the presidential race upon us, and neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump is going to be safe from the wisecracking Mike Baxter, played by Tim Allen. "We're going to drill Hillary," the star told FOX411 at the Television Critics Association Q&A session for his ABC series. "It will be horrible personally if Hillary continued [to lead the Democrats], but it will be great for the storyline if she continues."

On Friday Tim Allen tweeted “How does taxing high income people help the middle class succeed,” Now just a few days before Tim was on Jimmy Kimmel live and did a clip where he is out on the Hollywood walk of fame and in this clip he said that California was a”kind of socialist state” In the clip he also he jokes saying that if you sleep on the street long enough the state will start giving you free stuff. after his tweet someone to said to him “is this a unoffensive way of saying, Liberals/Progressives are wrong?” and tim...

...But the sad truth is, not many people are staying home to watch sitcoms on Friday nights anymore. Even though they’re led by TV veterans Tim Allen and Reba McEntire, “Standing” and “Malibu” lag behind much cheaper fare like “Undercover Boss” and “Dateline” in the ratings.

Comedian Tim Allen has an idea for a home improvement at the White House: Get a new tenant! A rare Republican in Democrat-loving Hollywood — let alone in prime time — Allen delivers a comic smackdown in the season premiere of his ABC sitcom, “Last Man Standing.” It’s the first sign the GOP may be making inroads in what has been nearly solid support for the president on the left coast. In the episode, airing four days before the election, Allen’s uber-conservative character, Mike Baxter, tries to persuade his impressionable 18-year-old daughter to vote for Mitt Romney.

August 9, 2005 Yes folks, this is a man’s barbeque. That’s Tim Kowalec firing up Chrysler Group's one-of-a-kind HEMI-powered grill at an event to announce the top five finalists in the company’s "What Can You HEMI?" contest. Until the event, the HEMI engine was only found in Chrysler, Jeep or Dodge vehicles. With the power and torque of the 5.7-liter V-8 HEMI engine, the grill can cook 240 HEMI dogs in three minutes and is covered by more than 330 square feet of steel. The contest involved people sending in concepts for machines that could be powered by a...