Red, the tsukkomi, is originally from Kyoto, and Golgo, the boke, hails from Saitama.
Golgo is known for his physical and set-up gags, contrasting the more verbal and corny mental humor of Red.
Formerly, Golgo was often seen with an un-lit cigar on-air (although he hates tobacco), and he also always sports a small, Chaplin-esque moustache.
and then spreading out his arms and lifting one leg in an attempt to mimic the shape of the kanji inochi (命), meaning "life".
TIM was formed by the two in 1994 as an acronym for Time Is Money after close apartments in Tokyo brought the two together.