Tom Papa

Comedian, Actor & Host

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Tom Papa Biography

With more than 20 years as a stand-up comedian, Tom Papa is one of the top comedic voices in the country finding success as an author, in film, TV, radio and podcasts as well as on the live stage.

Papa recently released his second book, "You’re Doing Great! - And Other Reasons To Stay Alive", which was the follow-up to "Your Dad Stole My Rake: And Other Family Dilemmas" both released by St Martin’s Press, making “Summer Must Read” lists from Parade Magazine to The New York Post. Papa is also a contributing writer to the New Yorker Magazine.

Papa has four hour-long stand-up specials, the latest Tom Papa: You’re Doing Great! was a wildly successful Netflix Original. His other critically acclaimed specials include Human Mule, Freaked Out and Papa Papa Live in New York City, two of which were directed by Rob Zombie.

He is a regular guest on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast and Tom’s own podcast, Breaking Bread with Tom Papa, features Papa and his guest for an hour of eating, drinking and enjoying life. Listeners are invited to take a seat at the table as Papa and his guests celebrate the true meaning of breaking bread with insightful, revealing and always funny conversations.

Papa is host of the daily Netflix radio show, What A Joke With Papa And Fortune, on SiriusXM’s Netflix Channel, airing Mondays through Thursdays from 10:00 AM – Noon ET. Papa also hosts of the hit SiriusXM show, Come to Papa with residencies at Largo in Los Angeles and The Village Underground in NYC. Papa writes the script for each show and casts top actors and comedians to play the roles or perform stand-up, all backed by a live band. Performers include Matt Damon, Sarah Silverman, Joel McHale, Bill Burr, Jim Gaffigan, John Mulaney, Kevin Nealon, Kevin Pollack and many more.

Papa was a regular performer on the nationally syndicated radio show, Live From Here, formerly A Prairie Home Companion, that featured his own regular segment, “Out. In. America. With Tom Papa,” heard by the 2.6 million fans of the weekly radio show. Papa also appears on National Public Radio as a guest panelist on Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me which he also had the honor of guest hosting.

In the fall of 2018, Papa hosted his own Food Network TV series, Baked, where he took his love of baking and explored bakeries throughout the country. The show developed from Papa’s love of making sourdough bread using his own sourdough starter and visiting expert bakers while on tour.

As an actor Papa recently starred opposite Lily Taylor in the film Paper Spiders and the appears in the newly released North Hollywood. Papa has starred opposite Matt Damon in the Steven Soderbergh film, The Informant, and opposite Paul Giamatti in Rob Zombie’s animated feature, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, as the voice of El Superbeasto. Papa has appeared in the films Analyze That, opposite RobertDeNiro, and Comedian; he had a voiceover role in the Papa was seen in Rob Zombie’s film, 3 From Hell, alongside Clive Owen in Steven Soderbergh’s Cinemax series, The Knick, and he was seen in Chris Rock’s film, Top Five.

Papa was seen alongside Michael Douglas and Matt Damon in the HBO film, Behind the Candelabra, which was directed by Steven Soderbergh and won 11 Emmys.

On TV Papa hosted the NBC series, The Marriage Ref, which ran for two seasons. Papa had a recurring role opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the CBS series, The New Adventures of Old Christine, and starred in his own NBC series, Come to Papa.

As a film and television writer, Papa’s credits include the Rob Zombie film, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, the Jerry Seinfeld film, Bee Movie and the TV series Red Oaks, The Marriage Ref and Come To Papa.

When not touring the country, Papa lives in Los Angeles with his wife, two daughters, a cat and dog where he spends most of his time writing and baking bread.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 07/10/2024.

Tom Papa Videos

  • Tom Papa | Gotham Comedy Live
    The Marriage Ref and Behind the Candelabra’s Tom Papa headlines a lineup of America’s funniest comedians for an hour of non-stop comedy that will...
  • Tom Papa - We Are The Fattest Generation
  • Tom Papa Explains Why The Good Old Days Were Not Great ...

Tom Papa Books

  • You're Doing Great!: And Other Reasons to Stay Alive
    You're Doing Great!: And Other Reasons to Stay Alive
  • Your Dad Stole My Rake
    Your Dad Stole My Rake

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