Tom Papa
| Tom Papa | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 10, 1968 Passaic, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Comedian, actor, producer, writer, baker |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Thomas Papa (born November 10, 1968) is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, television/radio host.
Papa was born in Passaic, New Jersey, and grew up in Park Ridge, New Jersey and later Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, where he graduated from Pascack Hills High School in 1986.
He is a graduate of Rider University.
Tom Papa is a leading stand up comedian. He completed his fourth stand up special, "Human Mule", recorded at the Hanna Theater in Cleveland, Ohio, airing on Epix in December 2016 and will be available on Hulu, iTunes and Amazon. His last special "Freaked Out" aired on Epix and Netflix in July 2013. Tom has recorded three stand up specials for Comedy Central, the most recent of which is the one-hour stand-up special, Tom Papa Live in New York City that was shot at the Union Square Theater and directed by Rob Zombie. The special appeared on Comedy Central on January 8, 2012. Tom has thirteen appearances on the The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In 2005 he released his debut comedy album Calm, Cool, & Collected. He is a frequent guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Late Show with David Letterman. His one-man show Only Human opened to rave reviews at the Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival.
Tom started his stand-up career in New York City in 1993 playing open mics and hosting at the Stand Up New York comedy club. Papa got his first big break when he was hand-picked by comedian Jerry Seinfeld to perform on his tour after meeting at the Comedy Cellar in New York.
Tom is the host of the popular hit Sirius/XM radio show Come to Papa that airs on channel 99. The weekly program has attracted some of the biggest names in comedy including Mel Brooks, Ray Romano, Dick Cavett, Carl Reiner and Jerry Seinfeld. In addition to his interviews Tom also writes and performs Come to Papa Live which is a version of a classic radio play combined with standup performance, music and sketches. Come to Papa Live is performed once a month alternating between The Village Underground in New York and Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles. Guests on Come to Papa Live include Matt Damon, Sara Silverman, Joel Mchale, Andy Richter, Jim Gaffigan and many more. Past interviews, live shows and podcasts can be found on iTunes and Cometopapalive.com
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