Withmore than 20 years as a stand-up comedian, Tom Papa is one of the top comedicvoices in the country. Papa has had four hour-long stand-up specials, includingthe wildly successful Netflix Original "Tom Papa: You're Doing Great!" Hisother critically acclaimed specials include "Human Mule," "Freaked Out" and"Tom Papa Live in New York City," two of which were directed by Rob Zombie. He's a regular guest on "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast and hosts his ownpodcast series, "Breaking Bread with Tom Papa." Papa hosts the daily Netflixradio show "What A Joke With Papa And Fortune" on SiriusXM's Netflix Channel.He also hosts the hit SiriusXM show "Come to Papa," with residencies at Largoin Los Angeles and The Village Underground in NYC.
Acontributing writer to New Yorker Magazine, Papa has released two books and hasbeen a recurring performer on "Live From Here" (formerly "A Prairie HomeCompanion") and NPR's "Wait, Wait&Don't Tell Me!" He hosted his own FoodNetwork TV series, "Baked," and starred opposite Lily Taylor in the film "PaperSpiders" and opposite Matt Damon in "The Informant." He appeared alongsideMichael Douglas and Matt Damon in the HBO film "Behind the Candelabra," hostedthe NBC series "The Marriage Ref," and had a recurring role opposite JuliaLouis-Dreyfus on the CBS series "The New Adventures of Old Christine." Papaalso starred in his own NBC series, "Come to Papa."
