Tom Papa

BIOGRAPHy

Tom Papa

With more than 30 years as a stand-up, Tom Papa is one of the top comedic voices in the country, finding success as an actor, host, and author, in film, TV, radio and podcasts as well as on the live stage. The comedian has recorded some the highest rated stand-up specials on Netflix including Tom Papa: Home Free, Tom Papa: You’re Doing Great! and Tom Papa: What A Day! which was taped at the iconic Wilbur Theatre in Boston. His other critically acclaimed specials include Human Mule, Freaked Out and Tom Papa Live in New York City, two of which were directed by Rob Zombie. Tom recently released his highly anticipated third book, We’re All In This Together…..So Make Some Room.  In 2020, Tom 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. Tom also hosts the popular daily Netflix radio show, What A Joke With Papa And Fortune on Sirius XM.  Tom has appeared in many fan-favorite films including Air alongside Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Viola Davis and Jason Bateman, Paper Spiders, The Informant opposite Matt Damon and Analyze That opposite Robert DeNiro. He can also be 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, Tom hosted the NBC series, The Marriage Ref, which ran for two seasons and had a recurring role opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the CBS series, The New Adventures of Old Christine.

Career Path

2009Papa played opposite Matt Damon in Soderbergh's 2009 film The Informant!
2010In 2010, Papa hosted NBC's The Marriage Ref, which ran for two seasons.
2015(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2016) Baked with Tom Papa (2018–) You're Doing Great!
2016His fourth special, Human Mule, aired December 2016.
2018He appeared as the guest for The Official Podcast on YouTube on August 30, 2018.
2020In 2020, Papa appeared in an hour long comedy special for Netflix entitled You're Doing Great!
2024Continued extensive live touring and regional performances across major US venues.
2025Scheduled to perform at prominent entertainment festivals and theater shows.
2026Expected to launch a nationwide historic tour highlighting legacy catalog.

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