Today Spike Feresten joins us at the table! He's written for your favorite shows including Late Night with David Letterman and Seinfeld - and he's here to talk all things comedy! Tom talks with Spike about his many interests - collecting cars, playing live ball tennis, and designing watches. Enjoy! 

Check out Spike's podcast Spike's Car Radio. 

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0:00:00 Intro

0:01:02 TomPapa.com

0:01:57 Patreon Shoutout

0:02:27 Pressures of Spike's bread 

0:03:10 Seinfeld stopped Tom from golfing 

0:05:00 Collecting cars 

0:10:10 Paul Newman's flat loafs and Tom's fascination

 0:15:29 Comedy writing vs stand up 

0:17:00 Playing tennis, live ball

0:25:50 Writing for Letterman, Seinfeld 

0:30:50 Writing "Soup Nazi" episode and working with Larry and Jerry

0:40:10 Seinfeld bungalow and Hollywood magic 

0:42:00 IQ Bar ad 

0:44:05 Butcher Box ad

0:45:41 State of comedy in Hollywood

0:48:48 Fox late night show and cancellation 

1:01:02 Colbert cancellation 

1:06:12 Podcast - Spike's Car Radio

1:07:20 Personality of people who drive specific cars 

1:12:10 Uncomfortable moment 

1:14:32 Tom & family past Seinfeld and Spike driving Porsches

1:16:05 Father forcing fist fights

1:20:02 watching Friends and old Seinfeld episodes 

1:22:35 Designing watches 

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Tom Papa is a celebrated stand-up comedian with over 20 years in the industry.

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Today Carrot Top joins us at the table! We have a comedy legend among us - Carrot Top shares stories of running into the most famous and beloved comedians of all time - Buddy Hackett, Phyllis Diller, Geroge Carlin, and more! He also shares about living and performing in Vegas for nearly 30 years! Enjoy!

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0:00:00 Intro

0:00:46 TomPapa.com Shoutout

0:01:40 Patreon Shoutout

0:02:12 Wildgrain Ad

0:02:57 Hecklers 

0:04:05 Meeting Phyllis Diller and Elton John

0:08:55 Running 

0:11:12 Becoming an institution in Vegas, being in Hacks 

0:17:20 Touring and finding audience in Vegas

0:20:58 George Carlin's advice

0:24:30 Bread

0:26:40 WildGrain Ad

0:28:59 Trade Coffee Ad

0:31:01 Shows evolvement 

0:41:30 NASA dad and going to college

0:47:07 Seeing Gallagher for the first time

0:50:15 Meeting Buddy Hackett and getting his advice

0:52:45 Seeing George Carlin backstage

0:57:45 Bill Hicks story

1:03:39 Terror of everyone laughing at you 

1:07:32 Uncomfortable moment

1:10:11 Meeting Milton Burrow in LA

1:12:11 Queen, Sting coming to shows 

1:17:00 Being a diva, rider 

1:21:10 Longevity of career

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Tom Papa is a celebrated stand-up comedian with over 20 years in the industry.

Watch Tom's new special "Home Free" out NOW on Netflix!

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Today on Breaking Bread Robby Hoffman joins us at the table! Would it kill her to have a moment?! She talks through the journey of growing up on welfare to creating her own HBO show! She also shares her opinions on they/them pronouns. Stay til the end to hear how her pedophile girlfriend and her go so lost they thought they might die. Enjoy!

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0:00:00 Intro

0:00:14 Tour Shoutout - TomPapa.Com

0:01:06 Patreon Shoutout 

0:01:39 Welcome and digging into bread

0:04:18 Robbie's having a moment 

0:06:22 Growing up poor and having money now

0:08:45 Meeting Kristen Stewart 

0:10:30 Growing up on welfare and one of 10 kids

0:15:26 Leaving NY to Montreal in the night 

0:22:00 Reading the Koran, Bible, and Torah 

0:24:09 Mother's strength, opinion of doctors 

0:33:00 Monarch Money Ad 

0:35:35 Mood Ad

0:38:38 Butcher Box Ad 

0:41:01 Government cutting resources for the poor

0:48:46 Emmy's outfit, marriage, no kids

0:52:18 Cat and dog - pets are not kids

0:54:27 They/them pronouns are not seamless 

1:00:50 Comfortable in own skin

1:04:03 Uncomfortable moment 

1:05:13 Dating a pedophile and getting lost in a near death snow storm 

1:12:30 Both cities and countries are horrifying 

1:13:10 Acting with Steve Carrell, Hacks, Untitled own project

1:14:20 Robby in her old age

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Tom Papa is a celebrated stand-up comedian with over 20 years in the industry.

Watch Tom's new special "Home Free" out NOW on Netflix!

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Radio, Podcasts and more: https://linktr.ee/tompapa/

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Today Dusty Slay joins us at the table! From living in a trailer park to having his own Netflix special, Dusty has lived a varied life. He talks driving drunk, comedy influences, and braiding his hair. Enjoy!

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Today Tim Ferriss joins us at the table! We have an entrepreneur and investor on the program, Breaking Bread just got a whole lot smarter! Tim sheds light on diet, screen time, natural remedies, and much more! Tune in for his tips and tricks. Enjoy!

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Today Maria Bamford joins us at the table! Maria shares about her experience living in Altadena during the LA fires, how her neighbors saved her house, and why she still has conflicting feelings about them. She also talks touring and life with pugs. Stay tuned to hear how many pigeons she thinks she can carry. Enjoy! 

Check out Maria Bamford on tour! MariaBamford.com 

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0:00:00 Intro

0:00:29 Patreon shoutout 

0:00:59 Wild Grain Ad

0:01:49 No corporations, only neighborhood book stores

0:04:51 Seinfeld lunch

0:06:39 Bread

0:08:28 Business of comedy 

0:13:53 Altadena fires, house saving story 

0:22:00 Hope of human beings, building new home

0:26:22 ICE raids

0:30:15 Breaking new hour

0:33:05 Peanut butter and pot roast, dreaming, carrying pigeons

0:37:56 IQ Bar Ad

0:40:16 Wild Grain Ad

0:42:26 Trade Coffee Ad 

0:44:46 Pug life

0:54:26 Getting mental health help

0:55:10 Touring near home 

0:58:10 Magic of LA

0:59:22 Uncomfortable moment

1:02:15 City vs country

1:03:10 Dog parks, noise bands, clowning 

1:05:10 Tour dates

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Tom Papa is a celebrated stand-up comedian with over 20 years in the industry.

Watch Tom's new special "Home Free" out NOW on Netflix!

Patreon.com/BreakingBreadwithTomPapa

Radio, Podcasts and more: https://linktr.ee/tompapa/

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Today Samantha Bee joins us at the table! Warning: things get steamy, we're talking menopause! Samantha shares about her tour How To Survive Menopause and why connecting with her audiences is so precious. Tom and Sam also discuss the real reason Colbert got cancelled and why Sam will be topless in Ibiza any day now. Enjoy!

Check out Samantha's podcast "Choice Words with Samantha Bee" and catch her on tour "How To Survive Menopause."

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Today on Breaking Bread Cedric the Entertainer joins us at the table! Cedric talks The Kings of Comedy, being the life of the party, and even busts out a few tunes. Tom may or not be considering stealing Cedric's look. Enjoy!

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Today on Breaking Bread Gabby Reece joins us at the table! Gabby is a former professional volleyball player and Tom has a lot to learn. Her advice on saunas and talking to strangers has changed his life for the better. Today they talk weight loss tips, sleeping separation, and more. Enjoy!

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0:00:00 Intro

0:00:27 Patreon Shoutout

0:00:50 How they met

0:02:35 Making bread in garages

0:04:35 Tom's bread products 

0:06:25 Talking to strangers

0:10:00 Saunas 

0:15:01 Bad smells, surprises 

0:17:13 Low dose nicotine  pouches, vaping

0:21:54 IQ Bar Ad

0:23:54 Trade Coffee Ad 

0:25:55 Food habits and weight loss tips 

0:32:02 Sleep separation

0:35:40 Robes 

0:37:10 Tip from Tommy

0:39:00 Waking up and being in the same gear as your partner

0:43:26 Cheat days

0:44:39 Uncomfortable moment

0:47:50 Superpowers: having a sense of people 

0:49:49 Training dolphins in a circus in Mexico

0:52:00 Growing up on an island 

0:54:05 Pursuing vs being

0:56:00 Arguments with kids

0:57:53 Navigating guests 

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Tom Papa is a celebrated stand-up comedian with over 20 years in the industry.

Watch Tom's new special "Home Free" out NOW on Netflix!

Radio, Podcasts and more: https://linktr.ee/tompapa/

Website - http://tompapa.com/

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Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/comediantompapa

Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/tompapa

#tompapa #breakingbread #comedy #standup #standupcomedy #bread

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The week on Breaking Bread Kerri Kenney-Silver joins us at the table! She talks starring in the hit show The Four Seasons (based on the 1981 film), the audition process, and working with Steve Carrell. Tom and Kerri also trade stories of almost getting kidnapped and much more. Enjoy!  

Catch Kerri in The Four Seasons streaming now on Netflix! 

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0:00:00 Intro

0:00:58 Patreon Shoutout

0:01:22 Wild Grain Ad

0:02:31 Welcome, fried clams, and NYC

0:05:26 Almost getting kidnapped 

0:08:45 Seeing theatre growing up and inflation

0:11:21 The Four Seasons film

0:15:00 Auditioning for Four Seasons 

0:22:15 Niecy Nash audition for Reno 911! 

0:25:00 The State

0:29:10 Wild Grain Ad

0:31:58 Butcher Box Ad

0:34:10 Peewee Herman doc, friendship, and influence

0:43:15 NY vs LA

0:46:00 Uncomfortable moment

0:47:54 Acting in The Four Season 

0:51:10 The State to Reno transition

0:56:35 Just acting vs showrunning

1:00:02 Closeted gluten allergy and eating habits

1:04:10 Working out

1:05:22 Band, ticklish, snakes

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Tom Papa is a celebrated stand-up comedian with over 20 years in the industry.

Watch Tom's new special "Home Free" out NOW on Netflix!

Patreon.com - Patreon.com/BreakingBreadWithTomPapa

Radio, Podcasts and more: https://linktr.ee/tompapa/

Website - http://tompapa.com/

Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/tompapa

Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@tompapa

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/comediantompapa

Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/tompapa

#tompapa #breakingbread #comedy #standup #standupcomedy #bread #fourseasons #reno911

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