Marc fell on his face and made a new special about it. Maron comes to break bread with Tom Papa and talks smoking with Keith Richards and how to avoid owning a cigar shop in a strip mall. Marc gushes over Taylor Swift, patchouli, New Jersey, and Wendy’s. The two talk about how awful acting is and Marc’s new show on Apple TV+ with Owen Wilson, and making Eddie Murphy and Larry David laugh.

Robert Smigel and Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog, come on to Breaking Bread with Tom Papa! Triumph reveals secrets about his life as a bachelor. Smigel talks Triumph hurting people’s feelings and getting the truths that no one else can. Smigel recounts the beginning of his comedy career, the start of youtube, The Dana Carvey Show, working with Lorne Michaels, and the legendary SNL 25th anniversary show. Tom and Smigel recount memories of growing up in New Jersey.

Greg Hess joins the table and compliments the restaurant. The two recount their time on NPR’s Live From Here. They get into Greg’s new podcast “Get it to Dutch: A Screenwriter's Journey” which features Weird Al Yankowic and Tim Robinson. Greg cannot believe this is not a real restaurant! They get into traveling for work. Greg shares some of the craziest corporate gig stories you will hear.

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About Greg:

Greg Hess is a writer and performer in Los Angeles. He is a founding member of critically acclaimed ensembles Cook County Social Club and the Improvised Shakespeare Company, and performs regularly at the Upright Citizen's Brigade and Largo at the Coronet. Greg has developed original pilots for Showtime, Pop, Warner Bros., Adult Swim, and Comedy Central. His humor writing has been published in the New Yorker Shouts & Murmurs, and the American Bystander. He is a former writer and performer on the nationally syndicated public radio show Live From Here (APM). Film/TV credits include: Yesterday (Dir. Danny Boyle), Playing House (USA), Adam Ruins Everything (Tru), Key & Peele (Comedy Central), Tacoma FD (Tru), LA to Vegas (Fox), and Food the Source of Life (Adult Swim) which he created. He cohosts and produces It’s a Wonderful Lie which reached #1 on the iTunes Comedy charts.

About Tom:

Tom Papa, a celebrated stand-up comedian with over 20 years in the industry, has made significant strides in film, television, radio, podcasts, and live performances. Notably, he's a regular on "The Joe Rogan Experience" and various late-night TV shows. Papa's literary skills are evident in his books “We’re All In This Together” and "You’re Doing Great!: And Other Reasons To Stay Alive," a collection of essays, and "Your Dad Stole My Rake: And Other Family Dilemmas," a comedic look at family life. His latest stand-up specials are “Tom Papa: What A Day!” and "Tom Papa: You’re Doing Great!" on Netflix. Beyond comedy, Papa's engagements extend to hosting "What A Joke With Papa And Fortune" on SiriusXM and appearing on NPR's "Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me." His love for baking led to hosting the Food Network series "Baked." As an actor, he's worked with notable figures like Rob Zombie and Steven Soderbergh and has appeared in several films and TV shows, including the HBO film "Behind the Candelabra." Additionally, Papa has contributed as a writer to projects like "Bee Movie" and various TV series. Residing in Los Angeles with his family, Papa continues to balance his professional life with personal interests like baking. Get in touch with or go see Tom live on stage! Radio, Podcasts and more: https://linktr.ee/tompapa/ Website - http://tompapa.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tompapa Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/tompapa Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/comediantompapa #TomPapa #breakingbreadwithTomPapa

I use bread to lure the hilarious Tommy Johnagin back to the road.

I traveled to New York to spend some time with the beautiful and talented Morgan James.

It's time to get our heads right with the all-knowing Duncan Trussell.  

Robert Kelly is back as a lean, mean fighting machine.

Patton Oswalt has a new Netflix special, We All Scream, and his reward is a special treat from Tommy Biscotti.

The always creative Rory Scovel keeps things fresh on the latest Breaking Bread.

Two breads for the Sklar Brothers who have given us a new show, The Nosebleeds on UFC Fight Pass.

The hilarious Sam Morril talks about his new Netflix Special 'Same Time Tomorrow' and ate half his bread by the time he left the table.

Chad and JT Go Deep into a box of donuts. Check out their new hilarious show on Netflix. 

Jade Catta-Preta brings her new Netflix show Hotties to the table. It might not be what you're thinking.

Jim Jefferies joins the table to sing the praises of Aussie bread. He delves into his mom’s cooking and sounding like your parents. Jim talks Australian TV, where all swear words are allowed after 9pm. Jim and Tom talk ovations, bombing, and life touring the world. Jim shares the backstory behind changing his name when he became a stand up comedian and discusses all different kinds of sobriety.

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About Jim:

Jefferies has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Just for Laughs, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Reading and Leeds Festivals, and Glastonbury Festival. He has also performed routines on The World Stands Up, Comedy Blue and Edinburgh and Beyond for Comedy Central. Following the release of his Netflix special Freedumb in July 2016, he began The Unusual Punishment Tour with all-new material, and filmed his new special This Is Me Now at the Hammersmith Apollo in London in January 2018. On 17 December 2018, he completed his Night Talker Tour with the final performance in Melbourne. At the 2019 Just for Laughs festival, in Montreal, he was honored as Stand-up Comedian of the Year. April 2024 saw Jefferies start his Give 'Em What They Want tour in South Africa,[19] moving on to Australia in August. In September and October 2024, while Jefferies is in Canada, he will be joined by Jimmy Carr for what is being billed as The Charm Offensive Tour.

About Tom:

Tom Papa, a celebrated stand-up comedian with over 20 years in the industry, has made significant strides in film, television, radio, podcasts, and live performances. Notably, he's a regular on "The Joe Rogan Experience" and various late-night TV shows. Papa's literary skills are evident in his books “We’re All In This Together” and "You’re Doing Great!: And Other Reasons To Stay Alive," a collection of essays, and "Your Dad Stole My Rake: And Other Family Dilemmas," a comedic look at family life. His latest stand-up specials are “Tom Papa: What A Day!” and "Tom Papa: You’re Doing Great!" on Netflix. Beyond comedy, Papa's engagements extend to hosting "What A Joke With Papa And Fortune" on SiriusXM and appearing on NPR's "Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me." His love for baking led to hosting the Food Network series "Baked." As an actor, he's worked with notable figures like Rob Zombie and Steven Soderbergh and has appeared in several films and TV shows, including the HBO film "Behind the Candelabra." Additionally, Papa has contributed as a writer to projects like "Bee Movie" and various TV series. Residing in Los Angeles with his family, Papa continues to balance his professional life with personal interests like baking.

Get in touch with or go see Tom live on stage! Radio, Podcasts and more: https://linktr.ee/tompapa/ Website - http://tompapa.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tompapa Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/tompapa Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/comediantompapa #TomPapa #breakingbreadwithTomPapa

The hilarious and lovely Leanne Morgan returns with great stories and diet advice.

Everybody loves Ryan! We take a road trip from San Diego to NYC. 

Katie Parla is a New York Times Best Selling cookbook author based in Rome where she is waiting for me to deliver bread to her! 

Bub and Grandma's Bread is opening its doors to you and me and everybody and Andy Kadin is here to tell us all about it! 

Gabrielle Reece is an athlete, model, and host of The Gabby Reece Show podcast. She makes the world better and for that she gets bread! 

Let's fire up the smoker with the boys from Pig Beach BBQ - Matt Abdoo and Shane McBride have the cookbook that will save your summer. 

Josh Scherer joins me at the table and takes some bread back to his Mythical Kitchen. 

The great Anthony Giglio comes by to teach us about wine and save our summer! 

Ali Macofsky is a very funny comedian who dares to turn my bread into pepperoni pizza! 

Welcome back Kira Soltanovich but don't wake her up early! 

Chris Redd takes a break from his tour to join the table. We discuss losing weight vs tightening up, gym habits, “working on my hour.” Then, Chris delves into his peeves traveling for work, including leaving the window open on flights. Chris shines light on his attack outside the Comedy Cellar. He discusses his family reunion of 1000+ people. And lastly gets into his experience on SNL and funny rap songs.

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About Chris: Chris Redd’s first one-hour comedy special “Why Am I Like This?” premiered in November of last year and is currently streaming on MAX. He co-created and is set to voice a lead role in a yet-to-be titled project from Broadway Video and Audible, and stars opposite Eddie Murphy in the upcoming feature CANDY CANE LANE. Redd is the co-creator, writer, and star of Peacock’s scripted comedy series, “Bust Down”. He was a repertory player on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” for 5 seasons. In addition to acting and writing, Redd is a rapper and stand-up comedian who performs across the country and has toured the United States and Europe with The Second City Touring Company. He received the Emmy Award in 2018 for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the “SNL” song “Come Back, Barack.” In 2019 Redd released his debut stand-up album, “But Here We Are.” Redd starred in the independent horror film “Scare Me” and can be seen in the comedy films “Vampires vs. the Bronx”, “Deep Murder,” “The House” and “A Futile and Stupid Gestures.” He appeared in the 2016 film “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping” and opposite Kathy Bates in the Netflix original comedy series “Disjointed” and was featured in the series “Wet Hot American Summer,” NBC’s “Will & Grace,” Netflix’s “Love,” TV’ Land’s “Teachers,” ”Comedy Central’s “Detroiters” and “Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents.” He portrayed the character of ‘Gary Williams’ on the NBC comedy “Kenan” for two seasons. Redd has also loaned his voice to many projects including Netflix’s “Big Mouth,” Audible’s “64th Man” and Disney’s “Star vs. the Forces of Evil.” Additionally, he was featured as a 2016 Standup New Face at Just for Laughs in Montreal. Redd was previously a performer at Chicago’s Second City and iO Chicago. About Tom: Tom Papa, a celebrated stand-up comedian with over 20 years in the industry, has made significant strides in film, television, radio, podcasts, and live performances. Notably, he's a regular on "The Joe Rogan Experience" and various late-night TV shows. Papa's literary skills are evident in his books “We’re All In This Together” and "You’re Doing Great!: And Other Reasons To Stay Alive," a collection of essays, and "Your Dad Stole My Rake: And Other Family Dilemmas," a comedic look at family life. His latest stand-up specials are “Tom Papa: What A Day!” and "Tom Papa: You’re Doing Great!" on Netflix. Beyond comedy, Papa's engagements extend to hosting "What A Joke With Papa And Fortune" on SiriusXM and appearing on NPR's "Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me." His love for baking led to hosting the Food Network series "Baked." As an actor, he's worked with notable figures like Rob Zombie and Steven Soderbergh and has appeared in several films and TV shows, including the HBO film "Behind the Candelabra." Additionally, Papa has contributed as a writer to projects like "Bee Movie" and various TV series. Residing in Los Angeles with his family, Papa continues to balance his professional life with personal interests like baking. Get in touch with or go see Tom live on stage! Radio, Podcasts and more: https://linktr.ee/tompapa/ Website - http://tompapa.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tompapa Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/tompapa Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/comediantompapa #TomPapa #breakingbreadwithTomPapa

Kwame Onwuachi, the author of 'My America - Recipes From A Black Chef' shares the ingredients of his life and career. 

Kevin Bludso and Noah Galuten teach us the power of barbecue, friendship and sh*t talking at the table in their new book Bludso’s BBQ Cookbook. 

It's time to feed Phil Rosenthal who's traveled the world on his way to our table. Season 5 of Somebody Feed Phil is available now on Netflix!

Mr. Comedy, Judd Apatow shares his new doc 'George Carlin's American Dream' and I share bread and Ciambella! Also check out Judd’s new book of interviews ‘Sicker in the Head!’ 

Destiny brings Tom together with the beautiful and hilarious Leanne Morgan.  Two yummy comedians and one yummy bread.  

The great Rainn Wilson drops off some avocado, some great stories and takes home some bread.

Joe DeRosa, the funniest sandwich making comedian in the game, takes a break from Joey Roses in NYC to join us at the table.

New York chef and restaurateur Marc Forgione brings us into the fire at Peasant and beyond.

Taka Sakaeda, the talented chef and owner of Nami Nori, shares his true artistry and badass knife skills. 

The very funny Paul Virzi comes by and we bond over pepperoni and cheese.

Greg Fitzsimmons joins the podcast fresh off running the 2 Bears 5k with Tom.

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About Greg:

Mixing an incisive wit with scathing sarcasm, Greg Fitzsimmons has achieved success as a stand-up, an Emmy Award winning writer, and host on TV, radio and his own podcast. Greg is host of the hugely popular FitzDog Radio podcast and The Greg Fitzsimmons Show, on SiriusXM’s "Howard 101”. A regular with Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Kimmel, Greg has made more than 50 visits to The Howard Stern Show. Greg’s one-hour standup special, Life On Stage, was named a Top 10 Comedy Release of 2013 by LA Weekly. The special premiered on Comedy Central and is now available as a CD, DVD and download. Greg’s 2011 book, Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons, climbed the best-seller charts and garnered outstanding reviews from NPR and Vanity Fair.

About Tom:

Tom Papa, a celebrated stand-up comedian with over 20 years in the industry, has made significant strides in film, television, radio, podcasts, and live performances. Notably, he's a regular on "The Joe Rogan Experience" and various late-night TV shows. Papa's literary skills are evident in his books “We’re All In This Together” and "You’re Doing Great!: And Other Reasons To Stay Alive," a collection of essays, and "Your Dad Stole My Rake: And Other Family Dilemmas," a comedic look at family life. His latest stand-up specials are “Tom Papa: What A Day!” and "Tom Papa: You’re Doing Great!" on Netflix. Beyond comedy, Papa's engagements extend to hosting "What A Joke With Papa And Fortune" on SiriusXM and appearing on NPR's "Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me." His love for baking led to hosting the Food Network series "Baked." As an actor, he's worked with notable figures like Rob Zombie and Steven Soderbergh and has appeared in several films and TV shows, including the HBO film "Behind the Candelabra." Additionally, Papa has contributed as a writer to projects like "Bee Movie" and various TV series. Residing in Los Angeles with his family, Papa continues to balance his professional life with personal interests like baking. Get in touch with or go see Tom live on stage! Radio, Podcasts and more: https://linktr.ee/tompapa/ Website - http://tompapa.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tompapa Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/tompapa Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/comediantompapa #TomPapa #breakingbreadwithTomPapa

When my pal the Roastmaster General Jeff Ross comes to the table I had no choice but to break TWO loaves! 

All our olive oil questions are answered when we are visited by David M. Neuman who literally wrote the book on olive oil - Extra Virgin Olive Oil - The Truth In Your Kitchen.

The great and soulful  comedian Tom Rhodes joins me at the table for Ukrainian sweets and some mighty bread.

It's time to get smarter in the kitchen with Dan Holzman and Matt Rodbard, authors of Food IQ available now everywhere!

My good friend Judy Gold aka The Challah Queen drops for some good Italian/Jewish love! 

This week the very funny and insightful Maeve Higgins has a new book, 'Tell Everyone On This Train I Love Them' and a new friend - me! 

Only the great Ari Shaffir could share his insights on kosher baked goods and ayahuasca in a single visit.

The great David Cross shares his new standup special 'I'm From The Future' (available February 12th at OfficialDavidCross.com) and wisdom about drinking and eating.

It's a Happy Lunar New Year with Misunderstood Whiskey and a Quick Bite with Ronny Chieng in the middle of his Hope You Get Rich Tour!

The king of burgers George Motz helps save America and keep us well fed. 

Carrie Morey talks all things bread and breaks in our studio's oven.

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About Carrie: Carrie Morey founded her handmade biscuit business in 2005 with the goal of making the tender, buttery, made-by-hand biscuits of her mother accessible across the country. Over 15 years later, Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit is widely recognized as an iconic Southern brand with national retail exposure, grab-and-go eateries and a food truck in Charleston, as well as a cult-like national following. Carrie is the author of two cookbooks: Callie’s Biscuits and Southern Traditions, a cookbook and narrative on entrepreneurship and life in the Lowcountry, and Hot Little Suppers, a guide to cooking with families and friends. She also stars in the culinary docu-series, How She Rolls, about biscuits, business, and balance in her life as an entrepreneur streaming now on PBS, AppleTV, and Prime Video. Touted by Saveur, Food & Wine, Southern Living, The New York Times, Bake from Scratch, and Oprah among others, Carrie and her small team of bakers are keeping the tradition of Southern biscuit making alive. Carrie has appeared live on the NBC Today Show, The Martha Stewart Show, Fox & Friends, The Hallmark Channel, Top Chef

About Tom: Tom Papa, a celebrated stand-up comedian with over 20 years in the industry, has made significant strides in film, television, radio, podcasts, and live performances. Notably, he's a regular on "The Joe Rogan Experience" and various late-night TV shows. Papa's literary skills are evident in his books “We’re All In This Together” and "You’re Doing Great!: And Other Reasons To Stay Alive," a collection of essays, and "Your Dad Stole My Rake: And Other Family Dilemmas," a comedic look at family life. His latest stand-up specials are “Tom Papa: What A Day!” and "Tom Papa: You’re Doing Great!" on Netflix. Beyond comedy, Papa's engagements extend to hosting "What A Joke With Papa And Fortune" on SiriusXM and appearing on NPR's "Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me." His love for baking led to hosting the Food Network series "Baked." As an actor, he's worked with notable figures like Rob Zombie and Steven Soderbergh and has appeared in several films and TV shows, including the HBO film "Behind the Candelabra." Additionally, Papa has contributed as a writer to projects like "Bee Movie" and various TV series. Residing in Los Angeles with his family, Papa continues to balance his professional life with personal interests like baking. Get in touch with or go see Tom live on stage! Radio, Podcasts and more: https://linktr.ee/tompapa/ Website - http://tompapa.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tompapa Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/tompapa Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/comediantompapa #TomPapa #breakingbreadwithTomPapa

The perfect guest has arrived! My good friend Jim Gaffigan comes by to eat donuts, get bread and talk about his new Netflix special Comedy Monster!  

Dan Richer, the pizza master and owner of Razza in Jersey City, promises to be my Yoda and show me the way to the perfect pie. We can do this! 

We kick off the new year with the best rigatoni recipe, the best books and the best resolution to eat more!