A comedic icon on both stage and screen, Tom Papa heads to Steinmetz Hall with fresh material and his signature relatable humor.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
With more than 20 years as a stand-up comedian, 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 had five highly rated stand-up specials over the years, and he has recently released his sixth stand-up special, Tom Papa: Home Free, as a Netflix Original in 2024.
His other critically acclaimed specials include What A Day!, Tom Papa: You're Doing Great!, Human Mule, Freaked Out, and Tom Papa Live in New York City, two of which were directed by Rob Zombie. In 2023, Tom 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—both released by St. Martin’s Press, making “Summer Must Read” lists from Parade Magazine to The New York Post.
Tom’s highly rated podcast, Breaking Bread with Tom Papa, features Tom and his guest eating, drinking and celebrating the true meaning of breaking bread with insightful, revealing and always funny conversations. He also hosts the popular daily Netflix radio show, What A Joke With Papa And Fortune, on Sirius XM Channel 93 and the monthly show, Come To Papa Live, on Channel 94. Tom has starred in many fan-favorite films including Paper Spiders (opposite Lili Taylor), The Informant! (opposite Matt Damon), Analyze That (opposite Robert De Niro), and The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (opposite Paul Giamatti, where Tom voiced the title character). 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.
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