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Breaking Bread with Tom Papa

Breaking Bread with Tom Papa

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Comedian Tom Papa mixes comedy and carbs for hilarious and revealing conversations with a wide range of talented guests. Served fresh weekly.2025 All Things Comedy Art Cooking Food & Wine
Episodes
  • Max Amini: A Joke for Every Country

    Max Amini: A Joke for Every Country
    Oct 15 2026
    Max Amini joins Tom Papa to talk about building a global stand-up audience through crowd work, curiosity and comedy in both English and Farsi. He shares stories from growing up in Iran, directing James the Second and shaping a live show that changes with every room. They also discuss his upcoming special and worldwide tour. Max's film James the Second comes up in this episode. Max's next special is on the way. Max's international tour is on the road now. CHAPTERS 00:00 Max Amini Knows How to Joke With Any Country 03:58 Directing James the Second 07:08 Building a Stand-Up Career on Instinct 09:51 Discovering Crowd Work 12:29 Finding a Place Outside the Industry 16:20 The Class Clown Becomes a Comedian 18:23 Growing Up Between America and Iran 21:43 Teenage Rebellion in Iran 24:48 The Iran Beyond the Headlines 27:55 Hope, Technology and a Fairer World 30:54 Performing Stand-Up in Farsi 34:19 How Max Amini Learns Every Culture 37:08 Bread, Podcasts and Real Connection 40:14 The Famous Comedian You May Not Know 43:53 Building a Global Audience Independently 48:16 Max Amini's Next Special 49:34 How Crowd Work Shapes the Show 52:23 Why Comedy Rewards Originality 56:05 Turning Old Ideas Into New Films 57:26 Cairo, Albania and a Tour Documentary 1:00:28 Bread for the Road See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Chuck Lorre: A Life in Sitcoms

    Chuck Lorre: A Life in Sitcoms
    Oct 13 2026

    Chuck Lorre joins Tom Papa to talk about his book Sitcom and the improbable road from aspiring songwriter to one of television’s most influential comedy creators. They dig into Two and a Half Men and the Charlie Sheen years Chuck admits he was in denial about, The Big Bang Theory, Roseanne, casting Jon Cryer, and the creative rules that keep audiences laughing and caring.

    Chuck's book Sitcom: A Memoir is out October 13.

    Chuck's show Leanne is out now.

    Chuck's show Stuart Fails to Save the Universe is on the way.

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Zach Zucker: Turning Stamptown into a Netflix Special

    Zach Zucker: Turning Stamptown into a Netflix Special
    Oct 8 2026
    Tom sits down with Zach Zucker for a freewheeling conversation about cheating on the ACT, finding his artistic home in French clown school and bringing his creative family to Netflix with Stamptown. Zach also explains the Iams voiceovers keeping the operation alive and the full-circle moment that took him back to Étampes. Zach's special Stamptown is out now. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 12 mins
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