Episode 210 - Craig Ferguson
Breaking Bread with Tom Papa
All Things Comedy
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2024
⏱️ 93 minutes
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Summary
Craig Ferguson joins the table to regale his 'Late Late Show' hosting days, growing up in Scotland and the future of comedy.
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About Craig: Craig Ferguson is a Scottish-American comedian, actor, writer, and television host. He is best known for hosting the CBS late-night talk show The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005–2014), for which he won a Peabody Award for his interview with South African archbishop Desmond Tutu in 2009. After leaving The Late Late Show in December 2014, he hosted the syndicated game show Celebrity Name Game (2014–2017), for which he won two Daytime Emmy Awards, and Join or Die with Craig Ferguson (2016) on History.[2] In 2017, he released a six-episode web show with his wife, Megan Wallace Cunningham, titled Couple Thinkers.[3][4] In 2021, he hosted The Hustler, television game show that aired on ABC from 4 January to 23 September 2021. After starting his career in the UK with music, comedy, and theatre, Ferguson moved to the US, where he appeared in the role of Nigel Wick on the ABC sitcom The Drew Carey Show (1996–2004). Ferguson has written three books: Between the Bridge and the River, a novel; American on Purpose (2009), a memoir; and Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations & Observations (2019). He holds both British and American citizenship.
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
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| 0:00.0 | The guy grew up in Scotland in 1970s, I will unequivocally say that. |
| 0:03.7 | Suck. |
| 0:04.7 | It's time for breaking bread with Papa. |
| 0:08.3 | Hey, don't you know? |
| 0:10.3 | Hey, it's also a show. I feel like because your wife adores me, |
| 0:17.0 | that maybe there's going to be a limit to our friendship. |
| 0:20.0 | No, no, no, no, that's nothing to do with it. |
| 0:22.0 | No, the real reason is that I don't hang out with anybody. |
| 0:25.6 | Like Joe will tell you that. I mean Joe and I have worked together for at least what, 10 years more. |
| 0:32.2 | Well, no more if you go back to late late. for at least what 10 years more. |
| 0:33.0 | Well no more if you go back to Late Late Show we're looking at like 15 years. |
| 0:37.0 | 15 years. |
| 0:38.0 | Yeah, but we don't hang out. |
| 0:39.0 | I mean we hang out a little bit. |
| 0:41.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:42.0 | But we don't like I wouldn't I would never call Joe up and say |
| 0:44.4 | hey what was going on I've been waiting for that call for 15 years. I don't call |
| 0:52.0 | anybody off to say hey what's going on. I am I swear this is why I struggle |
| 0:58.2 | with the the new kind of community of stand-ups where stand-up comedians like particularly younger ones are in this kind of collegiate environment and they they kind of like they're nice to each other and stuff |
| 1:09.8 | and friends and hang out. I know. |
| 1:13.0 | It's not why I go into it. |
| 1:14.3 | I feel really antisocial. |
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