Episode 215 - Greg Fitzsimmons

Breaking Bread with Tom Papa

All Things Comedy

Comedy, Comedy Interviews, Arts, Food

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2024

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

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

Transcript

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0:00.0	My father said to me when I was about 14 years old.
0:05.0	He said everybody is at the level they want to be at.
0:08.0	And I think about that all the time.
0:11.0	It's time for breaking bread with Papa.
0:15.0	Hey, don't you know?
0:17.0	Hey, it's also a show.
0:19.0	Hey!
0:20.0	I love Tuesday nights.
0:22.0	Tuesday nights is like
0:24.0	he mon war is doing all new stuff and you know you kind of hang out and watch each other
0:30.0	and I don't know it just felt really like a good vibe and you know some nights you really find
0:36.8	your voice like the great thing about what we do yes and I've been doing a 35 years
0:41.3	you've been probably doing it about 28 30 30 and I don't stop feeling like I can be
0:49.1	better a hundred percent and trying not reinventing myself, but finding another way to get more into my voice.
0:58.0	100%.
0:59.2	And it seems when you realize that at times times it seems insane yeah that you're still
1:07.2	that little giraffe legs newborn yeah 35 years in. Yep.
1:13.0	You can really and people don't understand that like wait why would you be worried about it?
1:17.0	No, there is literally because you're not locked in.
1:20.0	You're still adapting you're still growing.
1:22.0	It is a weird thing. Yeah weird thing every new piece of material it's like the
1:27.8	reason you write new stuff isn't just so that when you go back to a city they're
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