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🗓️ 4 July 2024
⏱️ 58 minutes
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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
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0:00.0 | I just say it now. We get in there it's Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, several |
0:06.3 | Nobel Prize winners and then these two guys are going to get up into some improv |
0:11.6 | It's breaking bread. |
0:13.0 | Thank you for being here. This is beautiful. I want to talk about this menu with you also and your new podcast. |
0:18.0 | Yes. Very exciting. A toast? A toast. Who wants to do the toast? |
0:22.8 | I'll do the toast. |
0:24.8 | All right, you do the toast. |
0:25.8 | Here's one that my, I had an uncle who would always toast with, here's to you, here's to me. |
0:35.0 | Best of friends will always be, but if we should ever disagree, |
0:38.8 | screw you, here's to me. |
0:41.5 | Bravo. |
0:42.3 | My daughter found this menu Hollywood's popular Italian restaurant in I guess |
0:50.6 | this is like the 50s no it's got to be earlier. I hope it's |
0:55.2 | Sabaro. Italian kitchen. Hollywood and what's that say? Argyle. |
1:03.0 | Oh, that's right by my house. |
1:05.0 | Oh, it is? |
1:06.0 | Yeah. Does that building look familiar? |
1:07.0 | Yes, it does. |
1:08.0 | I know exactly where that is. |
1:09.0 | For real? |
1:10.0 | Yeah, that's, um, I think that's right by the pantagious theater right is it yeah |
1:13.7 | what's there now a best buy boy I hope so I love a best buy when I need a |
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