Episode 250 - Chelsea Peretti

Breaking Bread with Tom Papa

All Things Comedy

Arts, Comedy, Comedy Interviews, Food

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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This week on Breaking Bread Chelsea Peretti joins Tom in the studio. They discuss all things comedy: being lonely on tour, the changing Hollywood landscape, and most importantly, smoking during writer's room breaks. Chelsea also shares about her experience directing her first movie, "First Time Female Director." If we're lucky, pretty soon Chelsea will cast Tom in something. Enjoy! Catch Chelsea's directorial debut "First Time Female Director" on the Roku Channel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:10 Factor Ad 0:03:08 Toasting to Chelsea’s Movie 0:03:43 Directing & The Appeal of Control 0:05:42 Cringe Comedy & Brooklyn Nine-Nine 0:9:08 The Emotional Rollercoaster of Stand-Up 0:10:40 The Loneliness of Touring 0:12:13 Female vs Male Comedians 0:15:32 Bread Baking & Pandemic Trends 0:16:15 Hollywood’s Obsession with Weight 0:17:28 Good vs Evil & Lord of the Rings 0:21:51 Pottery 0:23:05 The Death of Traditional Writers' Rooms 0:34:21 The Changing Landscape of Casting 0:25:14 Los Angeles Losing Its Industry Appeal 0:25:56 Chelsea's Podcast & Writing 0:29:42 Technology's chokehold 0:34:08 Identity 0:35:52 Factor Ad 0:39:55 Food Growing Up 0:41:00 Thanksgiving Plans & Family Cooking Disputes 0:42:03 Uncomfortable Moments & Comedy Bit 0:45:49 Chelsea’s Movie First Time Female Director 0:47:55 Amy Poehler 0:49:08 The Challenge of Independent Film Financing 0:52:40 Role for Tom 0:54:15 Why Comedy Gets Snubbed at the Oscars 0:56:00 Cigarettes 1:01:00 Papa in Italy 1:04:05 Taste Test 1:05:40 Kids 1:10:00 The Future of Comedy, Hollywood’s Shift, and Status 1:13:00 Wrapping Up: Bread & Final Thoughts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Papa is a celebrated stand-up comedian with over 20 years in the industry. Watch Tom's new special "Home Free" out NOW on Netflix! Radio, Podcasts and more: https://linktr.ee/tompapa/ Website - http://tompapa.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tompapa Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@tompapa Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/comediantompapa Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/tompapa Eat smart with Factor. Get started at FACTORMEALS.com/papa50off and use code papa50off to get 50% off your first box plus free shipping. #tompapa #breakingbread #comedy #standup #standupcomedy #bread #chelseaperetti #brooklyn99 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody. Welcome to the big show. Today we have a great conversation with Chelsea Peretti. So funny, so talented. You know her from Brooklyn 9-9. You know her from her new movie, which I'm very excited to talk to her about, first-time female director. It's always cool when somebody says I'm going to make a movie and they actually do it.
0:23.9	So many people think they're going to make a movie and they maybe even say it out loud,
0:28.3	but never actually pull it off, especially not a comedy.
0:32.7	But Chelsea did it.
0:33.9	She actually made a very funny movie.
0:36.7	It's really good. And she could just walk around being like,
0:40.7	I made a movie. I a lot of times think that in my mind that I'm going to make a movie. There's still
0:47.3	time, but it seems like a lot. Where do you get the money? I never understand where you get the
0:51.6	money. You just walk up to people and be like, I need $2 million because I think I'm funny. I don't know how that works. Well, yeah,
1:01.2	remember Jason Ratman was here and he got his money from like Elon Musk to make his first movie.
1:06.0	Yeah. He's got to know billionaires. You need to know billionaires. I know a couple. Well,
1:10.8	I know one. All right, we'll figure it out.
1:14.5	But anyway, this is a great conversation with Chelsea Peretti. So funny, so talented. And I have to say, the bread I gave her was really good. I'm a little nervous because she said her husband, Jordan, baked bread for a while.
1:30.7	And I could tell that she was impressed by his bread. So it's not like we're going into somebody who
1:36.8	doesn't know. So hopefully she'll enjoy it. Maybe he's out of town and won't taste it.
1:45.0	I'm not afraid. It's great bread.
1:46.7	It was really good bread.
1:47.9	You sound afraid.
1:48.7	I'm a little afraid.
1:50.3	Enjoy my conversation with Chelsea Peretti.
1:52.4	It's time for breaking bread with Papa.
1:55.7	Hey!
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