Episode 257 - Seth Rogen
Breaking Bread with Tom Papa
All Things Comedy
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2025
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
This week on Breaking Bread Seth Rogen joins us at the table! He discusses all things about his new Apple+ series, The Studio - the inspiration, finding the humor in Hollywood studio execs, and having no one to blame but himself for creating difficult filming situations. He also shares an INSANE story about filming with a real tiger and fearing death. A true comedy legend. Enjoy!
The Studio is available to stream on Apple TV+ now! New episodes out every Wednesday.
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0:00:00 Intro
0:00:15 Meeting & parties
0:02:05 Baking bread
0:03:34 The Studio, beauty of LA filming at WB
0:06:40 Cinematography, composition, comedy
0:11:40 Episodic television
0:15:30 List of questions
0:16:22 Shooting with a real tiger
0:21:45 The Interview controversy
0:24:05 Directing and creating the situations you live through
0:25:24 Growing up loving comedy
0:28:44 Writing jokes at 13 years old
0:31:30 Judd Apatow world
0:32:25 Evan Goldberg, comedy boom
0:36:45 Silly questions and homeware line
0:37:42 Vanderpump pug
0:39:30 Eating out
0:41:05 Not having kids
0:41:47 The Studio, finding the humor in studio execs
0:45:00 Testing projects
0:48:22 Uncomfortable moment
0:50:10 Canada, moving to LA
0:53:50 Comedy is always hard
0:57:30 Building production company
1:00:35 Writing, directing, producing
1:01:23 Thank you's
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Tom Papa is a celebrated stand-up comedian with over 20 years in the industry.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for breaking bread with Papa. |
| 0:03.1 | Hey! |
| 0:03.9 | Don't you know? |
| 0:05.1 | Hey, it's how we go. |
| 0:07.0 | Hey, it's time for breaking bread with Papa. |
| 0:10.8 | Hey! |
| 0:11.5 | Don't you know? |
| 0:12.7 | Hey, it's also a show. |
| 0:14.6 | Hey! |
| 0:15.6 | We've never met before. |
| 0:17.0 | I don't think we have. |
| 0:17.8 | I was just wondering. |
| 0:18.4 | I was just thinking that in my head. |
| 0:20.0 | I don't think I don't think we have. I was just wondering. I was just thinking that in my head. I don't think I don't think we have. We've never met. A pleasure. Do you think I have to go to more parties? No. No. Not at all. There's nothing good out there. Yeah. I know some. Do you feel you out? You should? I don't know. I don't want to. |
| 0:39.3 | I don't want to. I don't want to. |
| 0:39.3 | No. |
| 0:39.8 | But, you know, you see people meeting people and going to parties after the Oscars or whatever, and you're like, I don't know. |
| 0:46.7 | Should I have gone? |
| 0:47.3 | Should I have gone? |
| 0:48.8 | Like, we would have met, maybe. |
| 0:50.4 | We would have met. |
| 0:51.7 | Yeah, it would have been disappointing. |
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