Episode 265 - Mike Birbiglia

Breaking Bread with Tom Papa

All Things Comedy

Comedy, Comedy Interviews, Arts, Food

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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This week on Breaking Bread Mike Birbiglia joins us at the table! Two Italian comedians in one booth - what could go wrong?! Tom and Mike share old Comedy Cellar stories, discuss thoughts on the Pope, and whether or not they would feel comfortable sharing a sleeping bag. Enjoy! Check out Mike's new special The Good Life on Netflix May 27th. Thank you to Last Bottle Wines for sponsoring this episode. Use the code PAPA at checkout to get 10% off your next order. That’s lastbottlewines.com — code PAPA. ------------- 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:27 Patreon Shoutout 0:00:56 Tom and Cynthia's support of Mike 0:03:04 Mike and Tom's "falling out" 0:04:00 Bread! 0:05:08 Mike's new special and serious topics in stand up 0:09:00 Greg Giraldo and hot takes 0:13:04 Italian upbringing 0:14:47 Comedy Cellar insults 0:17:47 Permission to laugh at serious topics 0:19:33 Touring with topics you're currently going through 0:22:06 Not showing special to father 0:26:45 Advice for being a parent 0:28:52 Last Bottle Wines Ad 0:32:15 TomPapa.com 0:32:53 Dreams that come true and telepathy 0:34:25 Meeting the Pope 0:38:00 Uncomfortable Moment 0:42:25 Therapy and bad breakup 0:47:35 Mike's wife is a poet - Jokes & Poems 0:50:47 Shhh Patreon 0:51:13 Not having more children 0:52:58 Reaction to Catholic upbringing and meeting the Pope 0:57:07 Silly questions 0:58:23 Angry Mike and getting in fights 1:04:04 Writing and 80 year old Mike 1:08:08 The Good Life backdrop painting ------------- 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! Patreon - Patreon.com/BreakingBreadWithTomPapa 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 #tompapa #breakingbread #comedy #standup #standupcomedy #bread Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Do you go to therapy? Do you need therapy?
0:01.8	Or your show's enough?
0:03.4	I've been in therapy since I was 22 years old.
0:05.3	Why isn't it working?
0:07.8	It's worked incrementally.
0:09.5	Right.
0:10.3	And the fact that you're criticizing the work I've done in therapy.
0:13.6	I asked a question.
0:16.6	Oh, you're one of those podcasts?
0:20.9	You approve of that?
0:22.3	I'm just asking Mike for Biglia questions.
0:25.6	It's Breaking Bread.
0:27.2	Hey, everybody.
0:28.1	Great way to support the podcast.
0:30.4	And all of the crazy stuff we do around here is to join us at Patreon.
0:34.7	Patreon.
0:35.1	Patreon.com.
0:36.9	Look up Breaking Bread with Tom Papa. and you will be you will have access
0:40.8	to hanging with us when everything is over at our after show you'll also get bonus episodes
0:47.0	stuff from the road lots of cool stuff uh go over to patreon.com we think you should join up because then
0:54.0	we can talk more
0:54.9	when all of this is over.
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