Episode 271 - Steph Tolev

Breaking Bread with Tom Papa

All Things Comedy

Comedy, Comedy Interviews, Arts, Food

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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This week on Breaking Bread Steph Tolev joins us at the table! Tom and Steph discuss her new -first ever- Netflix special and the importance of not looking wet. They also dive into social media trolls, bar fights, and body ailments. Perhaps the most wild development: Tom might start wearing jumpsuits. Enjoy! Check out Steph's new Netflix special Filth Queen streaming now! Go to FactorMeals.com/Papa50off and use code papa50off to get 50 percent off plus FREE shipping on your first box. ---------- 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:00 Patreon Shout out 0:01:24 Steph's new special: Filth Queen & Bill Burr 0:03:20 Social media and filming in public 0:06:50 Trolls on social media 0:08:10 Getting jacked for special 0:12:36 You can't look wet 0:14:32 Building out jokes 0:17:02 Opening of special in Fenway 0:19:25 Body ailments before big events 0:21:18 Hinge story 0:25:55 Comedy influences & competitive dance 0:29:05 Audience member's saying "no" 0:30:31 Factor Ad 0:32:55 Lumped up 0:34:00 Gnarly bar brawl 0:36:15 Uncomfortable moment & jumpsuits 0:40:12 Scars 0:42:00 Reversing down driveways & first cars 0:42:47 Being Canadian and comedians being deported 0:46:28 Ticklish and having kids 0:50:40 Working on new hour and getting sprayed in Barcelona 0:51:55 Back to jumpsuits and creeps 0:55:55 Touring, openers, and creepy men after shows ---------- 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 #stephtolev #billburr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Have you ever been in a fist fight?
0:01.4	Oh, yeah.
0:02.1	Yeah?
0:02.6	Last one?
0:04.8	Last one was years ago in Toronto.
0:08.1	I punched her on the face.
0:09.1	You did?
0:09.6	I thought she told my cell phone.
0:11.0	And then it turns out it was in my back pocket.
0:13.9	Wait.
0:14.4	But I did punch her in the face.
0:15.7	Yeah, yeah.
0:16.5	She was getting kicked out of this bar. We started a whole brawl and then the way out, the bouncer had her. And I gave her a little sucker punch.
0:22.6	And did the whole brawl start from the cell phone?
0:25.1	No, it started because she pushed my boyfriend at the time.
0:27.6	And then I pushed her back.
0:28.5	And then three girls jumped on top of me.
0:30.1	And then one of their guy friends came over and, like, punched me in the face.
0:32.7	I was like, well, that kind of hurt. And then my sister got involved, kicked some people and it turned to it was like a crazy bar brawl.
0:38.2	Jeez.
0:38.5	Yeah, it was pretty fun.
0:39.9	I know it was fun
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