Tom Papa Returns: ‘What a Day!’

The Last Laugh

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4.6 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Tom Papa has to be considered one of the least controversial comedians working today. And yet, as he explains in his return to the podcast for this bonus episode, even he has been subjected to “cancel culture” for a past joke that was considered culturally insensitive. The veteran stand-up comic, whose latest hour-long special ‘What a Day!’ premieres on Netflix next Tuesday, December 13th, reveals the gig he lost out on and why more famous comedians may be able to evade similar fates. He also breaks down how his wife, teenage daughters and elderly parents feel about being the target of his jokes and teases a new bit about meeting your heroes that just might end up in his next hour.

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0:00.0	I'm always up before the birds and the kids.
0:02.9	Good thing Costa Express is always up too.
0:07.0	Early starts are easier with great coffee.
0:09.7	And if I grab one for Bob, I might even get some decent company.
0:14.5	Large cappuccino for the bloc who's half asleep.
0:17.2	Oh, you legend.
0:19.6	Now that's a proper coffee.
0:21.3	Should kick in Justin Samfut to remember which end of the screwdriver to use.
0:25.1	Hmm.
0:26.3	Costa Express.
0:27.8	Quality coffee every time.
0:32.4	This is the Last Laugh.
0:39.2	I'm Matt Wilstein from The Daily Beast, and today I am thrilled to welcome back on the show,
0:44.2	a comedian whose work I've enjoyed for such a long time, his latest Netflix special,
0:49.3	What a Day, premieres next Tuesday, December 13th, and it might just be my favorite one he's put out yet.
0:55.8	Tom Papa, thanks for joining me again.
0:57.9	Nice to see you.
0:59.0	I was looking back.
0:59.8	We talked last in person right before the pandemic.
1:03.7	I feel like it was like January or February of 2020.
1:07.3	One thing I was thinking about was I don't think I realized how prescient your bread baking skills would become at that point.
1:14.9	It was just like a fun hobby that we all took up right after that, right after we talked.
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