Rialto Theater

With more than 20 years as a stand-up comedian, Tom Papa is one of the top comedic voices in
the country, finding success as an actor, host, and author, in film, TV, radio and podcasts as well
as on the live stage.

The comedian has had 5 highly rated stand-up specials on Netflix including his most recent
Netflix special, What A Day!. The special was taped at the iconic Wilbur Theatre in Boston. His
other critically acclaimed specials include Human Mule, Freaked Out and Tom Papa Live in New
York City, two of which were directed by Rob Zombie.

In 2023, Tom released his highly anticipated third book, We’re All In This Together…So Make
Some Room. The book compiles comedic essays that aim to unite us through our
stupidity. Every mistake has already been made, and this should bring us great comfort as we
join together in our fight for survival, or at least in our attempt to get through the day. Whether
we like it or not, we're all in this together.

In 2020, he released his second book, You’re Doing Great! - And Other Reasons To Stay Alive,
which was the follow-up to Your Dad Stole My Rake: And Other Family Dilemmas both released
by St Martin’s Press, making “Summer Must Read” lists from Parade Magazine to The New York
Post. Tom is also a contributing writer to the New Yorker Magazine.

Tom is the host of the weekly podcast, Breaking Bread with Tom Papa, which features Tom and
his guest eating, drinking, and celebrating the true meaning of breaking bread with insightful,
revealing and always funny conversations. He also hosts the popular daily Netflix radio
show, What A Joke With Papa And Fortune on Sirius XM Channel 93 and the monthly show,
Come To Papa Live on Channel 94.

On the film and TV front, Tom has starred in many fan-favorites including Paper
Spiders opposite Lily Taylor, The Informant opposite Matt Damon, Analyze That opposite Robert
DeNiro, and The Haunted World of El Superbeasto opposite Paul Giamatti where Tom played
the voice of El Superbeasto. He can also be seen alongside Michael Douglas and Matt Damon in
the HBO film, Behind the Candelabra, which was directed by Steven Soderbergh and won 11
Emmys. He hosted the NBC series, The Marriage Ref, which ran for two seasons and had a
recurring role opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the CBS series, The New Adventures of Old
Christine.

Tom is currently on his Tom Papa: Good Stuff Tour tour and when he’s not on the road,
Tom lives in Los Angeles with his wife, two daughters, a cat and dog where he spends most of
his time writing and baking bread. For more info on Tom go to: www.tompapa.com