EXCLUSIVE : Comedian Tom Papa has announced that his new Netflix special, Home Free , will premiere on the service on October 29.
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Filmed at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., the special is Papa’s third for the streamer, following What a Day (2022) and You’re Doing Great! (2020). In it, he holds nothing back, as his kids are finally out of the house and it’s just him, his wife and a bunch of animals ready to return to their glory days. Tom has seen a lot over the years, from close calls with a pachinko ball to late night 7-Eleven runs, and he’s sharing all his thoughts as he parties on into the next stage of life.
Troy Miller directed the special, executive produced by Brian Volk-Weiss and Cisco Henson. Comedy Dynamics served as the production company.
One of the best-known comics in the States, who has been working as a stand-up for over two decades, Papa prior to his run on Netflix released specials including Freaked Out and Human Mule on Epix and Live in New York City on Comedy Central. Over the years, he’s built upon success in the field with pursuits as an actor, host and author in film, TV, radio and podcasts.
Film credits for Papa include Paper Spiders opposite Lily Taylor, The Informant! opposite Matt Damon, Analyze That opposite Robert DeNiro, and Rob Zombie’s The Haunted World of El Superbeasto . He can also be seen alongside Michael Douglas and Matt Damon in HBO’s Behind the Candelabra from Steven Soderbergh, which won 11 Emmys. In television, he hosted NBC’s The Marriage Ref , which ran for two seasons, and had a recurring role opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus on CBS’s The New Adventures of Old Christine .
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A contributing writer to New Yorker Magazine, Papa has in recent years released three acclaimed books: We’re All In This Together… So Make Some Room , You’re Doing Great! – And Other Reasons to Stay Alive , and Your Dad Stole My Rake: And Other Family Dilemmas .
Papa’s highly rated podcast, Breaking Bread with Tom Papa , features him and a guest eating, drinking, and celebrating the true meaning of breaking bread with insightful, revealing and always funny conversations. He also co-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.
Papa is represented by UTA.
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