Paul F. Tompkins

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Paul F. Tompkins
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Tompkins at the LA podcast festival in October 2012
Born
Paul Francis Tompkins

(1968-09-12) September 12, 1968 (age 52)
Mount Airy, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation
  • Comedian
  • actor
  • writer
  • producer
Years active1986–present
Spouse(s)
Janie Haddad
​
(m. 2010)​

Paul Francis Tompkins[1] (born September 12, 1968)[1][2][3] is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is known for his work in television on such programs as Mr. Show with Bob and David, Real Time with Bill Maher, and Best Week Ever,[3][4][5] later renamed Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins.[1][6]

He is known for his numerous appearances on podcasts, including his 200-plus appearances on Comedy Bang! Bang! He has also been the host of the Fusion Channel talk show No, You Shut Up!, The Dead Authors Podcast, the online Made Man interview series Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins, the Earwolf podcast Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins, and The Pod F. Tompkast, which was ranked #1 by Rolling Stone on their list of "The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of the Moment" in 2011.[7]

He is also a main cast member of the Superego podcast and was a regular player on Thrilling Adventure Hour podcast, which ended in 2015. Tompkins was the voice of Mr. Peanutbutter, an anthropomorphic yellow labrador, on the Netflix animated series BoJack Horseman from 2014 to 2020. He has also appeared in drama films like There Will Be Blood and The Informant!. In 2021, he had a recurring role on the sitcom Rutherford Falls.

In December 2014, Paste named his Twitter one of "The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014", ranking it at #70.[8]

Early life[]

Paul Francis Tompkins was born September 12, 1968, in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has two brothers (one older, one younger) and three sisters (all older).[3][9][10]

Career[]

Early work[]

In 1986, Tompkins first performed comedy at 17 years of age at The Comedy Works in Philadelphia (a club now located in Bristol, Pennsylvania), where he performed as half of a sketch comedy duo with Rick Roman.[10][11][12][13] Tompkins attended Temple University; however, he dropped out[14] and left for Los Angeles, California, in 1994.[10][13][15]

Tompkins met actor Jay Johnston in L.A. through their mutual friend, actor and director Adam McKay.[16] McKay and Tompkins had become friends in Philadelphia, where they had both started to perform stand-up at around the same time.[5][17] McKay later moved to Chicago and met Johnston; Johnston moved to L.A. at around the same time as Tompkins and McKay introduced the two.[5] Tompkins and Johnston went on to create a live sketch comedy show called "The Skates" that was seen by Bob Odenkirk and David Cross and helped get them hired to work on Mr. Show with Bob and David in 1996.[5][10][13]

Live comedic performance[]

Tompkins's comedy career has included stand-up, sketch comedy and a variety of other live performances.

Tompkins stand-up comedy performances are of a storytelling and observationalist style.[4][18][19][20] His shows often consist of extended riffs and long anecdotes.[3][6] Tompkins deals with topics of the bizarre and the absurd[3][4]—such as a rant about peanut brittle,[6][21] a discussion about cake versus pie,[21] and smashed coins[6]—in addition to recounting stories about his own life experiences and family.[3][17][18][21] His comedic style has been described as alternative comedy;[10][21][22] Tompkins has stated that he is not bothered by the label and that he likes the term.[23]

Tompkins is known for his style of dress during his live comedic performances, always performing in suit and tie,[6][17] sometimes in pinstripes and with a bowtie;[18][24] his look has been described by some in the press as "dapper".[6][18][21][25] Tompkins has described his look as "foppish" and "just this side of Cedric the Entertainer."[21]

Tompkins is based in Los Angeles and performs regularly in the city.[17][22] Since 2002 he has performed a monthly show called The Paul F. Tompkins Show at Largo, an L.A. nightclub and cabaret.[3][26][27] His show has featured such guests such as Fiona Apple, Jack Black, Dave Foley, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Aimee Mann, and Weird Al Yankovic.[3] Since its inception in 2005, Tompkins has taken part in the Thrilling Adventure Hour, a staged production in the style of old-time radio that is also held monthly at Largo.[28][29][30] The show began podcasting in January 2011; in October of that same year the show's podcasts moved to the Nerdist Industries podcast network created by Chris Hardwick.[31] Tompkins is a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) Los Angeles.[32] His comedy album "Impersonal" was recorded live at the UCB Theatre.[33] He also performs monthly at the "Dead Authors" show at UCB Theatre in support of the nonprofit organization 826LA;[34][35] Tompkins plays the role of H.G. Wells who serves as the host of the show.[34]

Tompkins has toured in the US and Canada[36] and prefers to perform in independent venues, rather than conventional comedy clubs.[37][38] Starting in 2009 he embarked on his "Tompkins 300" tour;[9][25][36] Tompkins had been preparing for his one-hour Comedy Central special You Should Have Told Me at the Laughing Skull Lounge theatre in Atlanta, Georgia—a small theatre that seats about 74 people.[9][25][39] In order to fill the seats for the recording of his special, Tompkins required about 280 people in the audience over the course of four nights for the recording of his show.[9][25][38] Tompkins decided to announce on Twitter that he needed 300 people to fill the seats each night;[9][25][38] Bob Kerr, a Canadian comedian, saw the Twitter post and asked if Tompkins would like to perform in Toronto.[9][25][38] Tompkins advised Kerr that if he was able to get 300 people to state that they would definitely see his show he would come to Toronto.[9][25][38] Kerr then started a Facebook group called "I Wanna See Paul F. Tompkins in Toronto" and managed to get 300 people to join.[9][25][38] In October of that same year Tompkins performed at The Rivoli theatre in Toronto,[9][38] the same theatre in which the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall got their start.[25][40] Facebook groups were subsequently started in other North American cities[25] and in 2010 he stated that he had stopped promoting his shows on the radio.[41] In 2011 he said that the Facebook 300 groups had become his main method of booking comedy shows.[3]

Tompkins wrote and performed in his one-man show, Driven to Drink which aired on HBO in 1998.[4][15] He appeared on 6 episodes of Late Night with Conan O'Brien between 1998 and 2008[9][15] as well as two episodes of Conan in 2011 and 2012. He has recorded three comedy albums: Impersonal in 2007,[5][12][33] Freak Wharf in 2009, and Laboring Under Delusions in 2012.[35] His stand-up appearances on the Comedy Central network include being featured in episodes of Comedy Central Presents in 2003 and 2007,[35] hosting an episode of Live at Gotham in 2009,[35] performing on John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show in 2010,[35] and recording two original one-hour comedy specials—You Should Have Told Me which aired in 2010[21][42] and Paul F. Tompkins: Laboring Under Delusions in 2012.[21][42][43] He also appeared in the RiffTrax live broadcast of House on Haunted Hill.

Acting and writing[]

Tompkins wrote for and performed on Mr. Show with Bob and David from 1995 to 1998; the show's writers, including Tompkins, were nominated for an Emmy Award in 1998 for "Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program".[4]

Tompkins's work with Mr. Show's creators Bob Odenkirk and David Cross also led to his recurring role on the Tenacious D TV series.[10][17] Tompkins played the character of a nightclub manager who is duped into reading Tenacious D's ridiculous introductions during their open mic performances.[10] He revived the role in the comedic band's film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny released in 2006.

Longtime friend Adam McKay consulted Tompkins regarding the screenplay for Talladega Nights.[10] Tompkins also played the MC of a cat show in McKay's Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.[15][17][44]

Tompkins has appeared on television programs including NewsRadio, Frasier, Weeds, The Sarah Silverman Program, Pushing Daisies, Community, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.[3][5][6][9] Tompkins played the role of Prescott in Paul Thomas Anderson's film There Will Be Blood (2007);[5][6] Anderson had previously cast Tompkins in a small role in the 1999 film Magnolia after watching Tompkins perform at Largo.[5][6][15] Tompkins also played FBI Agent Anthony D’Angelo in Steven Soderbergh's The Informant! (2009).[9] He has a recurring role in the Canadian TV series The L.A. Complex as a fictionalized version of himself. He also appeared in the music video for Nick Lowe's song "Stoplight Roses" and in the Ted Leo and the Pharmacists song "Bottled In Cork". Tompkins wrote for Real Time with Bill Maher in 2003 and 2009, in addition to being a show correspondent in the show's first season.[15][17] In 2011 Tompkins was asked to write humorous recaps of American Idol episodes for New York magazine's online blog Vulture.[3][45][46]

Tompkins has expressed in interviews that he dislikes writing (particularly writing for others), preferring instead to perform in front of a camera.[10][12]

Voice acting[]

Tompkins has done voice work for many animated television series including Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, King of the Hill, and Bob's Burgers, in which he voices the recurring character Randy. He lent his voice to a character in an unaired 2007 episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force titled "Boston" that was supposed to be the premiere episode of the show's fifth season, but it was pulled by Turner Broadcasting System to avoid further controversy surrounding the 2007 Boston bomb scare.[47] Tompkins later appeared in an episode during the show's 7th season. He was also the voice of one of the thugs in Walt Disney Animation Studios' 2010 computer animated film Tangled. Tompkins was the voice of Benton Criswell, a character in MTV series Super Adventure Team which featured marionettes in the style of the 1960s British series Thunderbirds; the role was credited under the stage name Francis Mt. Pleasant. He was the voice of a puppet in ads for the Ford Focus.[42] Tompkins played Mr. Peanutbutter in the 2014 Netflix original animated series BoJack Horseman. Tompkins voices the recurring character, Gladstone Gander, in the reboot series of DuckTales. In 2020 he voiced Dr. Migleemo, a therapist aboard the USS Cerritos in the CBS All Access animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks.[48][49]

Political and social commentary[]

Tompkins has appeared on several television programs devoted to discussing politics, popular culture and current events; however, he says he does not consider himself to be a political comic.[50]

Tompkins was a contributor to the "Us People's Weekly Entertainment" segment of The Daily Show in 1998.[9][17] In 2003 he was a writer and correspondent for Real Time with Bill Maher in the show's first season[15][17] and wrote again for the show in 2009. He appeared on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn in 2004.[35] In 2004 he also became a pop culture analyst on VH1's Best Week Ever;[1][51] in 2008 the show was retooled and relaunched as Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins with Tompkins as host.[1][6][51] From 2006 to 2008 he was a regular guest on Countdown with Keith Olbermann.[5][6][12] In 2008 he appeared on Lewis Black's Root of All Evil[35][52] and took part in a panel on Larry King Live in an episode titled "Politics & Humor".

Tompkins has appeared in documentaries such as Jamie Kennedy's Heckler (2007) and Doug Benson's Super High Me (2007). He also appeared in The Bitter Buddha (2013), a documentary about the career of actor and comedian Eddie Pepitone.[53][54]

Tompkins later became the host of a discussion show called No, You Shut Up! by The Jim Henson Company under its Henson Alternative banner.

Podcasts, webcasts and radio[]

In 2010, Tompkins launched his podcast called The Pod F. Tompkast.[35][55] The podcast was a mixture of Tompkins discussing various topics, clips from his live show at Largo, and segments where Tompkins voices a variety of celebrities speaking with one another.[7][35][56][57] Comedian Jen Kirkman was a regular contributor on the show.[7][22][56] The podcast ended in 2012.

The Thrilling Adventure Hour comedy show at Largo began podcasting in January 2011; in October of that same year the show's podcasts moved to the Nerdist Industries podcast network created by Chris Hardwick.[31] The show ended in 2015.

Dead Authors, a live show that Tompkins hosts at the UCB Theatre in Los Angeles, also began podcasting in September 2011.[58]

In May 2012 Tompkins started a weekly web series called Speakeasy. Hosted by the Break Media site MadeMan.com, the series features Tompkins interviewing various guests in the entertainment industry, such as Ty Burrell, Nathan Fillion, Zach Galifianakis, Chris Hardwick, Oscar Nunez, Weird Al Yankovic, and Alison Brie.[59][60][61] The interviews are conducted as casual conversations between Tompkins and his guests over cocktails at various bars in the L.A. area.[59][60][61]

Tompkins has appeared well over 200 times as a guest, and occasionally as a guest host, on Comedy Bang! Bang! (formerly Comedy Death-Ray Radio),[5][22][25] a weekly audio podcast hosted by Scott Aukerman, a comedian who also wrote for Mr. Show with Bob and David.[62][63] The show's format mixes conversation between the host and guests, and usually includes improv games. Some guests play characters or impersonate certain celebrities, usually for the entirety of the episode; Paul F. Tompkins has impersonated celebrities such as rapper Ice-T, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Buddy Valastro from the reality television series Cake Boss.[22]

In addition to Aukerman's Comedy Bang! Bang!, Tompkins has appeared on the podcasts of other fellow comedians such as WTF with Marc Maron,[22] Jimmy Pardo's Never Not Funny,[23] Jessica Chaffin and Jamie Denbo's Ronna and Beverly podcast,[22] and the Superego podcast with Jeremy Carter, Matt Gourley, and Mark McConville.[64] Tompkins has also been a regular guest on the radio show and podcast The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling.[22][23]

In 2015, Tompkins created his own podcast on the Earwolf podcast network called Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins. This podcast is similar to the Pod F. Tompkast; however, Spontaneanation is fully improvised and in-the-moment, as opposed to the Tompkast, which was highly produced. Spontaneanation begins with an improvised monologue, accompanied on piano by Eban Schletter, much like the Pod F. Tompkast. The next segment is an interview with one of Tompkins's famous friends. The final segment is one long improvised story performed by Paul and guest improvisers, based on ideas discussed in the interview segment. The podcast ended in 2019.

Since 2019, Tompkins has cohosted, with Nicole Parker, The Neighborhood Listen on Stitcher Premium. Along with Tawny Newsome, he also hosts The Pod Directive, the official Star Trek podcast, which launched in September 2020.

In March of 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Paul started a weekly podcast with his wife, Janie Haddad Tompkins, called Stay F. Homekins.[65] The first season ran for 41 episodes throughout the rest of 2020, and season two started in January of 2021.[66]

Personal life[]

Tompkins is married to actress Janie Haddad Tompkins.[67]

In 2017, Tompkins stated on Twitter that he was once a Catholic but later went on to become an atheist.[68]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Sham Sal Short film
Desert The Man
1997 Skins Little John
1998 Win a Date Dylan
Jack Frost Audience Member
1999 Magnolia Chad, Seduce & Destroy Voice
2002 Run Ronnie Run! Safari Guy in TV
2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Cat Show Competition Host
Nerd Hunter 3004 The Chief Short film
2006 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny Open Mic Host
Tenacious D: Time Fixers Club Owner Promotional film
2007 Super High Me Himself Documentary
There Will Be Blood Prescott
2009 The Informant! FBI Agent Anthony D’Angelo
2010 Tangled Short Thug Voice
Drones Jafe
2011 T is for Tantrum Jerry Short film
2014 Jason Nash Is Married Dr. Glen
2015 The Dramatics: A Comedy Anton Campbell
Hell & Back Annoyed Lost Soul Voice
2019 Between Two Ferns: The Movie Burnt Millipede

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1996–1998 Mr. Show with Bob and David Various Featured cast seasons 1–4; also writer
1997 Tenacious D Paul 5 episodes
1998 The Daily Show Himself Contributor
Driven to Drink HBO stand-up special
Super Adventure Team Dr. Benton Criswell (voice)
1999 NewsRadio Justice of the Peace Episode: "Wedding"
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist Paul (voice) Episode: "Vow of Silence"
2000–2001 DAG Sullivan Pope Main cast; 16 episodes
2003 Comedy Central Presents: Paul F. Tompkins Himself
Frasier Steve Episode: "The Harassed"
Real Time with Bill Maher Himself
2004 Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn
2005 King of the Hill Professor Twilley (voice) Episode: "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Clown"
Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show Various
Too Late with Adam Carolla Himself
2006–2008 Countdown with Keith Olbermann Regular contributor
2007 Comedy Central Presents: Paul F. Tompkins 2
The Sarah Silverman Program Paul / Police Officer No. 1 4 episodes
Weeds Bob 2 episodes
2008 Best Week Ever Himself (host)
Larry King Live Himself
Lewis Black's Root of All Evil 6 episodes
Pushing Daisies Gunther Pinker Episode: "Oh Oh Oh... It's Magic"
2010 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Police Officer / Angel (voice) 2 episodes (1 episode was pulled)
Community Robert Episode: "Mixology Certification"
Nick Swardson's Pretend Time Various Episode: "I Just Got Voodoo'd"
True Jackson, VP Royce Bingham Episode: "True Fear"
2010–2012 Regular Show Various 5 episodes
The Life & Times of Tim Donnie / Kyle Zander (voice) 2 episodes
2011 Curb Your Enthusiasm Andrew Berg Episode: "The Divorce"
Raising Hope Jeff Episode: "The Cultish Personality"
Last Man Standing Chester McAllister Episode: "Last Baby Proof Standing"
Up All Night Dave Episode: "Week Off"
2011, 2014 Talking Dead Himself 2 episodes
2011–2019 Bob's Burgers Randy / various (voice) 9 episodes
2012 Key & Peele Congressman Episode: "Dueling Magical Negroes"
Paul F. Tompkins: Laboring Under Delusions Himself Stand-up special
The L.A. Complex Paul F. Tompkins 6 episodes
2012–2016 Comedy Bang! Bang! Various 14 episodes
2012–2013 Adventure Time Various voices 2 episodes
2013 Ghost Ghirls Antonio Episode: "Something Borrowed, Something Boo"
2013–2016 No, You Shut Up! Himself (host) 58 episodes
2013–2017 @midnight Himself Recurring contestant; 15 episodes; Tournament of Champions winner
2014–2020 BoJack Horseman Mr. Peanutbutter / various (voice) Main cast; 71 episodes
2015 WordGirl The Royal Dandy / Dr. Clocktormocktor (voice) Episode: "Royally Framed" / "WordGirl vs. Tobey vs. the Dentist"
The Thundermans King Crab Episode: "A Hero Is Born"
Kroll Show Andy Downpour Episode: "The Commonwealth Games"
Rick and Morty Lawyer (voice) Episode: "A Rickle in Time"
Paul F. Tompkins: Crying and Driving Himself Stand-up special
W/ Bob & David Various 4 episodes; also writer
Drunk History Himself Episode: "Las Vegas"
Moonbeam City Kitch Legstrong (voice) Episode: "Stuntstravaganza"
2016 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Captain Orleans Episode: "The Cruise"
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Himself 2 episodes
Great Minds with Dan Harmon Edgar Allan Poe Episode: "Edgar Allan Poe"
HarmonQuest Teflonto Episode: "The Quest Begins"
2016–2018 The Venture Bros. Blue Morpho / various (voice) 4 episodes
Take My Wife Paul 3 episodes
2016–2019 Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Dean Rosedragon 34 episodes
2017 Adam Ruins Everything Jenkins Episode: "Emily Ruins Adam Ruins Everything"
Get Krack!n Richard Templeman Episode #1.8
Blindspot Booky Bentley Episode: "Adoring Suspect"
Black-ish Dr. Reagan Episode: "Sugar Daddy"
Life in Pieces Richard York Episode: "Thirty-Five Teacher Escape Lottery"
2017–2018 Speechless Dane Richmond 2 episodes
2017–2020 Tangled: The Series Shorty (voice) 42 episodes
2017–2021 DuckTales Gladstone Gander (voice) 6 episodes
2018 Another Period Cole Bottoms Episode: "Shady Acres"
2018–2019 Big City Greens Justin / various (voice) 2 episodes
2019 You're the Worst Himself 3 episodes
Nature Cat Chandler (voice) Episode: "Magical Mushroom Mystery Tour; A Midsummer Day's Dream"
Talking Tom and Friends Reece (voice) Episode: "Supermodel Tom"
Lodge 49 Farrell Higgins Episode: "Le Reve Impossible"
Star Wars Resistance Flanx (voice) Episode: "From Beneath"
Room 104 Louis Episode: "Crossroads"
2019–2021 American Dad! Various voices 3 episodes
2020 Criminal Minds Brian Garrity Episode: "Saturday"
Brockmire Harold K. Finnegan Episode: "Union Negotiations"
The Twilight Zone Jimmy O'Malley Episode: "Ovation"
Corporate Agent Roman Episode: "Good Job"
Dicktown Loafer Toeknuckle (voice) Episode: "The Mystery of the President's Physician"
Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun Jukebox Episode: "Dinner Party"
2020–2021 Star Trek: Lower Decks Dr. Migleemo (voice) 2 episodes
2021 Close Enough The Amazing Sardini (voice) Episode: "Handy/Birthdaze"
Rutherford Falls Professor Tobias James Kaufman 2 episodes
Central Park (voice) Episode: "Sir Bricks-a-Lot"
Centaurworld Tail (voice) 4 episodes
Jellystone! Magilla Gorilla / Fleegle / Jonathan Wellington "Mudsy" Muddlemore (voices) Main role
Miracle Workers Snake Oil Salesman Episode: "What Happens in Branchwater"

Discography[]

  • 2007 – Impersonal (CD; released on AST Records)
  • 2007 – Comedy Death-Ray (Compilation released on Comedy Central Records)
  • 2009 ��� Freak Wharf (CD) (Released on AST Records)
  • 2010 – Sir, You Have Fooled Me Twice (EP; released on AST Records)
  • 2010 – You Should Have Told Me (DVD; released on AST Records)
  • 2012 – Laboring Under Delusions (DVD; released on Comedy Central Records)
  • 2012 – Laboring Under Delusions: Live in Brooklyn (CD; released on AST Records)

Podcast and radio appearances[]

Tompkins is known for his many podcast appearances, as well as hosting a few of his own. He is often referred to as the mayor of podcasts.[69]

Year Title Episode(s) Notes
2006–2007 The Sound of Young America
2006–2017 Never Not Funny
2006, 2011–2012 Guys With Feelings Various[70]
2007–2011 The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling
2008–2009, 2011 Comedy and Everything Else #14, #37, #68, #85, #86, #127, #128[71]
2009–2021 Comedy Bang! Bang! 250+ episodes Guest, guest host
2009, 2011 WTF with Marc Maron #150
2009 Kevin Pollak's Chat Show #41
Jordan, Jesse Go!
The TVA Podcast #163[72]
KUCI: Naked Comedy
2009–2012 Am I Right? [73]
2009–2013 A Bit of a Chat [74]
2009–2018 Stop Podcasting Yourself #140, #171, #194, #205, #257, #325, #349, #429 Guest
2010 Host and Guest #44[75]
Dave Hill's Podcasting Incident #13[76]
Hold Your Applause
2010–2013 The Pod F. Tompkast All Host
2010, 2012 Comedy Film Nerds #16,[77] #120[78]
2010–2012, 2014 The David Feldman Show [79]
2010–2014 Doug Loves Movies
Sklarbro Country #17, #195.5
2010–2020 Superego Guest (2010–2013) / Official cast member (2014–2020)
2010, 2012 The Nerdist Podcast Guest (2010) / Guest co-host (2012)
2011 The Anytime Show with Dominic Dierkes
Citizen Radio #232[80]
The Moth [81]
The Apple Sisters #1 Guest
Professor Blastoff #28
Earwolf Challenge #3.2, #3.3 Judge
The Mental Illness Happy Hour #34[82]
Gather Around Me #65[83]
Saturn Scene #2, #3[84]
2011–2015 The Dead Authors Podcast All Host (as H.G. Wells); guest (as Mark Twain)
The Wolf Den #14, #94
The Thrilling Adventure Hour WorkJuice Player
2011–2017 Ronna and Beverly #2, #42, #95, #116, #158 Guest
2011–2018 How Did This Get Made? #16, #64, #106, #107, #201
2011–2019 Who Charted? #22, #38, #63, #78, #100, #151, #181, #226, #276, #294, #306, #340, #366, #378, #457
2011, 2014 Totally Laime #76, #252
2012 Quit It [85]
The Adam Carolla Show [86]
The Fogelnest Files #2, #53 (best-of) Guest
Team Coco #60[87]
The Long Shot Podcast #418[88]
Shortwave with Grant-Lee Phillips #8 Guest host
You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes
Paul and Storm Talk About Some Stuff For Five To Ten Minutes (On Average)
2012, 2018 Yo, Is This Racist? #16,[89] #976,[90] #986.5,[91] #990[92]
2012, 2015 International Waters #8,[93] #52[94]
Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend
2012–2013 Pop My Culture
Dining with Doug and Karen
2012–2014 The Todd Glass Show
Wits
2013–2014 Analyze Phish #5, #6, #9 Sometime co-host (with Howard Kremer)
2013 Nerdist Writers Panel
The K Ohle
Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown S04E03[95] Recorded at the Soho Theatre
The Reality Show Show #18 Guest
2013–2020 Hollywood Handbook #5, #66, #107, #182, #223, #267, #325, #361
2013–2017 James Bonding
2013, 2015 Judge John Hodgman #103[96] #228
2013–2014 Go Bayside!
2014 U Talkin' U2 To Me? #9, #16 Guest
The JV Club
This Week in Marvel
Slumber Party with Alie & Georgia
Feliz Navipod
Baby Geniuses
2014–2018 The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project #001, #004, #008, #009, #012, #014, #016 Guest
2014–2016 I Was There Too #1, #33, #50
2014–2019 improv4humans #147, #181, #229, #328, #341, #401, #413
With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus #1, #33, #58, #104, #138, #152, #164 Guest host
2015–2019 SPONTANEANATION with Paul F. Tompkins All Host
2015, 2018 Pistol Shrimps Radio 6/9/15, 5/1/18 Guest Commentator
2015 A Beautiful Podcast #24[97]
WOMP It Up! #7 As "Mike the Janitor"
The Indoor Kids
Superego: Forgotten Classics All Cast member
Worst Idea of All Time 2.30, 2.31 Guest
Gilmore Guys 5.07 – "You Jump, I Jump, Jack"
The Dinner Party Download #323: Olivia Wilde, Elvis Costello, Paul F. Tompkins
2016 Think Again #34: A Tiny, Cosmic Threat[98]
Earwolf Presents #41 Guest host (as Andrew Lloyd Webber)
Next Level with Chris Tallman #1 Guest
Hoot Gibson: Vegas Cowboy #3
2016–2018 Hard Nation #3, #54, #104
2016–2019 Big Grande's Teacher's Lounge #1, #10, #14, #28, #S9E1, #S9E38
2017–2019 Off Book: The Improvised Musical #1, #23, #52, #64, #75, #94, #100, #116, #125, #126.5, #127, #128, #129
Throwing Shade #297, #335, #400, #404, #408, #419
2017 How To Be Less Old #131
Strictly Business with Derek Contrera #5
The Complete Wedding #5
Likely Mad as Hell #4[99]
Questions For Lennon #26
Hello from the Magic Tavern #2.28, #2.60
2017, 2020 Doughboys #119,[100] #242
2018 Three Swings With Rhea Butcher #10[101]
Punch Up The Jam #38
2018–present Threedom All Co-host
2019 Blank Check with Griffin & David #203 Guest
Scam Goddess #1
2019–present The Neighborhood Listen All Co-host
2020 Mascots #1[102] Guest
Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster #51
2020–present Star Trek: The Pod Directive All Co-host
Stay F. Homekins All
2021 Behind the Bastards "The Rush Limbaugh Episodes" Guest
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