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April 14, 2022 36 mins

Tom Papa joins Nancy to talk about his creative process, stand-up life, and writing and creating your own material and opportunities. Plus, Tom discusses comedy today, the power of practice, working on his next Netflix special, headlining Wynn Las Vegas, the grounding effects of writing, and his next book (:57).

So—do you have a kitchen junk drawer? In the second segment, Nancy shares her latest magazine humor column and discusses why she can’t trust people who don’t have one (30:54).

Check out Tom Papa’s Netflix Specials.

Listen to Tom on Netflix Is A Joke Radio on SiriusXM.

Listen to Breaking Bread with Tom Papa.

Read an excerpt from Tom’s book You’re Doing Great!

Visit Nancy’s website.

Learn about segment sponsor Humoroutcasts.com (:49, 30:46).

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