Tompkins appeared on and wrote for The Daily Show in 1998, before Jon Stewart took over as anchor. In 1998, he created Driven to Drink, a one-man show that aired on HBO. He recorded two half-hour specials for the Comedy Central Presents TV series, one in 2003 and another in 2007.
Tompkins appeared as a featured player on Mr. Show with Bob and David, and served as a staff writer for the show's second and third seasons. He also appeared in several episodes of the short-lived Tenacious D TV series, and appeared in the 2006 Tenacious D film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny. In the first season of Real Time with Bill Maher, Tompkins had his own segment.
He is currently the host of VH1's Best Week Ever and is a frequent guest on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann. He can often be heard as a regular guest of Tom Scharpling's The Best Show on WFMU radio show. He also periodically appears on Never Not Funny, Jimmy Pardo's weekly Podcast. He also appears on Lewis Black's series Lewis Black's Root of All Evil (2008) seen arguing how Oprah and Marijuana are the root of all evil. (bio from Wikipedia)
Paul F Tompkins' latest CD release is Freak Wharf, and is amazing.
Paul F. Tompkins drops by and explores many a tangent. Jimmy loves riding Segways and Stef shares some interesting information about PT Cruisers. Oh, and lots more...
This week on Comedy and Everything Else:
- Special guest, Paul F. Tompkins!
- A huge episode. Nearly three hours of fun!
- We talk about that nerve bundle
- Word of the week: Cunnilingual
- Stef wants to have dinner with William Shatner
- To Segway or not to Segway, that is the question
- Jimmy has a gripe with Starbucks, but this one's in a box
- SIR gets PFT up in arms!
- Psychedelics and Halloweens do not mix
- We talk about porn!
- Paul F Tompkins' new CD release Freak Wharf.
- Comedy and Everything Else is brought to you every week without notes!
- At one hour and 45 minutes into the show, Paul encourages you to donate to the show, even if it's just a dollar an episode. It really will help out a lot.
Paul will also be hosting the Paul F Tompkins show at Largo at The Coronet December 19th with proceeds to benefit Habitat For Humanity.
Photos courtesy of Paul Bartunek (twitter)
Paul F Tompkins returns! Jimmy's the leader. Twitter is explained to
Jimmy. We wonder if it's OK for your therapist to fall asleep... In the
middle of your session. Todd also begs for an intern. Don't miss Best
Week Ever with Paul F Tompkins returning Friday April 10th on VH1.
Paul F Tompkins joins us this week to discuss everything from comedy
clubs that don't get it right, to the Democratic National Convention.
Also covered are thoughts on religion, and peoples comments on MySpace.
Oh and we go on a trip down memory lane to Todd and Paul's early days
of comedy in Philadelphia, this week on Comedy and Everything Else...
