This week on Breaking Bread Harland Williams joins us in the studio. We reveal his two biggest claim to fames: starting the John Deere trend and being the king of Canada. He shares about growing up, getting sent to boarding school, and realizing he was on his own in this life. Tom and Harland also share an open dialogue about the current political climate.

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0:00:00 Intro

0:03:00 Resturants, Musso & Franks 3:00

0:07:14 Being mocked as a kid 7:14

0:14:23 Boarding school

0:21:10 Realizing he's on his own

0:25:13 Dating Scene

0:26:00 Catholic School

0:29:10 Meeting Harland when he moved to LA

0:30:15 John Deere trend & Ashton Kutcher

0:35:00 Religion growing up

0:38:08 Canada assimilation

0:50:57 Uncomfortable Moment

0:56:25 Elon Musk

1:05:40 Media & politics

1:18:20 Jan 6th

1:22:13 Bird Flu

1:27:30 International Comedy

1:30:20 Beirut

1:33:32 Bread & Goodbyes

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Tom Papa is a celebrated stand-up comedian with over 20 years in the industry.

Watch Tom's new special "Home Free" out NOW on Netflix!

Radio, Podcasts and more: https://linktr.ee/tompapa/

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This week on Breaking Bread the multi-talented Jason Alexander joins us in the studio! Tom and Jason take a deep dive into Jason’s career - from becoming a professional actor at the age of 15 to the “trifecta” - they discuss how Jason navigated it all! But the real question is - who knows Jerry Seinfeld better - Tom or Jason? Enjoy!

Check out more Jason Alexander on his podcast “Really, No, Really.” and his upcoming film, The Electric State that comes out in March 14.

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0:00:00 Intro

0:03:24 Wild Grain Ad

0:04:23 Welcome & game shows

0:05:00 New Jersey and falling into career track

0:09:00 Professional acting at 15

0:10:33 Fate = luck and ability

0:12:15 Father

0:17:10 Mother

0:19:00 Loving magic as a kid

0:22:22 'As Long as You're Asking' show

0:25:20 Theater in New York in the 80s

0:25:33 Pretty Woman & Seinfeld

0:27:00 Seinfeld taking off

0:30:05 Finding out George was Larry David

0:31:50 Don't give Larry notes

0:35:00 Jason within George

0:36:35 Navigating fame

0:38:55 Jay VS Jason

0:41:47 Wild Grain Ad

0:43:46 Trade Coffee Ad

0:45:07 Creating so many laughs

0:50:00 Using comedy to build bridges

0:54:20 One Voice

0:57:40 Baking Bread

0:58:40 Kids live in the neighborhood

1:02:15 Being a grandfather

1:04:00 Kids being funny

1:05:00 Life after Seinfeld

1:07:10 Therapy and finding true self

1:17:54 Uncomfortable moment

1:19:00 Wanted to do drama originally

1:23:36 'Really No Really' Podcast

1:24:55 Taste test

1:27:15 Toilets

1:29:15 Working with Jerry

1:40:10 Goodbyes

Tom Papa is a celebrated stand-up comedian with over 20 years in the industry.

Watch Tom's new special "Home Free" out NOW on Netflix!

Radio, Podcasts and more: https://linktr.ee/tompapa/

Website - http://tompapa.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tompapa

Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@tompapa

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/comediantompapa

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This week on Breaking Bread it's an Italian love affair - the hilarious Joe Gatto joins us! The words spumoni, cannoli, and biscotti are said often - but those are actually just the names of Joe's many dogs. These two peas in a pod talk all about their shared interests: desserts, Italian families, and comedy. They bonded so much they will soon collaborate on a short film. Tom's wife is not allowed to listen to this episode, if you're not Tom's wife, please enjoy!

Check out Joe Gatto!

Joe Gatto's new comedy special Messing With People is out now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQghA0123NA

Joe's podcast Two Cool Moms with co-host Steve Byrne just kicked off its 2nd season via iHeartMedia: https://sacksco.com/pr/joe_gatto_073024.html

Joe's tour: https://punchup.live/joegatto#tour

Gatto Pups and Friends: https://gattopupsandfriends.com/

Joe's first ever children's book Where's Bearry? is out now via Penguin.

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0:00:00 Intro

0:03:36 Welcome & bread

0:03:34 Joe's new special & filming at The Paramount

0:05:50 Joe's Mother being a mom to all the Jokers

0:08:29 Cooking and ordering for the family

0:10:35 Going to Vegas for Thanksgiving with mom

0:11:55 Flying into Newark on 9/11

0:13:20 Meeting Impractical Jokers Joe on the street

0:16:44 Gatto's Pups And Friends - Senior dog rescue

0:24:23 Uncomfortable moment

0:25:40 Finding names for all the dogs

0:26:05 Adoption and getting the word out

0:29:30 Fearlessness and childhood effecting comedy

0:33:40 Kids futures

0:34:40 Marriage reconciliation

0:39:25 Christmas cooking

0:41:00 Going vegan

0:46:00 Baking bread

0:46:36 Desserts

0:48:17 Touring

0:48:47 Charity event in Pittsburgh and singing Circle of Life

0:50:41 Being a filmmaker, action comedy

0:52:56 Tom & Joe are making a short film together

0:54:57 Reach of Impractical Jokers

0:59:00 Going to Alaska and performing in all 50 states

1:00:00 Getting back together

1:01:40 Being the worst first date guy and anniversaries

1:05:45 The short is turning into a feature

1:06:44 Goodbyes: Gatto Pups And Friends and Tour

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Tom Papa is a celebrated stand-up comedian with over 20 years in the industry.

Watch Tom's new special "Home Free" out NOW on Netflix!

Radio, Podcasts and more: https://linktr.ee/tompapa/

Website - http://tompapa.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tompapa

Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@tompapa

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/comediantompapa

Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/tompapa

#tompapa #breakingbread #comedy #standup #standupcomedy #bread #joegatto #impracticaljokers #dogs #rescue #rescuedog #italian