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Hannibal Buress Chats With Paul F. Tompkins on “Speakeasy”

June 23, 2015
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Hannibal Buress is on Broad City and The Eric Andre Show as well as all over the country and the world with his stand-up. On top of all of that, he’s about to start with his very own show Why? on Comedy Central.

So, with that a mind, catch a moment of Paul F. Tompkins catching a few moments (including one about how aware he is of what’s happening on The Eric Andre Show) with one of the funniest and busiest people in comedy, Hannibal Buress on the latest episode of Speakeasy.

Rainn Wilson Discusses Being Dwight For 9 Seasons of The Office and Following Up With Backstrom

February 17, 2015
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Over several years, Rainn Wilson made a name for himself as well as the character he played on the U.S. version of The Office, Dwight Schrute. 

Wilson gets into the nitty gritty about playing Dwight as well as jumping almost immediately into what might be a character of Dwight’s dreams, Backstrom with Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins.

Watch their nice, long chat here.

Mark and Jay Duplass Come to Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins

December 26, 2014
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When it comes to pushing the boundaries of comedy, The Duplass Brothers, Mark and Jay, have not only push boundaries, but do so in an unexpected, but delightful way.

From The Puffy Chair to Jeff Who Lives at Home to Cyrus to their latest project, an HBO series, Togetherness and so much more (both together and individually), Mark and Jay find the comedy in life in some of the most organic ways possible.

So, of course we’re going to watch a nice, long intimate conversation that they have with Paul F. Tompkins on his nice, long intimate conversation web series Speakeasy.

Paul F. Tompkins Has Fancy Cocktails and a Chat with Marc Evan Jackson

November 30, 2014
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Super Dave’s Spike Tacular, Funny or Die Presents, Comedy Central’s Mash Up, The Kings of Summer, Arrested Development, Key & Peele, Spoils of Babylon, Kroll Show, 22 Jump Street, You’re The Worst, Newsreaders, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine call be used as good connections when Six Degrees of Separation through Marc Evan Jackson.

Watch as Paul F. Tompkins chats up his frequent Thrilling Adventure Hour co-star on his one-on-one-over-fancy-drinks show Speakeasy.

Paul F. Tompkins Has His Latest, Long, Nice Chat with Sarah Silverman

November 11, 2014
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Paul F. Tompkins’ Speakeasy web series on Made Man continues to be our favorite way to watch intimate conversations, almost Charlie Rose-ish, but over drinks and with the spirited fun that always surrounds Paul F. Tompkins. 

So, naturally, you should be watching this latest episode with Emmy winning, rights defending comedian Sarah Silverman right now.

Tour the Career of Ed Helms Through a Chat Between Helms and Paul F. Tompkins

October 7, 2014
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This most recent episode of Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins features Ed Helms and a journey through his rise from The Daily Show to The Office to The Hangover and more.

In the interview, it’s specifically fascinating on how Helms had to strategize his correspondent work on The Daily Show because he normally is a very nice person.

John Hodgman and Paul F. Tompkins Chatting Over Martinis Is As Wonderful As You Had Hoped

July 7, 2014
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John Hodgman is Paul F. Tompkins’ latest guest on his intimate one-on-one interview series Speakeasy and it’s every bit as delightful as you could imagine a chat between two of the funniest, erudite comedians around.

Watch and enjoy the whole episode here.

Jim Rash Breaks Down “TV Ugly” and More with Paul F. Tompkins

April 14, 2014
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Jim Rash discusses the finer points of attractiveness, specifically being “TV ugly” and working on The Descendants, The Way Way Back, and Community on Paul F. Tompkins’ Speakeasy.

Watch it all here.

Paul F. Tompkins Attempts Interviewing Scott Aukerman

April 10, 2014
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Having been accomplices in various acts of tomfoolery over the years, especially on Comedy Bang! Bang!, Paul F. Tompkins and Scott Aukerman don’t appear on camera sans character often.

For Tompkins’ one-on-one interview show, Speakeasy, Tompkins gives a shot trying to ask Aukerman questions in earnest, which several times almost gets derailed into their renowned fun hijinks.

Give it a watch here.

You’ll Probably Fall in Love with Lizzy Caplan Again From Being on Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins

December 23, 2013
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Lizzy Caplan is Paul F. Tompkins‘ latest guest on his intimate talk show Speakeasy (complete with real cocktails as opposed to a coffee mug of a water that you get on all those other talk shows) and is beyond charming as Lizzy is known to be.

As you might have hoped, she talks about being on Freaks and Geeks and Party Down in a nice long chat with Tompkins and then imitates memes, which, if you don’t swoon over, then, well… we just don’t know how to help you.

Despite Being Unnecessarily Abused While Performing, Moshe Kasher and Nick Thune Shine in This Web Series

November 16, 2013
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Made Man’s latest comedy web series Laugh Trek pits Moshe Kasher and Nick Thune in various stand up competitions that are sort of needlessly difficult and torturous like doing a set over loud electronic music or in front a retirement home crowd.

Still, despite all of that, Moshe and Nick manage to pull off some pretty damn funny stuff. Watch them do stand while K-Pop is playing in the background and/or in front of an adult dodge ball team fully armed to bean them with balls if they’re not funny.

Paul F. Tompkins’ Speakeasy Returning Next Week

October 7, 2013
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Paul F. Tompkins’ Speakeasy Returning Next Week

Easily the classiest one on one interview show around, Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins, returns next week with more classy blazers, mixed drinks, and that classic tomfoolery Tompkins always brings.

In the meantime, catch up on the rest of the episodes of Speakeasy here.

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