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Paul F. Tompkins Is Retiring “Speakeasy”

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Please catch up on all the episodes as well as the delightful Internet Games of Paul F. Tompkins’ wonderful Speakeasy.

For over 3 years, Paul has hosted his own, great, intimate one-on-one talk show with fancy libations on Speakeasy over at Made Man’s YouTube Channel. Due to Paul’s schedule having to balance such projects as No, You Shut Up!, Superego, Spontaneation, With Bob and David, BoJack Horseman, Comedy Bang! Bang!, a new stand-up special, appearing on @midnight, and way more, he has decided to retire the show.

So, with that in mind, you’ll still have plenty of Paul to enjoy in all those things we just mentioned and undoubtedly more things that he has coming down the pipeline very soon.

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

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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.

Jerry Minor Talks Mr. Show, SNL, and His New Project “Sharing” on “Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins”

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Jerry Minor has had an extensive comedy career from the legendary Mr. Show all the way to a comedy about shared offices, Sharing, that might surprise you after watching this chat he has with Paul F. Tompkins on Speakeasy.

Also, they fascinatingly touch a dab on male privilege via the perspective of male characters in comedy.

Watch the whole, as always, nice, long chat with classy drinks here.

Reggie Watts Talks Going From Fake Talk Show to Real Talk Show and Touring For Well Over a Decade on Paul F. Tompkins’ “Speakeasy”

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Before getting gigs at faux/parody talk show Comedy Bang! Bang!, then real talk show The Late Late Show with James Corden, Reggie Watts has toured pretty much non-stop since the late 90s,

Reggie chats about all of that and more (including getting into Pitch Perfect 2) as well as clinks drinks with Paul F. Tompkins on the latest episode of Speakeasy.

Andy Daly Talks “Review” and The Darkness In His Characters on “Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins”

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If you’re wondering how many pancakes Andy Daly had to eat in the first season of Review, your question has been finally answered.

Andy Daly is the latest guest to have some fancy cocktails and an intimate chat with Paul F. Tompkins on his Speakeasy web series and they talk all things Review, The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project as well as delve into some of the psychology behind all of Daly’s various characters on stage, screen, and the Internet.

Watch the full chat here.

Cameron Esposito Discusses Her Comedy Origin Story and More with Paul F. Tompkins

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Ringmaster, eh? Well, Cameron, you just keep on delightfully surprising us all.

Cameron Esposito is the latest guest on the intimate chat series Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins and talks about how she started out in comedy, which is a decidedly much different route than most comedians take as well as her wondrous landmark set on Ferguson.

Watch the whole conversation here.

Randall Park Talks Playing Kim Jong-un and “Fresh Off The Boat”

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The international incident surrounding The Interview largely put James Franco, Seth Rogen, and Evan Goldberg in headlines for a few weeks. However, not nearly enough was said of the man who played the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, Randall Park.

He now plays one of the stars on ABC’s Fresh Off The Boat and you’ve probably seen him on various Channel 101 shows,

He chats with Paul F. Tompkins on the latest episode of Speakeasy about what he went through with The Interview as well as being in the race-barrier breaking Fresh Off The Boat.

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.

Jim O’Heir Shows That He’s More Than Just Jerry From Parks and Recreation In Chat with Paul F. Tompkins

January 23, 2015

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Jim O’Heir does indeed play he lovable Jerry from Parks and Recreation, but he’s got more up his sleeve than just that.

Find out what those things are that are up his sleeve on the always nice, intimate chat with drinks that is Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins.

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.

Jay Larson Doing Residency at Bar Covell “Behind The Bookcase”

November 19, 2014

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As far as weird places where comedy shows are done in LA, in a secret room behind a bookcase is a new one. The great Jay Larson, who we hope you would know from his stand-up, The Crabfeast, and/or Best Bars in America, is putting together a limited engagement run where he and some of his funniest friends will perform in a speakeasy style side room at Bar Covell in Los Feliz.

So, there will be four shows at 8:30PM from 11/24 through 12/15 with $5 cover at the door after you give a password, which Larson will share on the Friday before.

We can only imagine how many Interstellar jokes will be made during the show.

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.

Watch John Mulaney on Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins

September 28, 2014

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John Mulaney and Paul F. Tompkins have a nice long chat that almost goes 25 min. on Tompkins one-on-one talk show Speakeasy.

So, rather than offer more description and keep you from watching, enjoy two of the funniest people around in conversation here.

Dan Harmon Candidly Gives His Side of The Story on Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins

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From starting Channel 101 or creating Community or being let go from Community or The Sarah Silverman Program, Dan Harmon chats intimately with Paul F. Tompkins on his Speakeasy web series, detailing his thoughts leading up to and post-mortem on one of the most prolific people working in comedy today.

Please watch the 30 min. conversation here.

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

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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.

David Cross Talks “Hits”, Mr. Show, and More on Paul F. Tompkins Speakeasy

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Paul F. Tompkins’ intimate conversations on Speakeasy regularly feature insightful, fun, long chats.

This latest one with the one and only David Cross is another such episode as they go over Cross’ new movie, good times at Mr. Show, and more. Watch the whole interview here.

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

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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

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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.

Thomas Lennon on Almost Not Being in ‘Hancock’ and Other Hollywood Biz Stories

February 19, 2014

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Paul F. Tompkins serves up another great episode of his intimate chat web series Speakeasy, this time with the great Thomas Lennon. Lennon shares how he was notified on set that he was cut out of the Will Smith action vehicle Hancock, being a studio writer, and more great insights that could only come from Lennon.

Give the whole thing 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.

Key and Peele Attempt a World Record and Have a Nice Conversation with Paul F. Tompkins

December 10, 2013

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Key and Peele are the latest guests to Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins and it is a delight.

Watch a nice long interview over drinks and then Key and Peele’s attempt to break a world record of most impressions in a minute.

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.