Paul F. Tompkins returns to Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about where he learned improv (“podcasting was a huge school of improv for me”), performing improv opposite puppets on No, You Shut Up!, feedback from an exec that sent him spiraling, anti-depressants, fabric flowers, making up words, relationships, the appeal of Werner Herzog, Spontaneanation, “the tyranny of the template,” acoustic toothbrushes, wanting to matter, relationships, Comedy Bang Bang, anxiety and fear and more. Plus we took your questions over twitter and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.
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During JMOE, is the user's name Josue Montenegro? If so, that's not pronounced “Jo Sue”, that's pronounced “Ho-SWAY”.
Highly entertaining episode, enjoyed it!
I'm such a fan of Paul as a comedian, and as a person! I love how he got really vulnerable and spoke about mental health and therapy. Great interview!
Alison, this is your periodic notice that when you have kids the sleep thing can really really really wreck your shit.
loved it but the”OKs”got out of hand here:)
Richard, are you the one responsible for the “OK” drops? I never even noticed it until it was brought up. I notice too many likes, but I guess okays doesn't bother me.
Great interview! Paul's honesty and willingness to be open about his depression and anxiety and what he's done to curb it was wonderful.
i was the one she talked about eps back then Fox strung them togther
Whenever people say they “went on antidepressants for a year or so” I get so jealous. 18 years here, baby.