Paul F. Tompkins

Paul F. Tompkins
Tompkins at the LA podcast festival in October 2012
Born
Paul Francis Tompkins

(1968-09-12) September 12, 1968 (age 55)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
  • writer
  • producer
Years active1986–present
Spouse
Janie Haddad
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(m. 2010)​

Paul Francis Tompkins[1] (born September 12, 1968)[1][2][3] is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is known for his work in television on such programs as Mr. Show with Bob and David, Real Time with Bill Maher, and Best Week Ever,[3][4][5] later renamed Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins.[1][6]

He is known for his numerous appearances on podcasts, including his 200-plus appearances on Comedy Bang! Bang! He has also been the host of the Fusion Channel talk show No, You Shut Up!, The Dead Authors Podcast, the online Made Man interview series Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins, the Earwolf podcast Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins, and The Pod F. Tompkast, which was ranked #1 by Rolling Stone on their list of "The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of the Moment" in 2011.[7] He is also a main cast member of the Superego podcast and was a regular player on Thrilling Adventure Hour podcast, which ended in 2015. He is currently hosting the Earwolf podcasts Threedom and The Neighborhood Listen as well as independent after dinner podcast Stay F. Homekins.

Tompkins was the voice of Mr. Peanutbutter, an anthropomorphic yellow labrador, on the Netflix animated series BoJack Horseman from 2014 to 2020. He has also appeared in drama films like There Will Be Blood and The Informant!. In 2021, he had a recurring role on the sitcom Rutherford Falls.

In December 2014, Paste named his Twitter one of "The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014", ranking it at #70.[8]

  1. ^ a b c Ryzik, Melena (October 14, 2008). "A Pop-Culture Show Looks for Attitude With Heart". The New York Times. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  2. ^ "James Bonding #001: Dr. No with Paul F. Tompkins". Nerdist.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference REVERB2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Birmingham, Steve (April 22, 2005). "Battleship Paul F. Tompkins". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  5. ^ Chen, George (January 16, 2008). "Getting Impersonal with Paul F. Tompkins". San Francisco Bay Guardian. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  6. ^ Heisler, Steve; Wolinsky, David (March 12, 2009). "Who the Hell Is Paul F. Tompkins?". 11 Questions (column). The A.V. Club. The Onion. Archived from the original on May 10, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  7. ^ Joe, Berkowitz (April 6, 2011). "The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of the Moment". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  8. ^ Hongo, Hudson (December 15, 2014). "The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014". Paste. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2014.