Paul F. Tompkins
Who Paul F. Tompkins is
Paul F. Tompkins is a stand-up comedian, actor and podcaster, known as the voice of Mr. Peanutbutter in Netflix's BoJack Horseman and as host of Fusion's No, You Shut Up! and the web series Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins. His stand-up albums on aspecialthing records are Impersonal (2007), Freak Wharf (2009), Laboring Under Delusions: Live in Brooklyn (2012) and Crying and Driving (2021).
He is heard on many podcasts, including Comedy Bang! Bang!, Superego, The Thrilling Adventure Hour, The Dead Authors Podcast, The Pod F. Tompkast and The Neighborhood Listen, and he hosts the live variety show Varietopia at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles. His track Cake V. Pie, from Freak Wharf, was played on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel in November 2023.
At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Laboring Under Delusions: Live in Brooklyn and Crying and Driving
- Albums
- Impersonal, Freak Wharf, Laboring Under Delusions: Live in Brooklyn and 1 more
- Podcasts
- Comedy Bang! Bang!, Superego, The Thrilling Adventure Hour and 3 more
- On screen
- BoJack Horseman, No, You Shut Up!, Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins and 1 more
- Official site
- paulftompkins.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: paulftompkins.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Laboring Under Delusions: Live in Brooklyn 2012
- Crying and Driving 2021
Albums
- Impersonal aspecialthing records, 2007
- Freak Wharf aspecialthing records, 2009
- Laboring Under Delusions: Live in Brooklyn aspecialthing records, 2012
- Crying and Driving aspecialthing records, 2021
On screen
- BoJack Horseman Mr. Peanutbutter, Netflix
- No, You Shut Up! host, Fusion
- Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins host, web series
- Varietopia host, live variety show
Podcasts
- Comedy Bang! Bang! frequent guest
- Superego
- The Thrilling Adventure Hour
- The Dead Authors Podcast
- The Pod F. Tompkast host
- The Neighborhood Listen
Comedians like Paul F. Tompkins
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Adam Conover also in BoJack Horseman
- Aparna Nancherla also in BoJack Horseman
- Gabe Kaplan also in BoJack Horseman
- Ilana Glazer also in BoJack Horseman
- James Adomian also in BoJack Horseman
- Jermaine Fowler also in BoJack Horseman
- Maria Bamford also in BoJack Horseman
- Matt Braunger also in BoJack Horseman
Career timeline
- 2007Impersonal (aspecialthing records, 2007) Album
- 2009Freak Wharf (aspecialthing records, 2009) Album
- 2012Laboring Under Delusions: Live in Brooklyn (2012) Special
- 2012Laboring Under Delusions: Live in Brooklyn (aspecialthing records, 2012) Album
- 2021Crying and Driving (2021) Special
- 2021Crying and Driving (aspecialthing records, 2021) Album
Questions and answers
Where is Paul F. Tompkins performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: paulftompkins.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Laboring Under Delusions: Live in Brooklyn and Crying and Driving.
What podcasts have they been on?
Comedy Bang! Bang!, Superego, The Thrilling Adventure Hour, The Dead Authors Podcast, The Pod F. Tompkast and The Neighborhood Listen.
What TV shows and films are they in?
BoJack Horseman, No, You Shut Up!, Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins and Varietopia.
Who are some comedians like them?
Adam Conover (also in BoJack Horseman), Aparna Nancherla (also in BoJack Horseman), Gabe Kaplan (also in BoJack Horseman), Ilana Glazer (also in BoJack Horseman) and James Adomian (also in BoJack Horseman).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Aspecialthing records · astrecords.com ↗ A comedian and actor; hosts Fusion's No, You Shut Up! and the web series Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins; the voice of Mr. Peanutbutter for Netflix's BoJack…
- Official site ↗ His blog: constructing a new hour of standup; the Varietopia specials, live at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles and streamed; The Neighborhood Listen podcast…
- Apple Music catalogue ↗ Impersonal (2007), Freak Wharf (2009; track Cake V. Pie), Laboring Under Delusions: Live in Brooklyn (2012) and Crying and Driving (2021), all (P)…
- Wikimedia Commons (cropped) ↗ Paul F. Tompkins performing with Matt Gourley at the LA Podcast Festival, 14 October 2012, as part of Superego (Joel Mandelkorn, CC BY 2.0); the lead photo…
- xmplaylist - Raw Comedy recent plays (Internet Archive capture, 29 November 2023) ↗ Cake V. Pie, Paul F. Tompkins, played on Raw Comedy on 29 November 2023 (18:04 UTC) (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026