Today on Breaking Bread Alex Edelman joins us at the table! He talks holding hands with a nervous flyer, wearing tefillins, and making pottery for Seth Rogen. He also opens up about the loss of his best friend and how he navigates the current state of the world. Alex is an Emmy and Tony Award winning comedian, actor and writer. Catch Alex in THE PAPER, streaming on Peacock now. ------------------ 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:06 Best Bread 0:02:25 Agreeing with Trump 0:04:30 Nervous flyers 0:07:25 Tefillin 0:09:25 Eat anything made with love 0:11:04 Making pottery for Seth Rogen 0:13:45 Roomates and dealing with death of best friend 0:18:45 Support of friends during loss 0:20:20 Adam Brace's effect on Alex 0:26:09 Jerry Seinfeld came to Alex's broadway show 0:30:53 Starting at the Comedy Cellar young 0:35:14 Wikipedia obsession 0:36:50 Writing and Acting in The Paper 0:46:30 Developing new hour 0:50:30 Tefillin p2 0:53:03 Getting tipsy off one drink 0:56:08 The Great Outdoors, 2 week walk in Japan, National Parks 1:01:14 Uncomfortable moment 1:04:57 State of the world 1:13:45 Influences ------------------ Tom Papa is a celebrated stand-up comedian with over 20 years in the industry. Watch Tom's new special "Home Free" out NOW on Netflix! Patreon - Patreon.com/BreakingBreadWithTomPapa Radio, Podcasts and more: https://linktr.ee/tompapa/ Website - http://tompapa.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tompapa Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@tompapa Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/comediantompapa Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/tompapa #tompapa #breakingbread #comedy #standup #standupcomedy #bread Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices