Thomas Papa Jr. (born November 10, 1968) is an American comedian, actor, and radio host.

His successful one-man show Only Human opened at the Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival.

Come to Papa Live is alternately hosted between The Village Underground in New York and Largo in Los Angeles.

Guests on Come to Papa Live have included Matt Damon, Sarah Silverman, Joel McHale, Andy Richter, and Jim Gaffigan.

The show was cancelled after airing only four episodes due to poor reviews, allowing Steve Carrell to take up the role of Michael Scott in The Office.

[12][13] Papa had a recurring role as Luff in the HBO and Cinemax series The Knick, starring Clive Owen.

He appeared in Chris Rock's movie Top Five, and starred as Ray Arnett alongside Michael Douglas and Matt Damon in Behind the Candelabra, which aired on HBO on May 26, 2013.

[15] In 2020, Papa appeared in an hour long comedy special for Netflix entitled You're Doing Great!