Paul F. Tompkins
Paul F. Tompkins is from Philadelphia, PA, where he started performing stand-up comedy in 1986. In 1994, he moved to Hollywood, CA, where he met comic actor Jay Johnston, with whom he crafted the live sketch show THE SKATES. This led Paul to a stint as a writer and performer on HBO’s MR. SHOW WITH BOB AND DAVID where he was nominated for an Emmy award for writing. Paul also wrote and starred in his own one-man show, DRIVEN TO DRINK, for HBO.
In 1999, Paul landed a small role in director Paul Thomas Anderson’s critically acclaimed film MAGNOLIA. That same year, Paul F. Tompkins and Jay Johnston reunited to create and perform the science-fiction anthology parody PLAYGROUND OF THE ID at the HBO Workspace.
In 2000, Paul played the title role of “Peter” in the Warner Bros./NBC unaired pilot called THE PETER PRINCIPLE which led to Paul being cast as “Sullivan Pope” in the situation comedy DAG for NBC. His other acting credits include FRAISER, THE SKETCH SHOW on Fox, Dreamworks ANCHORMAN and New Line’s soon to be released TENACIOUS D movie.
Currently, Paul can be seen weekly on VH1’s hit show BEST WEEK EVER. Paul’s stand-up has been featured on LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’BRIEN, COMEDY CENTRAL PRESENTS…PAUL F. TOMPKINS and Paul garnered a WGA nomination for his work as a writer & correspondent on HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER.
In addition to acting and creating film/television projects, each month he appears in THE PAUL F. TOMPKINS SHOW to sold-out audiences at Largo in Hollywood – a live variety program that has Paul hosting the likes of Jack Black, Dave Foley, Andy Richter and Aimee Mann.
