Comedian Tom Papa’s new book explains why ‘we’re all in this together’
nypost.com“We’re All in this Together . . . So Make Some Room” (St. Martin’s Press), is a collection of comedic essays that just might also be a roadmap to a better life.
Papa, whose recent standup special is “What a Day,” now streaming on Netflix, joined The Post for a Zoom chat to talk about what it all might mean. So, you’re a Jersey boy? I grew up in Park Ridge and Woodcliff Lake, and sitting at my desk as a boy doing my homework — or pretending to do my homework — I could see the Empire State Building through the treetops.
From there, New York City was everything. It was life, it was comedy, it was theater, it was the Yankees. I liked where I grew up, but I knew if my father was going to drive us in on the weekend, it was gonna be exciting.
We would see more in two blocks than we’d see in six months in Woodcliff Lake. And you ended up living here? Pretty much my whole adult life, until about five years ago.
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