Laugh Factory Vol. 03 of All Access With Dom Irrera

Dom sits with Thea Vidale as she reminisces on the old days with Sam Kinison, Bill Hicks, and other dead guys. He also gets philosophical with Tom Papa as they agree that being retarded is the key to being happy every day. You'll also hear from Bill Dawes.


Thea Vidale

Born in Washington, D.C., Thea's career began at a local comedy club's amateur night. Since then she has appeared and starred in numerous comedy specials including Def Comedy Jam and Rodney Dangerfield's Where's Rodney? Thea is also known for her primetime ABC sitcom THEA for which she was nominated for a People's Choice Award as Favorite Female in a New Series.



Tom Papa

Tom grew up in New Jersey and began performing in New York comedy clubs. His big break came when he was given a half-hour special for Comedy Central and was hand-picked by Jerry Seinfeld as an opening act on his tour, which continues today. Tom is known for his many late night shows appearances with Jay Leno, David Letterman, Conan O'Brien and as the star of his own NBC sitcom Come to Papa.



Bill Dawes

Born and raised in Virginia, Bill began his career on Broadway and also appeared on several sitcoms. He performs at the Laugh Factory in both New York and Los Angeles, and hosts "College Night" every Friday. Bill also joined Jamie Kennedy's cross country stand-up comedy tour as the opening act and has performed at HBO's Comedy Festival in Las Vegas.