Tom Segura

Tom Segura (born April 16, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and podcaster. Segura co-hosts Your Mom's House podcast, and the “2 Bears 1 Cave” podcast.

Tom Segura
Born (1979-04-16) April 16, 1979
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
MediumStand-up
Film
Television
Podcasting
Years active2007–present
Genresobservational comedy, black comedy, sarcasm, insult comedy, deadpan
Spouse
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(
m. 2008)
Children2
Websitetomsegura.com

Early life

Segura was born on April 16, 1979 to a Peruvian mother and an American father of Spanish, Cajun, and French-Canadian ancestry. He has two sisters.[1] When he was 18, Segura overdosed on GHB and fell into a short coma.[2]

Career

Segura has been performing as a comedian since shortly after he graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne University. Segura has performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival,[3] The Comedy Festival, the Global Comedy Festival in Vancouver, and Just For Laughs Comedy Festival.[4] Segura was also a San Francisco regional finalist on Last Comic Standing 2. In 2018, Tom and his wife, Christina Pazsitzky, landed a TV deal with CBS, who gave a pilot production commitment for their show "The Little Things".[5]

Podcast
Your Mom's House iTunes Artwork

Segura and his wife Christina Pazsitzky created and host the podcast Your Mom's House.[6]

Personal life

Segura has lived in Cincinnati, Ohio; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Vero Beach, Florida.[7] He graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina.[8]

He lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife Christina Pazsitzky[9][10] In early 2020, the couple acquired a new $6.7 million mansion in L.A.'s Pacific Palisades neighborhood.[11]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Frank Advice [12] Frank Co-writer
2013 9 Inches [13] Dan Co-writer and Director
2016 The People's Mayor [14] Harry Pryor Pilot presentation
2017 I Need You To Kill [15] Himself Filmed In Hong Kong, Singapore, and Macau
2018 Instant Family Russ
2019 Countdown [16] Derek
TBA The Opening Act Cop Post-production

Stand-up specials
Year Title Notes
2010 Thrilled [17] Hour-long stand-up album
2012 White Girls With Cornrows [17] Hour-long stand-up album
2014 Completely Normal [18] Netflix stand-up comedy special
2016 Mostly Stories [19] Netflix stand-up comedy special
2018 Disgraceful [20] Netflix stand-up comedy special
2020 Ball Hog [21] Netflix stand-up comedy special

Television
Year Title Notes
2007 Live at Gotham Himself[22]
2011 Comedy Central Presents Himself[23]
2011 Conan Himself[24] Guest Comic

References
  1. "San Jose Improv presents Tom Segura". SantaCruz.com. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  2. Wantuck, Andrew. "Comedy and Magic Club - Tom Segura". Comedy and Magic Club. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  3. Glickman, Stephanie (2011-04-05). "Headliners". Australian Stage. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  4. Szalai, George (2007-07-23). "Comics bank their laughs with representation, deals". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  5. "CBS Buys Family Comedy 'The Little Things' From Tom Segura, Christina Pazsitzky". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  6. "Finalists for The Stitcher Awards Announced!". Stitcher. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  7. "Comedy Spot: L.A. funny man hitting town". JournalStar. 2009-09-03. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  8. "Comedian Tom Segura to perform at Chumash Casino Resort". Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  9. Wilson, PF (2009-10-12). "Comedy: Tom Segura". CityBeat. Archived from the original on 2009-10-15. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  10. "Comedy & Improv: Tom Segura". CityWeekly. 2011-03-04. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  11. McClain, James. "Tom Segura, Christina Pazsitzky Buy $6.7 Million L.A. Mansion". Variety. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  12. "Frank Advice (2010)". IMDb. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  13. "9 Inches (2013)". IMDb. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  14. "The People's Mayor". YouTube. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  15. "I Need You to Kill (2017) - Full Cast and Crew". IMDb. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  16. "Countdown (2019) - Full Cast and Crew". IMDb.
  17. "Bio - Tom Segura". tomsegura.com. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  18. "Completely Normal". Netflix.
  19. "Mostly Stories". Netflix.
  20. Tom Segura [@tomsegura] (December 9, 2017). "January 12 on Netflix - Tom Segura: Disgraceful" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. "Ball Hog". Netflix.
  22. Russell, Stephanie (2007-07-06). "What's on Tonight". New York Times. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  23. "'COMEDY CENTRAL Presents' is Back! Featuring Today's Best and Brightest Stand-Up Talent, the 15th Season Premieres Friday, January 21 at 11:00 p.m.*". Ulitzer. 2010-12-15. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  24. Aronowitz, Louie (2011-06-21). "'Conan' recap - June 20". The Celebrity Cafe. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
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