Tom Segura

Tom Segura is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor and podcaster who was born in Cincinnati and began performing stand-up not long after finishing college at Lenoir-Rhyne University, working daytime jobs while he built his act. Early on he interned at Kopelson Entertainment and took a paid job logging reality television transcripts, and he went on to appear at festivals including Just For Laughs and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, as well as reaching the San Francisco regional final of Last Comic Standing 2. He started the Your Mom's House podcast in 2010 and has been a regular guest on The Joe Rogan Experience. His Netflix specials include Ball Hog (2020) and Sledgehammer (2023), and he released the essay collection I'd Like to Play Alone, Please in 2022. He wrote, directed, produced and took a lead role in the 2025 Netflix series Bad Thoughts, which drew two Emmy nominations.