Tom Scharpling is an American comedian, television writer, producer, music video director, and radio host. He is best known for having hosted the weekly freeform radio call-in comedy program The Best Show on WFMU from 2000 to 2013, and for acting as a writer/executive producer for the TV show Monk.
Scharpling was also noted as a writer on Tom Goes to the Mayor and Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!. Beginning in 1999, he released six albums with comedy partner Jon Wurster under the moniker Scharpling & Wurster.
As a writer, Scharpling has had work published in GQ, New York Magazine, and Harp. Since 2010, Scharpling has directed music videos for The New Pornographers,[1] Ted Leo, Titus Andronicus, Wild Flag, Aimee Mann, Real Estate, and The Ettes.
Last week on The Best Show, Tom Scharpling agreed to do 30 minutes of standup comedy for a live studio audience. Tom has never performed standup comedy before. JOKE MIND VIRUS was written and performed over the course of one day - Tuesday May 7th 2024. It ...
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Watch NowBased on the popular Best Show of WFMU, comedy duo Scharpling and Wurster adapt a few of their most popular characters into a tourism advertisement for the fictional city of Newbridge, NJ. ...
Watch NowA great twitter war broke out between Tim Heidecker and Tom Scharpling. ...
Watch NowFantasia in Best Show Minor is the first and only ever Best Show on WFMU DVD Release! It features stuff you're never going to believe, puppets. animation, sketches, travelogues from callers, and guest appearances from Patton Oswalt, Ted Leo, Paul F. Tompki ...
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