Tom Green

26th March 2025

The Tom Green Show was ahead of its time. Its surreal stunts and pranks influenced a number of TV shows over the past twenty five years in that genre. In recent years, Tom Green kind of took a break. But Tom Green fans can rejoice – he’s the star of three new projects. The projects come at a reflective time of his life and he gets real about starting a new chapter in his life. Plus, he brought his dog into the studio. You’re going to want to hear about this dog.

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(Photo: Maximum Fun / Daniel Speer)

The Tom Green Show was ahead of its time. 

It started as a public access show in Ottawa, Canada. Then as a real deal cable comedy show on Canada’s Comedy Network. Then, starting in 1999, on MTV. Where Tom Green became a Y2K sensation.

Its surreal stunts and pranks influenced a lot of TV shows over the past twenty five years in that genre: Jackass, The Andy Milonakis Show, The Eric Andre Show, Nathan For You and more.

In recent years, Tom Green kind of took a break. He started doing stand up, started an internet only interview show and eventually he left Los Angeles and moved back to Canada. Today he lives on a farm in Ontario with his fiancée, a dog and mule.

Tom Green fans can rejoice. He’s the star of three new projects. There’s a documentary out now called This Is the Tom Green Documentary, which was directed by Tom Green. There’s also a tv show Tom Green Country and a new standup special called Tom Green: I Got a Mule!

On the latest episode of Bullseye, we talk with Tom Green about his new projects and legacy. The projects come at a reflective time of his life and he gets real about starting a new chapter in his life. Plus, he brought his dog into the studio. You’re going to want to hear about this dog.

In this episode...

Senior Producer
Producer
Maximum Fun Producer
Maximum Fun Production Fellow
Video Editor
Maximum Fun Production Fellow

Guests

  • Tom Green

About the show

Bullseye is a celebration of the best of arts and culture in public radio form. Host Jesse Thorn sifts the wheat from the chaff to bring you in-depth interviews with the most revered and revolutionary minds in our culture.

Bullseye has been featured in Time, The New York Times, GQ and McSweeney’s, which called it “the kind of show people listen to in a more perfect world.” Since April 2013, the show has been distributed by NPR.

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Maximum Fun Production Fellow

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