Tommy Savitt, aka Tommy Lama discusses his record-setting fete of winning four major comedy competitions, over some of the funniest comedians working today. Tommy talks about his start in the New York comedy scene while attending law school and how going onstage between the likes of Dave Attell, Patrice O’Neal, Jim Norton, Dave Chapelle and other comedy heavyweights, helped steel and develop his comedy voice. Tommy talks about his New York and comedy competition experiences, his overseas Armed Forces Entertainment travels with Host , Marc Yaffee and his love of Golden Tee. Tommy also traces his metamorphises from the character, “Hey Tommy,” (Based on his Brooklyn upbringing and law school experiences) to his current on comedy incarnation, Tommy Lama, self-help guru.
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