About Tommy Riles

Tom Riles is a husband, father, and original founder of Life of Dad, the largest community of dads in the world. Riles is also the long-time audience warm-up comedian for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in addition to hundreds of other TV shows in Los Angeles. Riles started the Life of Dad community from a hospital room as his daughter was awaiting open-heart surgery at only three days old. His daughter is now a healthy nine-year old, while Riles and his wife, Lucy (who also started Life of Mom), have helped to raise over $1 Million for congenital heart defect awareness and research.

Night Times

Babs now sleeps 12 hours each night (which I surely just jinxed). I now once again have the freedom to do whatever I want to at night. Below is the list of what I can now accomplish each hour of the night if I really wanted to... 7PM: Cook a [...]

By |2010-09-23T13:37:05-07:00September 23rd, 2010|Blog|3 Comments

Throw a Dad-chelor Party!!!

Beef Jerky on a toothpick. Dad-chelor Party = A bachelor party for a dad to be. Every guy wants one, even if he is not expecting a baby. Here are some tips for creating the perfect evening for a special Dad-chelor. Looking to elevate your night with [...]

By |2026-03-24T18:27:38-07:00September 22nd, 2010|Video|7 Comments

Better Manning?

Sunday Night Football featured big brother Peyton Manning of the Colts against little brother Eli Manning of the Giants. The Colts and Giants only play every four years or so, which makes it a pretty amazing event. Which quarterback would be the better Manning? These two brothers reached the top [...]

By |2010-09-20T13:46:40-07:00September 20th, 2010|Blog|1 Comment

TINY HEART SUPERHEROES – Sept. 2010

LIFE OF DAD is excited to announce a new monthly fundraising campaign, TINY HEART SUPERHEROES! Infantino is our first sponsor, and we thank them endlessly for helping us get this fundraiser off the ground. Click here to see Infantino's fabulous baby products currently up for auction. This first [...]

By |2010-09-14T16:09:44-07:00September 14th, 2010|Blog|19 Comments

Mark Buehrle at Ellen

I’ve been doing warm-up at Ellen for years now, and rarely get nervous.  Yesterday we had a Major League Baseball player in the audience, and being a huge baseball fan, I had butterflies.  Mark Buehrle, White Sox pitcher, and one of only twenty pitchers in baseball history to [...]

By |2010-09-14T13:00:41-07:00September 14th, 2010|Blog|4 Comments

Baby vs. Gaga

Last night I saw Lady Gaga live at Ellen’s Season Eight Premiere Show at the VMA’s. This morning I heard my baby “gaga” live in our condo in Los Angeles. I couldn’t help but notice the similarities and differences between these two humans.  Ladies and Gentlemen… Baby vs. Gaga. Gaga:  [...]

By |2010-09-13T16:15:02-07:00September 13th, 2010|Blog|5 Comments

Football, Baby!

When Babs’ due date was approaching this past February, I watched the Superbowl thinking that the next time I watch a football game, I’ll have a baby in my arms. When Brett Favre retired four years ago, I remember thinking that my unborn kids will never get to [...]

By |2010-09-10T12:28:00-07:00September 10th, 2010|Blog|5 Comments

Walk the dog (and baby)

Nobody walks in L.A. It’s kind of true.  Unless you have a dog or a baby, you probably don’t walk in L.A. When you have a dog, walking is pretty simple.  Here’s what you need: 1)      The dog 2)      Leash 3)      Plastic bags To make walks even smoother, especially [...]

By |2025-05-27T08:07:27-07:00September 8th, 2010|Blog|1 Comment
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