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Wednesday, November 26, 2008 
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November 25, 2008 · 12:54 PM

Adam Hunter gets real: behind the scenes of Last Comic Standing
By Allison Duck

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For the last few weeks, comedians have been invading our fair city. Last weekend was the fourth annual Comedy Festival, and before that the Last Comic Standing Tour visited the House of Blues, where this year's top five finalists performed live with Louis Ramey as emcee.
The line up for the Last Comic tour included Jim Tavarre, a British comedian who totes his upright bass to gigs and always wears a tux, the weakest link of the show, neon shirt-wearing Jeff Dye, the singularly-named Marcus and headliner Iliza Shlesinger. The winner of this past season, Shlesinger seemed to recycle a lot of material from her performances on the reality show, and though I was really looking forward to hearing her, the highlight of my night turned out to be off stage entirely: being introduced to Adam Hunter, Another Last Comic Standing alum who didn't make the cut for the tour because he finished just outside of the top five, Hunter invited me to check out his local show at LA Comedy Club at Planet Hollywood. One of the Vegas' best comedy venues, the club is perched on the second floor of Trader Vic's inside the Miracle Mile Shops with a gorgeous view of the Strip and the Bellagio fountains.
Hunter's act was fresh and entertaining, with very little old material from his Last Comic days. He managed to incorporate the audience in a way that wasn't overly critical, even complementing an audience member who made a hilarious joke in response to one of Hunter's questions.
Following his performance, I asked Hunter what it was really like to be in the comedy competition. He pointed out that like any other reality show, directors and editors gave Last Comic an overall vision and more or less created the characters they wanted people to see.
"The hard part about being on a reality show is they can take everything out of context," he said. "They cast who they want to cast. If they want that guy to be the good guy and that girl to be the good girl and that person to be the one from the broken home, then that's what they're going to do. The difference between being on a television show and being on a reality show is that if you play a bad guy on a television show, people think you're a really good actor, and when you're portrayed as the bad guy on a reality show, people think you're really an asshole."
Through the editor's magic scissors, Hunter was painted as "the cocky jackass" in the house. Left out were humanizing stories about Hunter volunteering at the Ronald McDonald house for years or how his father was in recovery for substance abuse addiction. Instead, they showed clips that portrayed him as the macho guy, always working out and seemingly arrogant.
Hunter explained, "The producers have it in their heads that we've had X, Y and Z win, so why don't we have this person win this time. It was a little disappointing to me, because it was a TV show first and a comedy competition second."
The concept of a comedy reality show is troublesome, Hunter noted, because "comics basically try to point out things that are wrong with us and society and make fun of that. So it's hard to say to viewers, 'Hey, like me so I can win $250,000.' It's kind of juxtaposed to what stand up comedy is really like."
Hunter points out that "some of the best stand-up comedians like Robin Williams were manic-depressive. Comedy comes from pain, which doesn't necessarily coincide with a family show."
Despite the behind-the-scenes politics, Hunter says he appreciated the chance to be on the show, and his appearance has spawned a new gig on Comedy.com. Called Kamikaze Comedy, the show is essentially sneak attack comedy when people aren't expecting it. Hunter described one stunt in which "they tape some girls who are expecting a stripper for their bachelorette party and instead they get a midget comic telling jokes."
The format is rooted in Hunter's early career when he used to do comedy in supermarkets and laundry mats. "It's kind of like Jackass meets comedy," Hunter says. Now, that's reality comedy.
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Monday, November 24, 2008 
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2008

Review of Adam Hunter at Donnie B's Funnybone
What a great Saturday night. I went to Donnie B's Funnybone and checked out comedian Adam Hunters show. Adam was on the show Friday and was literally one of the funniest guests we have ever had. While hanging with him before the show he was still talking about Herpapatamous SaraJane who was unlike any one he has ever met during a radio interview. Adam told Mychelle and I before the show that we are the best morning show he has ever guested on so let me return the compliment by saying that he was FANTASTIC last night. Seemless transitions between the scripted and impromptu material plus his stage presence make this guy one of the biggest Stars in stand up today. He also has a face and personality that lets you know he will one day be bigger than just stand up comedy. Adam is also a thirty year old guy that of course can relate to the young but he has the ability to relate to 50+ year olds too with the same panache as a smart ass trouble making kid that you know has a potty mouth but you love him anyway. Its that same charm that a kid who easily calls his parents after being arrested and they bail him out with out any lectures.

Adam Hunter works a room brilliantly with pacing that usually saved for people who have been working the stage for much longer than he has and with people that usually go on to greater fame. Which is what he will do. My prediction is that this is somebody we will hear from for years and years on TV, Movies or HBO Specials.

Next time Adam Hunter is in town you should run out and get tickets because I dont know how long he will be visiting places like Springfield. 5 out of 5 Rating.



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Wednesday, October 08, 2008 
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Comedian Humors Outpost
Cristin Colucci

Issue date: 4/26/07 Section: A & E
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Students came to hear the humor of comedian Adam Hunter on April 17, in the Outpost. The crowd was small yet personal.

Hunter, who is from Los Angeles, really interacted with the audience during his show. Many people were walking in and out of the Outpost and Hunter made it a point to joke with each person coming in and out.

"He was really good at making people comfortable even though he was poking fun at them," Maggie Horam, freshman, Sheron, Mass. Since the room was filled with a crowd of about 35 people, Hunter made members of the audience feel like a part of the show.

"I thought he was funny and he had good interaction with the audience," said Raydhiri Hidalgo, sophomore, Bronx, N.Y. "It would've been better if there was a bigger crowd because he kept going back to the same jokes when they were directed at certain people."

Hunter used a lot of comedy that college students could relate to such as jokes about Myspace, relationships, celebrities, and family.

"I thought he was good. I was laughing the whole time and I even got tired because I was laughing so hard," said Andrew Sabia, senior, East Northport, N.Y.

Even when there were times that a joke only got a few laughs, Hunter was able to change the subject to something that the students found to be more humorous.

"I couldn't think of a better way then relax at the end of a rough day with the comedy he produced tonight," said Pete Donahue, junior, Melville, N.Y.

Hunter wrapped up the night by asking the audience if they had any questions for him. He also summed up the events of the night joking that even though the audience only had nine people, 77 people had walked in and out but the crowd was able to still have some good laughs.
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Tuesday, September 02, 2008 
August 27, 2008
Adam Hunter's Comedy Is Good For The Soul

by Nikki Artale
nikkiartale@cox.net
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Adam Hunter's Comedy Is Good For The Soul

Watching the TV show Last Comic Standing a few weeks ago was such a disappointment because my favorite comic Adam Hunter did not receive enough votes to make it through to the finals. What is wrong with America? He was the funniest person on the show and I couldn't help thinking back to when I saw him perform last month at Fitzgerald's in Las Vegas. www.adamhunter.com

Adam Hunter was the featured comic at the Fitzgerald Hotel. The crowd went wild with his insane stories. He has a unique humor in telling stories about his dysfunctional childhood and spoke about when his mother was pregnant with him. She was on drugs which must have affected him a lot because he was born in 2 months and weighed 7 grams. Adam's psychiatrist advised him, "Live each day like it is your last, I tried that and now I have really bad credit". Adam then went on to say he met a homeless guy in LA, and when he asked how he was doing the man said he was doing great and was waiting for a call back for "Cops". Adam asked "Did you ever get so drunk that you felt like you were floating and it turns out that you have 2 bouncers holding you up in the air and carrying you out the door. The best is when they won't let you get into a club without girls and he said "If I had girls do you think I would be trying to get in here." www.myspace.com/comedian

Adam's boyish good looks and his timing skills are perfect and his hilarious views of the world are something that everyone can relate to. He is a bundle of energy and it is easy to see that he puts his heart and soul into his performance which grabs the audience's attention. Adam's act also includes audience interaction. Sitting in the front row, I was one of the people he chose to interact with as he admired my bling bling cell phone.

Adam Hunter with Nikki Artale


The funniest part of his show is this give and take with the audience because their responses are so funny and unpredictable. Adam brought the room to life for the entire show, creating non stop laughter. I love comics who are not trying to be funny but are just being themselves, because being natural is the best comedy.

I found Adam Hunter to be charming, good looking and an all American young man who I would be a great friend to hang around with. He is able to keep you laughing for hours and begging for more.

Adam has appeared on The Late Late Show, E Channel, White Boyz N Da Hood, Comics Unleashed and VH1 and has traveled and appeared on hundreds of stages. He said his day isn't complete until he gets up on a stage to do his stand up comedy act. Well, my day was not complete until he got up on the stage and delivered a fantastic performance.

You know that expression about comedy being good for the soul? It's true; and this comedian made my soul very happy.

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Monday, July 07, 2008 
FINALIST ADAM HUNTER:
What was your first solo stand-up gig?
I was in NYC at Stand Up NY about ten years ago. The jokes were not going so well so I just dumped a beer on my head. I figured that always seemed to make my friends laugh in college. The crowd didn't necessarily laugh, but they were entertained. The other comics who went after me were upset that the stage was all sticky. I was hooked on stand up from that moment on. Stand-up comedy is my life. I love making people laugh. I love the high that I get from being on stage and the ability to communicate with people through jokes. The instant feedback that I get from the audience is amazing. I love being able to take the most painful moments in my life and express them in a comedic way. It's very therapeutic. I practiced stand up anywhere I could – from laundromats, to supermarkets, to donut shops. I would drive fourteen hours to shows and work for gas money just to be able to perform. As long as I get to finish the day doing stand-up comedy it's a great day.

What is your worst nightmare as a comic while performing on stage? Has it happened?
The worst nightmare for a comic is always having a crowd not laugh, and there is not a comic in this world that has not had that experience. The only way to improve is by trial and error. I've had a ton of rough sets in my life, but that is essential for growth. One time I had a huge show (it was the Montreal Comedy Festival auditions, the biggest comedy festival in the world) and there was a table of women that were at least 80 years old. I said something to the extent of "I like older women" and one of the women threw a plastic or cardboard menu at my head. This woman must have been the mother of Randy Johnson because it hit me square in the middle of my forehead. I tried to go back to my jokes but my head kept swelling up, it was really awful. It was that moment that I learned how to duck.

At what age did you realize you were funny? Why? Tell us the story.
When I was in high school I was in love with wrestling. I was a four-time New England Class A Champion. Wrestling takes 100% dedication. I was always cutting weight in college and I had to stay in my dorm room every Thursday night since the matches were on Fridays. I had little to do so I would spend the time prank-calling the local public access TV station. They would try and have serious discussions and I would call in with really dumb statements. I loved pranking people. Eventually they gave me my own public access show and I had the time of my life doing it. At that point I knew that I wanted to be in show business. After I stopped wrestling, I had a tremendous amount of unspent energy and put it all into being a stand-up comic. I was always a fan of stand-up comedy and loved the idea of making people laugh for a living. There are many similarities between stand up and wrestling – you have to rely on yourself, you have to keep getting up, you have to overcome a ton of rejection, and you have the ability to be as good as you want to be. Talent can only take you so far. Eventually, you reach the level where everybody is talented, but it's heart, persistence, and tenacity that separate the men from the boys. Or the women from the girls.

Who are your comic influences? What are your comedic influences?
Chris Rock is my favorite comic. He is honest, witty, edgy, and takes a million risks on stage. I love his delivery and his writing. I loved Rodney Dangerfield, he had an amazing style with an uncanny delivery. His jokes are timeless. Jim Norton is always hilarious, topical, and edgy. Dane Cook is an awesome comic as well.

What is the worst job you have ever had?
I used to work kids' parties and have to dress up as Spiderman, Barney, Batman, and other characters. One of my responsibilities was to paint the little kids' faces. They would be like, "Make me into Spiderman!" That was easy – all I had to do was draw lines on their faces. However one kid was like, "Make me into Buzz Lightyear!" And I hadn't seen "Toy Story" so I just wrote Buzz Lightyear all over his face. The parents were not too thrilled.

What are some of your favorite television shows? Movies?
I love watching reruns of "Seinfeld." I like "The Ultimate Fighter." Conan O'Brien always makes me laugh. Ali G is my all-time favorite. As far as movies are concerned, I loved "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," "Superbad," "Knocked Up," "Boogie Nights," "Snatch" and "Happy Gilmore." "Rocky" is my favorite movie of all time.

What do you hope to gain by becoming the Last Comic Standing?
I hope to gain more fans and more opportunities. Also, having more cash isn't a horrible thing.

Most embarrassing moment? Have you recovered?
One time I was bombing really bad in a biker bar and I said, "Does anybody wanna make out?" And this really hot girl jumped up on stage and we started going at it. Oh wait, you said "embarrassing moment." I thought you said "really cool moment." My most embarrassing moment was when I was really desperate for cash and was in an interactive play called "Birdy's Bachelorette Party." I had to work at an '80s nightclub in NYC as a "shotboy" selling shots of alcohol, and had to wear skin-tight blue jeans, a pink tank top with glitter that said "Woody the Shotboy" that was essentially a belly shirt, and a pink bandana. The audience was all drunken bachelorette girls who would steal my bandana so I would have to chase them around the club. I would run into people that I grew up with and went to college with and they would be like, "Adam, is that you?" and I would tell them, "No, I am Adam's twin brother," and that Adam was on his way to being a successful comedian."

Give us your best "knock knock" joke.
Knock Knock? Who's there? Boo. Boo who? Stop crying. (After that joke I just dumped a beer over my head.)

What is the worst question you have ever been asked in an interview?
I love all questions.
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Monday, July 07, 2008 
Hyde School alum hamming it up on national television
Seth_Koenig@TimesRecord.Com
05/28/2008
BATH — More than a decade after graduating from the Hyde School, comedian Adam Hunter is using lessons he learned there on national television.

The 1996 alumnus survived the premiere episode of NBC's hit show "Last Comic Standing" — the "American Idol" for stand-ups — and is back for episode two, which airs Thursday night at 9:30 p.m.

This season's premiere aired May 22 and showed auditions in New York City and Tempe, Ariz. Comics who impressed two celebrity judges then moved on to try their hand at a live audience.

So far, the former Phoenix wrestler and lacrosse player has kept them laughing.

According to his Web site, Hunter turned personal tragedies — such as a family history of substance abuse and the fact that his mother abadoned him at the age of three — into a stand-up routine people can relate to.

He credits Hyde with helping give him the strength to do that.

"I learned at Hyde that what matters is not how many times you are knocked down in life, but how many times you get up," said Hunter in a school release. "I really had a hard time at Hyde; it was tough, but I learned to refocus my energy on my gifts. I use the lessons I learned on the wrestling mat and lacrosse field to get myself on stage."

The comic joked that resilience is necessary not only to persevere through life challenges, but to make a living with comedy as well.

"It is easier to get into this country than a nightclub," he said on the premiere episode of "Last Comic Standing" according to the Web site LAist.com. "They could solve the entire immigration problem by having the bouncers at clubs work the borders."

Hunter performed for the Hyde School community last year during a brief tour stop. He was featured on a Showtime program, "White Boyz in the Hood," as well as the NBC show "The Late Late Show" and the CBS sitcom "Yes, Dear." He opened for comedian Wayne Brady at the Improv in L.A., and joined the United Service Organizations Tours in Japan, Korea, and Guam.
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Monday, July 07, 2008 
st Comic Standing: Season 6, episode 6; live blog

26 Jun, 2008 | by Dylan P. Gadino Comedians, Comedy News, Stand-Up

8:02

Before I even start tonight let me apologize to a reader that made a comment on last week's LCS live blog about how we deleted all the comments that didn't match with my opinion. I think her name was Tara, and if i could paraphrase, she said something like why would i think anyone cares about my opinion and I think she also called me shallow.

I'm not repeating these things to set up a comeback. I'm doing it because we never, ever delete negative comments. So, Tara (if i'm getting the name right) believe me when I say your comments must have been deleted along with the immense amount of spam comments we get. Please feel free to make similar comments or the same and we'll post them. I don't care that you disagree with me or you think I'm shallow. You have an opinion about stand-up comedy. I think that's good. Ok, enough of that.

8:09

So we're finally in Vegas for the first round of semi finals. Richard Belzer and Steve Schirripa are our judges for the night. Adam Hunter is the first comic up.

Hunter's got great energy. I like his "I root for the underdog" joke, like "the black hockey player … or the Asian guy in porn." His jokes come quick and hard, like a semi automatic. Both judges seemed to like him and I gotta say, I can't help but like him as well. Here's some Hunter on Showtime's White Boyz in the Hood.




8:21

Phil Palisoul from Denver is up next. Phil's got a kind of old-school charm. Not unlike Hunter, he's easy to like. Does some humdrum material but gives it some nice, new spins.



Jeff Dye from Seattle is up. He's a tall scrawny, but good looking guy, who makes quick with making fun of his little boy physique. He talks about instead of doing steroids at the gym, doing ecstasy; does a nice act out of him doing curls and licking his knuckles as he comes up with the weight after each rep. I think at times he relies too heavily on the physical. But he's still a pretty solid performer. Here's the bit he did tonight:



8:36

Erin Foley's up. She does an orange juice joke. I like when comics can make inherently unfunny things funny. Foley does a solid a job. She also dives into the observational with a joke about how the dictionary manages to get into the "highly recommended" section of bookstores. I was lucky enough to see her in Aspen a few weeks ago. Here's some of that.



Dan "Slick Lips" Naturman is up. It's difficult for me to stay unbiased about Naturman. I've seen him perform countless times in New York — he was one of the comics at Punchline Magazine's second anniversary show last year — and i know for a fact, the guy rarely has a bad set, despite him being painfully awkward offstage.



8:43

Lioz Shem Tov from Israel is up next; he kicks off with an impression of Mickey Mouse on Viagra. It starts with with Mickey's ears all small, ya know? And then his ears get huge. Get it? Because I guess Mickey's ears are what Mikey would put into another fictional characters' vaginas? He also uses silly string towards the end of his set to show Spider Man cutting himself shaving. So cute! I don't like this guy. Here he is from a previous LCS episode:



8:49
Dale Jones from Nashville is up. Does a pretty long joke about the word "nookie"; it's not especially creative but the crows eats it up. Jones has a Joe Cocker physicality to him, constantly jerking around and gesturing oddly to punctuate his jokes. He's not terribly funny but still, nowhere near being offensively bad.



DC's Erin Jackson is up. She's actually the first semi-low key performer of the night. It's a nice change of pace. I liked her bit about he cousin Lonnie who won't eat fried chicken while white people are around because he doesn't want to perpetuate a stereotype. Meanwhile, he lives in his mother's house, has a few kids from different women and hasn't had a job in years. Her response: "If you want to tackle a stereotype you should start with a condom and a resume." She also did this bit below:



9:06

God's Pottery from Brooklyn are up now. They're a parody of Christian music, if you don't know that by now. They do their song, "The Pants Come Off When the Ring Goes On." It was a solid performance full of purposely corny double entendre and Belzer and Schirripa. Check out the song below. These cats also have a digital EP on Comedy Central Records.



9:12

From Atlanta, Ron G. is up. Interesting thing about him, he's only been doing stand-up for five years. That's incredibly short amount of time to have made it this far. Another interesting tidbit? He was on Bellamy's other show, Who's Got Jokes? Check it out:



9:17
Drennon Davis from South Lake Tahoe, CA one of the few from the auditions that I couldn't stand at all is up. He does an extended joke wherein he does a beat box bit mocking generic hip hop music that's heard blasted from cares. Not funny. And really so far, he's the only comic that i feel was markedly less entertaining than the others. He's also the first comic when searching for a stand-up video on YouTube, nothing comes up, though there are sketches and the like. Thank goodness for Hulu.



9:31

Winston Spear from Toronto is up now. I liked him during the auditions. And I still like him. He's bizarre for network television. He'll never make it far but he seems like a pretty solid comic. Here's something he didn't do tonight:



9:38

Bill Bellamy introduced Shazia Mirza as the the first and only lady of Muslim comedy. Now, Bill– you're being a silly goose. There's certainly other Muslim female comics out there. Anyway, the bulk of her material is about her dealing with the fact that she's a very Westernized British Muslim: "Muslim men really don't want to marry me because… I speak." And she's got this gem: "I always wanted to be like my white friends… who had abortions, herpes and chlamydia."

Paul Foot from England is up. I think I liked him better this time around than I did during the rehearsals. I liked his joke about space bars being needlessly large. He's got a bit of bizarre in him. That's good.



9:46

Saving the best for second to last, it's Andi Smith. If you've been following these blogs at all, you know I picked Andi win last year's LCS and I'm making no secrets of rooting for her again. Here's one of the bits she did tonight:



9:51

Last and and surely least, are the Meehan Brothers, three amazingly annoying siblings. They're not a stand-up act. They're a vaudeville act. They fit perfectly in Vegas. They would do well at a Vegas variety show or lounge. I just can't stand these guys. Their entire bit tonight consisted of them rattling of names of charity events that they're heading up.

Two brothers talk about them and they become increasingly zany charities… and then the other brother, for some reason, has to act each charity cause out because I guess the audience wouldn't know what they're talking about without that. So yeah, that finds the last Meehan brother trying to kick himself in the nuts, and hoola hooping and passing out. Terrible, terrible, stuff.

9:59

And the comics going to the finals in Hollywood are (btw God's Pottery has still not broken character): Adam Hunter (no surprise here; America likes a guy like this) God's Pottery, Ron G., Paul Foot, and finally… Jeff Dye. As always — and I'm not saying this is necessarily a bad thing, so please don't start writing saying I'm jaded or I don't know why I'm talking about — the network went with the safest, most vanilla acts out there. While none of the comics chosen are bad comics, none are what you'd consider incredibly memorable. I wouldn't be surprised to see Hunter win the whole thing. He's funny, good looking and likeable.
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Friday, January 04, 2008 
  2007

January


 2007 was a great year for me. It started off performing with with Darren Carter and Cain Lopez at Tommy T's in Norcal--great show. I love shows on New Years because if it goes great--it's an excellent way to start the year and if you bomb then the year can only get better. A week later I headlined the Funny Bone in Huntington, West Virginia. That was an amazing experience. The crowds were fantastic. I saw "We are Marshall" in the town it was based on.  One a tragic note, a fire broke out at one of the local college dorms (Marshall college) the last night of the show and a bunch of the students had to leave the show to attend to the travesty (9 people died). My heart goes out to those victims.


I then headed to Bahrain and Djibouti, Africa. I did a USO tour for the troops which was phemonenal. It's not every day you get to see a sign that says Saudi Arabia--30 miles. One show was on a jet runway for the air force. I went out in Bahrain and partied with soldiers watching a band (that was huge in the Phillipines) do a "No Doubt" cover song that was spot on-- the lead singer was sexy as hell. Somehow I ended up in this Phillipino prostitute's house/hut showing her how to use Myspace--and no I didn't pay for sex (or even have sex for that matter). The den mother ended up kicking me out. The connection on her computer was slow-but I tried to explain what a comedian was using her Phillipino to English dictionary.


Africa was an eye opening experience. The other comedian and I (Lil Brough) slept in tents with the soldiers.  The soldiers were some of the coolest people I have ever met in my life--they loved my comedy. We were not supposed to go off base because there was a war between the Ethiopian Army and Al Queda in Northern Africa and tensions were high. The NCIS guys however, took me out to see the country and I ended up giving bottled water to starving African kids.  One of the most disturbing moments in my life was seeing mass grave sites that had human bones all over the ground. Most of the people that live in the country get high on this drug "cot"( heroin type drug) all day, 90 percent of the women have AIDS, and the average lifespan is 30 years. Rape happens all the time in that area. Meanwhile, the king lives in a 30 million dollar mansion and his wife is the biggest drug dealer in the country. The US soldiers are trying their best to build schools in the area and maintain peace but it really is a sad state. I then went straight to Florida, Alabama and New Orleans with the "Comics On Duty" tour to do more shows for the troops. I went with Kira Soltanavick, Tom Foss and Dave Machevitz. Those shows were amazing but seeing the effects of Katrina firsthand can be really depressing.


After that I headed to Pennsylvania to do Penn State Behrend and then to New York to see my family and play the Laugh Factory. I invited a bunch of friends that I went to Highschool with to come to the show. One of which was Chloe Jackson. I always thought she was cute in HS but felt she was a little too young. Plus I was too insecure and awkward to make any move on anyone in HS. She came to the Laugh Factory and I watched her beautiful face laugh the entire time. Then I went on stage--j/k.  We went out for drinks at my favorite bar in the city that night (Kevin St James) and we kissed and she moved in 6 months later--but we will get to more of that later. I headed from NY to Marcos Island, Florida where I co-headlined "Captain Brien's" with Craig Gass (Howard Stern show). The shows were packed because Craig went on the radio all week doing his spot on impressions of Adam Sandler, Tracey Morgan, Al Pacino and Tom Arnold saying that they were all going to come to the comedy club to see us perform. They had to add 4 more shows--whicj went awesome-although some people got annoyed when Craig did those impressions from the stage and they realized that this was the guy on the radio. Craig took me to the Red Hod Chili Peppers and we practically sat on stage as well as went back stage.  Great month.


February


I coach a middle school wrestling team --it is one of the things that I really love doing. In HS wrestling meant the world to me. I was a 4 time Class A Champion and it taught me a lot about myself. Giving back that the knowledge that I learned to other people is one of the best natural highs ever.  I started the program, along with Dixon Mathews and we have a lot of great kids on the team. They won a bunch of matches and I could not be prouder.


I did shows in Monterey (Planet Gemini), Modesto (Fat Cats--great room) and shot an episode of "Comics Unleashed" with Skyler Stone, Matt Fulshiron. I also played the Roxy on Sunset strip opening up for the band "Whitesarr" and "Shwayze". Those guys rock. Cisco Adler is one of the nicest guys I met in a while. The show went kinda rough cause no one knew that there was going to be a comedian and everyone thought that I was the sound guy doing a mike check. However getting to hang out backstage while orange county groupies went wild made the whole thing worth it....kinda. Briefly dated a few wild girls -Kaylani Lei and a UCLA cheerleader--didn't work out but really good times.


March


March was pretty badass. I did the "Vivid Video comedy tour" with The Greg Wilson, Sam Tripoli and Monique Alexander. That tour was amazing. Monique was the host, gave out some of her movies and we all had killer sets. Sam and Greg are 2 of the funniest people I have ever met in my life. We did the show at Riddles in Chicago. Watching Sam tripoli get cockblocked by The Greg Wilson at a strip club in Chicago was epic.


When I got back to LA I opened up for Wayne Brady at the Ontario Improv. He said I was "Funny as Hell". He puts on an spectacular show. I started my own internet show which led to a great weekly gig on livevideo.com I interviewed comics such as Dan Levy (MTV), Theo Von (Road Rules), Jay Davis (Tourgasm), Peter Berman (Comedy Central) as well as many others and the show rocked. I had a killer show at IOWA State and then worked with Brad Williams (Mind of Mencia) at the 8th Street Comedy Club in Odessa Texas. If you don't know Brad he is the little person on "Mind of Mencia". Went to a strip club with Brad and watch 10 strippers put thier boobs in his face bacause they thought that he was Wee man.


April


I started the month in Little Rock Arkansas at "The Looney Bin" comedy club. Those shows were off the hook. The comic that I worked with was a juggler who sometime had a little too much to drink and smoke and would drop the balls on the audience-- priceless. Me and Chloe made it official--she ends up moving in in June. I went on a crazy college tour of the east coast--doing UCONN, Sacred Heart, UNH, and Eastern Connecticut--great shows--my dad came with me so that made it really fun. My dad used to tour with Alice Cooper (He was the manager) so this was much tamer--but he had a blast. Ended up back in NY, saw Chloe, then went back west to do the Colorado School of Mining and Aeronautics University in Arizona.


 May


Shot a pilot that I created, directed and produced with fellow Hyde graduate/ great friend Matt Snyder. Pilot had fellow comedians Godfrey, Jay London, Elon Gold, Ramsey Moore, Jeff Garcia, Jimmy and Joey, The Greg Wilson, Shayma Tosh, Ben Glieb, Theo Von, Dan Levy, Brody Stevens, Andrea Nittoli, Brad Williams, Eric Blake. Shang, Jay Davis, Jason Andors, Corey Holcomb, Steve Hofstetter, April Macey and Josh Nasser. The most fun I have ever had in my life and the show will be on the air soon. Had a great birthday party at The Roosevelt where my beautiful girlfriend Chloe came to visit. Did a killer show at Fat Cats in Modesto--always a rocking crowd. Shot "Baby on Board"--short produced by "Whip it Out" productions. Video is available on my page. 


 June


 Did a show at the Portland Comedy Connection--one of the greatest comedy clubs ever. Went with Chloe to visit Hyde--the boarding school I attended for 5 arduous years. Saw Paul and Laurie Hurd and their daughter Georgia--we all went out for drinks afterwards--it was perfect. Chloe moved in with me--1st time ever living with a girlfriend--makes for a ton of great times and great jokes. Definitely not always easy--but waht meaningful thing is? Went to Chatanooga, Tennesss with John Heffron (won Last Comic Standing)--great dude, hilarious comic. People in Tennessee are really nice. Ate a lot at Hooters.


July


Did a "Comics on Duty" tour for the troops with Peter Berman in North Dakota. Minot Airforce base. One show had an attractive girl witha  goofy looking guy--I asked "How did you get her?" He responded that she was blind. Turns out that she relly was--made for great jokes. Went to the wildest comedy club ever if you are a single male--Deja Vu-in Columbia, MO with Sam Tripoli, Sunny Leone and Monique Alexander for the Vivid Video Comedy Tour. Shows were off the charts--however had to tone down the after partying due to my "taken" status. Torture...pure torture...however it's not worth damaging a meaningful relationship for 6 and a half minutes of sexual fun...that's what I keep telling myself. Beat Sam Tripoli in the onstage lapdance competition (fully clothed).


August


 Was in Miami doing the IMPROV with Christian Finnigan--good guy. Loved the club, shows were fun. Saw fellow Hyde alums Jesse Jackson and Howie Klienberg (Top Chef). Miami was a trip. Did a bunch of gigs in San Diego-saw Debbie Chase (Hyde).


September


Started really getting into MMA lessons at Legends gym in Hollywood. Got too many black eyes but still lots of fun. Trainer was Mac Danzing who ended up winning the last Ultimate Fighter. Congrats. Went to Texas with "Comics on Duty" -worked with Tom Foss, Keith Alberstat, and Steve Bills ...had a blast.


October


Went to Monterey to do Planet Gemini--love that club. Chloe came with--we went to the aquarium in Monterey--saw the sea otters--really cute. saw fellow Hyde alum Jackie Marcus and her cute baby. Shot an epsiode of "PSI"--directed by Sam Tripoli--good times. Took chloe to the Poison/ Ratt concert--nothing but a good time--corny, I know.


November


Went to NY to perform at Gotham Comedy club with John Heffron. Love NY--best crowds in the world. Lisa Landry was on the bill (very funny) and Robert Klien stopped in to d a set. saw Binghamoton alums Ali Goldman, Kareem, and Oceanside friends Mike Gubenko, Jeff Fox, Ryan Weiner Katie Foos, Jen Plutzer and Lori Fromewick. Did Baldwin Wallace college with John Cardinale--great show. Love it when the booker tells me to "Do what i want!" Chloe and I went to my cousin Sydney's Bat Mitzvah at Cipriani's--perfect. Took me back to my days as a "Heart to Heart" dancer. Went back to "Captain Brien'" in Marcos Island. I love that guy. Worked with April macey there--good times. Saw Binghamton buddy Scott Tizdale--we all went jet skiiing and were surrounded by dolphins. Surreal experience. Did get stranded on the jets ski and had to get rescued by the tour guide. I know. Was in San Francisco....Love Norcal--liberating as fuck. Went to the Pier--saw the Sea Lions--it was romantic. Did a gig in Davis, CA--fun...saw Frank Alioto from Hyde-he's entertaining as hell.


 


December


Started off the year in Guanatamo Bay,Cuba, performing fpr the troops. Was with Nema Williams, Rodney Perry, J Dubb, Tess, and Frank Lucero. Hung out with Victoria secret Models Adriana Lima, Merissa Miller and Selita Ebanks .......as well as Stephanie Powers (Heart to Heart), Kate Linder (Young and Restless) and karri turner (JAG). Shows were off the chain (looking for different descriptions). The generals took us on a tour of the prison--we got to see how the well behaved members of the Taliban and Al Queda get treated....with soccer fields, volleyball courts, a rec room with a wide screen TV (they like to watch "The Deadliest catch"--really), exposure to other detainees, full toothbrush, and board games...to the non-cooporative prisoners--solitary confinement. We actually saw the detainees and they were yelling "Allah" at us (and screaming something else) because they thought that we were press. They gave us a tour of everything. It was an unsettling and unforgettable experience.


Love playing the Laugh Factory, Improv, HAHA and Icehouse.


I shot an episode of Own Benjamin's "Gaytown". It's hilarious. My scene was with fellow comedians Steve Byrnes and Jay Montepare. Traveled to Rhode Island to do "Johnson and "Whales" college. My sister gave birth an adorable boy named Luke. Saw my brother Max--he's doing great. Finsihed up the year co-headlining the Funny Bone in Connecticut. Crowds were pumped-it was special. This year was filled with positive change (Chloe and Luke). Look forward to 2008. Sorry for the poor grammer.

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Why I Do What I Do #14 Greenie...the sequel


 

Recently, Adam Greenberg '96 Bath paid a visit to Bath. Ten years after graduating from Hyde, Adam is a rising stand-up comic beginning to make a name for himself on the national comedy circuit. He's been featured on MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, and was a finalist on The Last Comic Standing. Based in Los Angeles, Adam was in Maine to headline Portland's Comedy Connection over the weekend. He stopped by campus and spoke to the community at a school meeting. A group of us later went down to Portland to check out his sold out show.
 
The second member of his family to attend Hyde (Lisa '92 Bath), Adam is remembered as one of Hyde's best ever wrestlers. Joe, his father, has helped more Hyde Family Weekends than I could count. During his senior year, I once featured Adam as the lead article in the monthly newsletter (Malcolm's Monthly, 1987–1998) I wrote during my tenure as headmaster. If you read the piece, reprinted below, you'll see why I might have predicted that Adam would do something special someday. However, you may also see why I never would have guessed that it would be as a comic. Then again, I stopped making those guesses years ago.

Greenie February, 1996
This month Adam Greenberg '96 established a new benchmark for Hyde wrestlers: Class A New England Prep Champion for the fourth consecutive year. Since freshman year he has faced a gauntlet of the best wrestlers from the likes of Andover, Exeter, Deerfield, NMH, etc. Each year he has dispatched them all and stood on the winner's platform at the end of the day—all action, no talk. (Well, I'm told he has uttered as many as three words this year.)
 
There are many alums out there who feel that those who did not wrestle simply did not attend Hyde. Although all Hyde wrestlers work hard, there are distinct classes of initiative. Some ask, "What do I need to do in order to survive the season?" Others ask, "What do I need to do to make the Prep team?" Some get to a point where they ask, "What will it take to be a champion in my weight class?" A very select few—Rick Hirsch '74, the Goodrich brothers, Adam—get to a point where they ask, "I wonder how good I might be if I ate, slept, and drank this sport." Whereas the wrestlers in the first three groups typically rely on their coaches to demand best effort from them, those in the fourth pledged their best effort long ago. Their coaches serve as spiritual advisors.
 
Not only is Adam an inspiration to all of us at Hyde, he's even become a topic of conversation in our local area. The guy who sold Bud Cox his Christmas tree in Wiscasset asked about him. I heard men talking about him in a grocery store. The only guy who doesn't talk much about it is Adam. He's too busy preparing for the Prep Nationals at Lehigh in March. I did hear that a smile snuck in there when he picked up that fourth medal. I'm looking forward to his graduation speech when he'll have to tell us all about it. 

Check out Adam if he appears at a club near you. Until then, visit his Web site.

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Wit Isn't Free... Laughs Are
Chagmion Antoine, Socal.com Writer

Every Monday and Thursday night some of  the country's most talented young comedians are drawn to a small room above the Westwood Brewing Co. in ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Los Angeles. ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

Here, familiar faces from sitcoms such as MAD TV and Sex and The City perform their best material, free of charge. In a town where the drink minimum can max out your credit, it's almost unheard of. To actor & comedian Adam Hunter, it makes perfect sense.

 

"As a comedian, you need a place to get better," says Hunter.

 

The 26-year-old New Yorker began renting the space to showcase his own routine several months ago. Since then, his roster has grown to include Sam Tripoli (Comedy Central), Dan Levy (MTV), Brian Callen (MadTV, Old School, Fat Actress), Theo (Road Rules) and Tarun Shetty (Bend It Like Bekham 2) to name a few.

 

In Adam's room there is no cover, no drink minimum and no profit. There is an audience however, and to performers in need of exposure, that's good as gold.

 

 "You have to do it all because you never know who's going to be there," says comedian Bobo Lamb. Lamb is a BET veteran who often visits Adam's stage.

 

 For pros and amateurs alike, Adam's room is also a welcome sanctuary, where artists can experiment with fresh material without the pressure of bombing before a paying crowd.

 

Don't be fooled. An audience full of parents, hecklers and bored UCLA students is no cake-walk either. Still, Hunter says a tough crowd is the best litmus test for a working comedian.

 

"I like the fact that they don't give it up unless it's really funny," he says.

 

Adam may not be earning tips at his shows, but he is earning priceless credibility and acceptance into a peculiar but exclusive fraternity. This notoriety, matched with an intense work ethic, has landed him bread-winning opportunities on Comedy Central and MTV. He was most recently seen on VH1's Baggin' crafting innovative insults like, "Yo mama swallows more men than the Tsunami!"

                                    

This type of raw unpredictability has made Adam's room an unlikely hot-spot on L.A.'s underground comic circuit. For  performers, it may be one of the only venues in town where truly anything goes. For the rest of us, it's free.

 

You can catch these comedian rising stars every monday night from 10pm-1am and every thursday night from 8pm 'til midnight.

 

For more in formation on how you can see Adam and friends live, call 646-479-1153 or E-mail comedyatbrewco@aol.com.

 

Photo Credits:

Dwayne C. Andrews

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