Adam Burke (comedian)

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Adam Burke
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Burke in 2010
Birth nameAdam Burke
Born (1976-01-10) 10 January 1976 (age 49)
Medium Stand-up
NationalityIrish/Australian
Years active2000s–present
Genres Observational comedy

Adam Burke is a stand-up comedian, writer, and comic artist in the United States, best known for multiple appearances as a panelist on the National Public Radio comedy news program Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

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Biography

Born in Australia and raised in Northern Ireland, Burke currently lives in Chicago, Illinois. [1]

Adam Burke began his stand-up comedy career after his research for an article on the Chicago stand-up comedy scene for Chicago Social magazine led him to do an open mic night himself. [2] Early gigs included co-hosting a Wednesday night open mic with Cameron Esposito at Cole's Bar in Chicago, Illinois. His influences include Spike Milligan, Bill Hicks and Steve Martin. [3] Burke was voted Best Standup by readers of The Chicago Reader in 2014, [4] and won Second City's Up Next Comedy Competition. [5]

He has performed in comedy festivals such as the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland Oregon, Just for Laughs Chicago, and Funny Or Die's Oddball Comedy Festival. [6] He has opened for comedians including Marc Maron, Jeff Ross, Hannibal Burress, John Mulaney, Hari Kondabolu, Maria Bamford, Michael Ian Black, Kumail Nanjiani, John Oliver, Tracy Morgan and Aziz Ansari. [7] In addition to performing, Burke was a writer for the local television comedy show Man of the People with Pat Tomasulo that aired on WGN-TV from 2018 to 2019. [8]

He currently hosts the YouTube series The 5 O'clock Somewhere News with Comedian Adam Burke. Burke is a regular panelist for NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [9] Burke has appeared on several podcasts and radio shows including Doug Loves Movies, The Benson Interruption , The Bob & Tom Show , and Put Your Hands Together with Cam & Rhea. [10]

Burke released his debut album Universal Squirrel Theory on A Special Thing Records in 2012. [11] Burke is the creator of the webcomic The Grimbles (published from 2001 to 2005), and Diabolica (published from 2000 to 2001).[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ "NPR: Wait Wait Don't Tell Me: Meet the Panelists". NPR. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Accidental comic: Adam Burke didn't mean to become a comedian, but it's working out pretty well". Chicago Reader. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Interview: Adam Burke". Gapers Block. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Best Stand-up Comic". Chicago Reader. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Adam Burke". Daily Herald. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Interview with Adam Burke". Comedy of Chicago. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Spotlight: Adam Burke". White Rabbit Cabaret. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Pat Tomasulo announces new show 'Man of the People'". WGN-TV. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  9. ↑ Nink, Jonah (26 June 2024). "Talking comedy between sets with Adam Burke". Chicago Reader.
  10. ↑ "Carl Donnelly, Sierra Katow, Adam Burke, Eddie Della Siepe and host Rhea Butcher". Earwolf. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  11. ↑ "On the record: Stand-up comics with Chicago ties aim to impress on debut albums". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
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