| Adam Burke | |
|---|---|
 Burke in 2010 | |
| Birth name | Adam Burke |
| Born | 10 January 1976 |
| Medium | Stand-up |
| Nationality | Irish/Australian |
| Years active | 2000s–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!
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!
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 . [9]
Burke released his debut album Universal Squirrel Theory on A Special Thing Records in 2012. [10]
Burke is the creator of the webcomic The Grimbles (published from 2001 to 2005), and Diabolica (published from 2000 to 2001).
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