--- title: "Adam Ray: Dr. Phil LIVE!, Best Videos & Race to 1M | D.O.C." description: "Adam Ray's Dr. Phil LIVE! and most-watched YouTube videos, the newest episode, his characters and his subscriber count: D.O.C.'s 2026 Binge Watch Award." url: https://disciplesofcomedy.com/binge-watch-award-adam-ray.html updated: 2026-11-11 --- 2026 BINGE WATCH AWARD Disciples of Comedy presents # Let's Get Adam Ray to One Million Subs **Adam Ray** is D.O.C.'s first Binge Watch Award honoree: the man behind **Dr. Phil LIVE!**, with **680K** subscribers on YouTube and climbing. Subscribe, binge the best of him and let's get him to a million. [▶ Subscribe to Adam on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@adamraycomedy?sub_confirmation=1) Start the binge ↓ [✉ Email a friend](mailto:) ![Adam Ray as Dr. Phil on stage at Dr. Phil LIVE! with Bill Burr](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ifl5-ILy28Q/maxresdefault.jpg) [▶](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifl5-ILy28Q) 2026 honoree **Adam Ray** Stand-up · improv · Dr. Phil LIVE! ▶ 34.8M views on his top seven ★ **2026** Binge watch award 680,000subscribers Goal · 1,000,000 **68%** of the way there **320,000** to go YouTube's count, 10 Nov 2026 213,090,049views Goal · 250,000,000 **85.2%** of the way there **36,909,951** to go Exact, from YouTube, 10 Nov 2026 **680K** Subscribers **213.1M** Views, all time **1,259** Videos on his channel **34.8M** Views on his top seven Subscribers Time to 680K **20 years, 4 months, 29 days** On YouTube since 12 June 2006 Time to 1M **Day 1, and counting** The clock started 10 November 2026 Views Time to 213.1M **20 years, 4 months, 29 days** On YouTube since 12 June 2006 Time to 250M **Day 1, and counting** The clock started 10 November 2026 Read on [Adam Ray's own YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@adamraycomedy) on 10 November 2026. D.O.C. reads both counts every day; when Adam reaches each goal, the clock shows exactly how long the climb took. YouTube rounds subscribers (views are exact), so these are the day's figures, **not a live counter**. ![The Mac and Cheese Portable Award for Outstanding Achievement in Onstage Appearances: a golden pot of macaroni and cheese with a handle and a spoon, on a black base, in front of a red stage curtain](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/assets/custom-art/trophy-onstage-appearances.webp) Why D.O.C. honours Adam Ray ## The Mac and Cheese *Portable* Award I had a mac and cheese portable in the car. Adam Ray, as Dr. Phil At D.O.C. we love a great, hard-working comic, and **Adam Ray**, with his stand-up and his improv, is exactly that. That's why D.O.C.'s award for the **Hardest Working Comedian** is named for his Dr. Phil catchphrase. It's his meta way of saying he works so hard that, even at his level, there's no time to stop for a full meal: grab the mac and cheese to go, and get on with the show. The award goes to the comic with the most nights on stage in the next ninety days of D.O.C.'s comedy calendar, and the standings change every night. [See the Hardest Working standings ↗](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/hardest-working-comedians.html) [▶ Subscribe to Adam](https://www.youtube.com/@adamraycomedy?sub_confirmation=1) Brand new · out 5 November 2026 ## The newest Dr. Phil LIVE! episode [![YouTube thumbnail: Tiffany Haddish and King Bach versus RFK Jr. Trivia, Dr. Phil LIVE!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZE7yu6oFGjM/hqdefault.jpg) 24:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE7yu6oFGjM) New episode ### Tiffany Haddish & King Bach vs. “RFK Jr.” Trivia We'll Be Right Back · Dr. Phil LIVE! · 5 November 2026 The newest upload on Adam's channel: Dr. Phil LIVE! with Tiffany Haddish and King Bach. Be one of the first to watch. [▶ Watch it on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE7yu6oFGjM) **Next up · premieres Thursday 12 November 2026** Johnny Knoxville & Matt Chapman Pelt Dr. Phil With Tomatoes [Set a reminder on YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3HmYYe5sy4) The binge · his seven most-watched ## The best Adam Ray videos: the Top 7 His seven most-watched videos, ranked by YouTube's own view counts on 10 November 2026: **34.8 million views** between them. Mark each one off as you go; your list stays on this device. 0 / 9 watched · saved on this device [![YouTube thumbnail: The Best of Biden and Trump with Kill Tony, Adam Ray and Shane Gillis](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/u4xvQnu535s/hqdefault.jpg) 11.6M views 29:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4xvQnu535s) No. 1 · Kill Tony · 19 July 2024 ### The Best of Biden & Trump with Kill Tony Adam Ray and Shane Gillis as the two candidates on Kill Tony: his most-watched video by millions. [Watch on YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4xvQnu535s) [![YouTube thumbnail: Comedian Crushes Heckler After Joe Biden Joke](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8jxfJSAVXUY/hqdefault.jpg) 7M views 3:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jxfJSAVXUY) No. 2 · Stand-up · 18 March 2023 ### Comedian Crushes Heckler After Joe Biden Joke Four minutes of a comic owning the room: the short one everybody sends their friends. [Watch on YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jxfJSAVXUY) [![YouTube thumbnail: Dr. Phil LIVE! with Bobby Lee and Andrew Santino](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/haS7smbYYvM/hqdefault.jpg) 4.5M views 1:20:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haS7smbYYvM) No. 3 · Dr. Phil LIVE! · 5 December 2023 ### Dr. Phil LIVE! with Bobby Lee & Andrew Santino The live show's guest chemistry at full tilt: the most-watched full Dr. Phil LIVE! episode. [Watch on YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haS7smbYYvM) [![YouTube thumbnail: Dr. Phil LIVE! with Bill Burr](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ifl5-ILy28Q/hqdefault.jpg) 4M views 56:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifl5-ILy28Q) No. 4 · Dr. Phil LIVE! · 4 August 2023 ### Dr. Phil LIVE! with Bill Burr The episode that started the run: the best place to meet the character. [Watch on YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifl5-ILy28Q) [![YouTube thumbnail: Dr. Phil LIVE! with Bill Burr, He's Back](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UoYPloCAeXs/hqdefault.jpg) 3M views 1:28:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoYPloCAeXs) No. 5 · Dr. Phil LIVE! · 16 February 2024 ### Dr. Phil LIVE! with Bill Burr (He's Back!) Round two with Bill Burr: longer, looser and even less predictable. [Watch on YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoYPloCAeXs) [![YouTube thumbnail: the best of Adam Ray on Kill Tony](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jO1i7NbQg0M/hqdefault.jpg) 2.4M views 18:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO1i7NbQg0M) No. 6 · Kill Tony · 11 July 2025 ### We're Really Doing It, Redban: Best of Adam Ray on Kill Tony Eighteen minutes of his best Kill Tony moments. [Watch on YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO1i7NbQg0M) [![YouTube thumbnail: Dr. Phil's Kill Tony Highlights](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rPvBPodP7Ds/hqdefault.jpg) 2.3M views 15:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPvBPodP7Ds) No. 7 · Kill Tony · 9 October 2023 ### Dr. Phil's Kill Tony Highlights The character takes over Kill Tony: the clip that sent a lot of people to the live show. [Watch on YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPvBPodP7Ds) [![YouTube thumbnail: Dr. Phil LIVE! Part One with Adam Carolla, Sam Morril and Ari Matti](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WUVOk_GQXlE/hqdefault.jpg) 53 min](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUVOk_GQXlE) Keep going · Dr. Phil LIVE! · 9 January 2025 ### Part One with Adam Carolla, Sam Morril & Ari Matti The show on the road: see what happens when the format leaves its first room. [Watch on YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUVOk_GQXlE) [![YouTube thumbnail: Dr. Phil LIVE! Part Two with Adam Carolla, Sam Morril and Ari Matti](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Hfo28W7v0l0/hqdefault.jpg) 63 min](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfo28W7v0l0) Keep going · Dr. Phil LIVE! · 16 January 2025 ### Part Two with Adam Carolla, Sam Morril & Ari Matti If Part One got you, here's the follow-through. The binge doesn't have to stop. [Watch on YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfo28W7v0l0) Every video links to [Adam Ray's own channel](https://www.youtube.com/@adamraycomedy). The Top 7 are its most-watched long videos (Shorts aside) by YouTube's view counts on 10 November 2026; one 2007 sketch is left out for its adult title. Some performances contain adult language or themes. Thumbnails are served by YouTube. An independent D.O.C. recognition page, not an official Adam Ray promotion. [All of Adam's videos ↗](https://www.youtube.com/@adamraycomedy/videos) Comedy appreciation · for the audience ## Watch like a comic Art lovers learn to see brushwork. Comedy has its crafts too, and Adam Ray works in six of them at once. Learn to spot them and every set gets funnier, because you can see how it's made. ### Stand-up One comic, a microphone and written material: premise, setup, punchline, then tags. The jokes were built and tested before you saw them. **Where to see it**His hours *Read the Room* (2019) and *Like and Subscribe* (2024), and the full sets on his channel. ### Improv Comedy made in the moment, built on what the other person just said. He took improv classes alongside stand-up when he started out in Los Angeles. **Where to see it**Dr. Phil LIVE!, where the guests are comedians and nobody knows what they'll say next. Try No. 3 in the Top 7. ### Impressions A real person, caught in voice, face and point of view. The best ones say something true about the person. **Where to see it**Joe Biden (No. 1 in the Top 7, and his special *Am I White or Am I Wrong*), and on screen: Jay Leno in *Pam & Tommy*, Vince McMahon in *Young Rock*. ### Characters An invented person with a whole life, held for an entire show. Watch whether the voice, the body and the logic stay put. **Where to see it**Dr. Phil, born in a 2019 pilot he paid for himself; Bruce Robbins the Hollywood mentalist; Elaine the 75-year-old lounge singer. ### Crowd work The room becomes the material. Listen for the question, the answer and the turn that only works in that room on that night. **Where to see it**His album *I'll Take It From Here: The Crowd Work Album* (2020), the city clips on his channel, and No. 2 in the Top 7. ### Music Songs as jokes: the lyric is the setup, the rhyme or the twist is the punch. **Where to see it** *Songs for the People* (2019), and his country alter ego Randolph Davies, whose band filmed a concert special in 2026. ### Your spotting card 0 of 8 spotted Pick a video from the Top 7 and tick each thing as you catch it. Your card stays on this device. - **The premise** The idea a bit is built on, said in one line. - **A tag** A second laugh off the same joke, without a new setup. - **A callback** A line from earlier that comes back later, bigger. - **The pause** The beat of silence that makes the punch land. - **Made right now** A laugh built on something a guest or the crowd just said. - **The character holds** Voice, posture and logic, still there when the room tries to break them. - **An impression with a point** Not just the voice: what it says about the real person. - **An act-out** The comic plays the scene instead of describing it. [Twenty joke shapes, with examples ↗](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/how-to-write-stand-up-comedy.html#joke-shapes) [The Writers' Room ↗](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/how-to-write-stand-up-comedy.html) [Comedy DNA: who's related to whom ↗](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-dna.html) [Stand-up clips by style ↗](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/clean-stand-up-comedy-videos.html) A quick lesson in helping comedians ## A sub is one thing. Watching is another. Subscribing is a great start. But YouTube doesn't simply hand every video to every subscriber. It tries to match videos with people who will actually enjoy them. ＋ ### Subscribers build an audience. Subscribing makes it easier to follow new uploads and find a comedian again. The subscriber number is a public milestone, but it is *not* the same as the number of people watching right now. Follow the comic. Come back for more. ▶ ### Real watching builds momentum. YouTube looks at how people respond to videos: whether they choose to watch, how long they stay and whether they seem satisfied. Watch time and retention matter, but they're not the only signals. Find a video you want to finish. **Here's the part most people get wrong.** Don't click a 90-minute show just to register a click if you already know you're leaving. Add it to Watch Later and enjoy it when you have time. Listening while cooking or driving is fine **when you're actually enjoying the show**. Don't leave videos running unattended, muted or on loop to push the numbers. A short watch isn't a strike against the comic; YouTube looks at how viewers respond overall. 01 **Subscribe** If you want more, subscribe on YouTube. It's free, and it keeps the new ones in front of you. 02 **Choose a good time** A long show deserves the time. Save it for later rather than clicking away. 03 **Respond naturally** Like it if you liked it. Leave a real comment. Thoughtful signals beat copy-paste comments. 04 **Share the right clip** Send someone the bit you know they'll love. That is how audiences grow. Based on [YouTube's recommendation guidance](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/16559650), [search and discovery guidance](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/11914225) and [fake engagement policy](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3399767). No one outside YouTube can promise rankings or recommendations. For every comic · the D.O.C. spotlight ## Kill Tony gives comics a stage. D.O.C. gives them a crowd. The Binge Watch Award is D.O.C.'s spotlight: we pick a comic, build the push and send our readers to subscribe, binge and share, then cheer every milestone. **It's free.** No fee, nothing to buy, no pay-to-play. Ever. Adam Ray is the first. He won't be the last: the second spotlight goes to the man who built Kill Tony's bucket, [Tony Hinchcliffe, in Promote the Promoter ↗](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/promote-the-promoter-tony-hinchcliffe.html) *01* **We pick a comic** One honoree at a time, picked by D.O.C. for the work: the sets, the shows, the hustle. *02* **We build the push** A page like this one: their best videos, their newest episode, a goal on the board and a share button for every fan. *03* **We send the crowd** D.O.C. puts the push in front of its readers, so new fans find the comic's own channel, and the comic keeps every one. [Find your page on D.O.C. ↗](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedians.html) [✉ Email the push to friends](mailto:) Want to be in the running? Keep your D.O.C. page and your dates up to date. And never pay anyone to promote you: [here's how to spot the ones who ask ↗](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/pay-to-play-comedy.html) Comic's Corner · the lessons in his road ## What Adam Ray's channel teaches Nine moves from his road that any comic can copy, each with the fact behind it. *01* ### Start your channel early He opened his YouTube channel in **June 2006**, while he was still taking classes and working open mics, and posted sketch videos. **Do it:** start posting as soon as you're reasonably comfortable on stage. Your tape is your teacher, and the archive keeps working for you. *02* ### Be in the room that matters He spent **three years answering the phones at The Comedy Store**, the club where he built his act. **Do it:** work where the comics are. Watch every set you can and get known as reliable. *03* ### Bet on yourself Dr. Phil began in **a 2019 pilot he paid for himself**. He kept the prosthetics on for a stand-up set at the Laugh Factory. **Do it:** make the thing before anyone asks for it, then test it on stage. *04* ### Keep making it Through the pandemic he and Jeremiah Watkins filmed **short Dr. Phil episodes every few weeks**. **Do it:** pick a rhythm you can keep. Steady beats perfect. *05* ### Own a format, invite guests **Dr. Phil LIVE!** (August 2023): a monologue, crowd work, fake commercials and comedian guests. Its first episode, with Bill Burr, passed **four million views**. **Do it:** build a repeatable show. Every guest brings their own fans. *06* ### Clip every room His No. 2 is a **four-minute heckler clip with 7 million views**, and his channel posts city clips like "Funniest crowd moments | Chicago". **Do it:** film every show. Short clips bring people to the long ones, and tell each city you were there. *07* ### Let long shows run His full Dr. Phil LIVE! episodes run **56 minutes to an hour and a half**, and three of them have 3 to 4.5 million views each. **Do it:** don't be afraid of length when the show earns it. Add chapters so people can jump in. *08* ### Stay with it for years His podcast *About Last Night* has run since **February 2012**, with nearly 1,000 episodes. **Do it:** audiences grow on consistency. Count your output in years, not weeks. *09* ### Always give fans the next date His next episodes are **scheduled weeks ahead** (12 November and 10 December), and his tour is booked into May 2027. **Do it:** schedule premieres, post your dates and keep your D.O.C. page current, so every fan knows where you'll be next. Track your stats · free ### Your own race clock D.O.C. is timing Adam's climb from 680K to a million. Time yours the same way: put in your numbers once a week (from YouTube Studio or your channel page) and watch your pace. Subscribers now Views now Your goal (subs) Kept only in this browser. Nothing is sent anywhere. **0** Days on the clock **0** Subscribers gained **-** Subscribers a week **-** Goal at this pace Comic's Corner · get your set found ## Great set. Now get it found. For the working comic: the things you control. Make a video that earns its title, reaches the right viewer and gives them a reason to watch another. Useful at 800 subs or 8 million 01 ### Write a title people would actually search for. Use **name + premise, guest or city + format** naturally. “Adam Ray | Dr. Phil LIVE! with Bill Burr” tells viewers what they're getting. “This Was Crazy!!!” doesn't. 02 ### Make an honest thumbnail that works on a phone. A clear face, a strong reaction or a recognisable scene. Small screens first. Never promise a guest or a joke that isn't in the video. 03 ### Win the opening without giving the bit away. Start with a genuinely funny or intriguing moment. Get the viewer into the room fast; long intros lose a cold audience. 04 ### Write a useful, specific description. Name the comedian, the room or city, the premise, the guests and the date. Put the show and channel links near the top. No keyword stuffing. 05 ### Add accurate captions and chapters. Fix comedy names in the captions. On long sets and podcasts, chapters help people jump to their favourite moments. 06 ### Make the next video obvious. Playlists of related videos, end screens, cards and a pinned comment lead viewers to a natural next watch. 07 ### Use short clips as an invitation. Shorts and highlights can introduce a joke or a character; link to the full set. Shorts views don't turn into full-show viewers on their own. 08 ### Collaborate, credit and connect. Tag real guests, link their official channels and make appearances easy to find. Their audience already likes comedy like yours. 09 ### Put search words where they count. Natural terms in the **title, what you say, the captions and the description**. Tags play only a small part. 10 ### Give searchers a real home base. A clear website and a D.O.C. profile with your live dates, official video links and your name spelled the same everywhere, so fans who find a clip can find a show. ### What to check in YouTube Studio Don't judge a video by subscribers gained alone. Compare like with like over time. One weak upload doesn't sink a channel, and there's no magic length or hour. - **Impressions and click-through rate:** did the title and thumbnail earn the click? - **Average view duration and retention:** did people stay once they clicked? - **Traffic sources and search terms:** where did they find you? - **Returning and unique viewers:** is an audience coming back? - **Watch time, subscribers and ticket clicks:** reach, fans and career, measured apart. YouTube's own guides: [how search works](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/16090438) · [thumbnail and title tips](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/12340300) · [tags](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/146402) · [recommendations and publishing](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/141805) · [YouTube Analytics](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9314414). Adam Ray, answered · the questions people ask ## Adam Ray questions ### How many YouTube subscribers does Adam Ray have? 680,000 on 10 November 2026, by YouTube's own rounded count, with 213,090,049 views across 1,259 videos since he joined YouTube on 12 June 2006. D.O.C. reads both every day on his race to one million. ### What is Dr. Phil LIVE!? Adam Ray's live show as Dr. Phil, from August 2023: a monologue, crowd work, fake commercials and comedian guests. Its first episode, with Bill Burr, passed four million views, and the most-watched full episode, with Bobby Lee and Andrew Santino, has 4.5 million. ### Where can I watch Dr. Phil LIVE!? Full episodes go up on Adam Ray's YouTube channel, @adamraycomedy. At this update the newest, with Tiffany Haddish and King Bach, came out on 5 November 2026, and the next, with Johnny Knoxville and Matt Chapman, premieres on 12 November 2026. ### What is Adam Ray's most-watched video? The Best of Biden & Trump with Kill Tony (19 July 2024), with Adam Ray as Joe Biden and Shane Gillis as Donald Trump: 11.6 million views on 10 November 2026. His Top 7 is above. ### What characters does Adam Ray do? Dr. Phil, born in a 2019 pilot he paid for himself; Bruce Robbins the Hollywood mentalist; Elaine the 75-year-old lounge singer; and the country singer Randolph Davies. His impressions include Joe Biden, and on screen Jay Leno in *Pam & Tommy* and Vince McMahon in *Young Rock*. ### Is Adam Ray on tour? His tour is booked into May 2027. [His D.O.C. page](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-adam-ray.html) lists every date on the calendar, town by town. ### Why is a comedy award named for his Dr. Phil line? D.O.C.'s award for the [Hardest Working Comedian](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/hardest-working-comedians.html), the Mac and Cheese Portable Award, is named for his Dr. Phil line "I had a mac and cheese portable in the car": so busy there's no time to stop for a full meal. ### What is the D.O.C. Binge Watch Award? D.O.C.'s free 2026 spotlight on a comic worth binging, and Adam Ray is the first. D.O.C. sends its readers to subscribe, watch and share, and times his climb from 680,000 to one million subscribers. The second spotlight, Promote the Promoter, went to [Tony Hinchcliffe for Kill Tony](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/promote-the-promoter-tony-hinchcliffe.html). Updated 11 November 2026 · the counts are YouTube's own, read on 10 November 2026 2026 Binge Watch Award · Adam Ray ## Let's get him to *one million.* Today the target is one million subscribers. When Adam gets there, the goal moves to two million. That's what D.O.C. does: celebrate the work and keep bringing it a bigger audience. [▶ Subscribe on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@adamraycomedy?sub_confirmation=1) Share the push ### Send it to one friend. [✉ Email your friends](mailto:) [✆ Text it](sms:) Facebook X Threads Bluesky Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram Messenger Viber LINE Pinterest Tumblr VK Weibo XING Email and text open your own apps with a note ready to go; you pick who gets it, and D.O.C. never sees your contacts. The social buttons open each site's own share page, filled in, to post from your account.