Adam Hunter
Who Adam Hunter is
Adam Hunter is a stand-up comedian, writer and actor from New York City with thirty years in stand-up, known for lightning-fast crowd work and more jokes per minute than almost anyone. He was a finalist on season six of NBC's Last Comic Standing and appeared twice on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, as well as on Chelsea Lately, The Late Late Show, Showtime, Comedy Central and ESPN's SportsNation, with acting roles in The Upshaws, Star Trek: Picard and Nickelodeon's See Dad Run.
He co-produced Throwing Punches, the first comedy special produced by the UFC, followed it with two installments of Adam Hunter's UFC Comedy Jam on UFC Fight Pass and released Adam Hunter: Still Broke on Amazon Prime. A regular and one of the lead writers on Gutfeld!, he is also the longtime head writer of the MMA Awards, hosts the MMA Roasted podcast, has toured with Russell Peters and has performed dozens of overseas tours for U.S. troops.
At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Throwing Punches, Adam Hunter's UFC Comedy Jam and Still Broke
- Podcasts
- MMA Roasted
- On screen
- Last Comic Standing, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Gutfeld! and 7 more
- Official site
- adamhuntercomedy.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: adamhuntercomedy.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Throwing Punches UFC
- Adam Hunter's UFC Comedy Jam two installments, UFC Fight Pass
- Still Broke Amazon Prime
On screen
- Last Comic Standing finalist, season 6, NBC
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno two appearances, NBC
- Gutfeld! regular and writer, Fox News
- Chelsea Lately E!
- The Late Late Show CBS
- SportsNation ESPN
- The Upshaws Netflix
- Star Trek: Picard
- See Dad Run Nickelodeon
- The Real Husbands of Hollywood BET
Podcasts
- MMA Roasted host
Comedians like Adam Hunter
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Jamie Lissow also in Gutfeld!
- John Heffron also in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Dave Landau also in Gutfeld!
- Erin Jackson also in The Upshaws
- J. B. Smoove also in The Real Husbands of Hollywood
- Jeff Dye also in Gutfeld!
- Joe DeVito also in Gutfeld!
- Tony Baker also in The Upshaws
Questions and answers
Where is Adam Hunter performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: adamhuntercomedy.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Throwing Punches, Adam Hunter's UFC Comedy Jam and Still Broke.
What podcast do they host?
MMA Roasted.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Last Comic Standing, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Gutfeld!, Chelsea Lately, The Late Late Show and SportsNation, among 10 credits.
Who are some comedians like them?
Jamie Lissow (also in Gutfeld!), John Heffron (also in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno), Dave Landau (also in Gutfeld!), Erin Jackson (also in The Upshaws) and J. B. Smoove (also in The Real Husbands of Hollywood).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Official site ↗ Thirty years headlining; lightning-fast crowd work and more jokes per minute than anyone in comedy; a regular and writer on Gutfeld!; a finalist on Last…
- Official site (Book Adam) ↗ 30 years; UFC arenas to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno; military bases across five continents; one of the lead writers for Gutfeld!; a finalist on Last Comic…
- Improv · improv.com ↗ A New York City native; headlines all over the country; a finalist on season 6 of Last Comic Standing; the last stand-up to perform in his second appearance…
- The Laugh Factory ↗ The same bio (a New York City native; Last Comic Standing season 6 finalist; two Tonight Show appearances); the photo (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026