Adam Newman
Who Adam Newman is
Adam Newman is a stand-up comedian born in New Hampshire and schooled in Georgia who came up in Brooklyn and moved to Los Angeles. He has performed stand-up on the Late Show with David Letterman, John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show, Gotham Comedy Live and Comedy Central's The Half Hour, recorded the hour special Fuzzies for Seeso, and was a regular contestant on Comedy Central's @midnight, with appearances on MTV's The CollegeHumor Show and HBO's Last Week Tonight and Silicon Valley.
He was in Comedy Central's first class of Comics to Watch at the 2011 New York Comedy Festival and a New Face at Montreal's Just for Laughs in 2013, returning in 2014 and 2016 for HBO Canada's Funny as Hell. His albums Not for Horses (2011) and Killed (2015) came out through Rooftop Comedy, and his tracks Killed and Evolution were played on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel in 2023 and 2024.
At a glance
- Based in
- Los Angeles, CA
- Stand-up specials
- Fuzzies and The Half Hour
- Albums
- Not for Horses and Killed
- On screen
- Late Show with David Letterman, John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show, Gotham Comedy Live and 7 more
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
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
- Fuzzies Seeso
- The Half Hour Comedy Central
Albums
- Not for Horses Rooftop Comedy, 2011
- Killed Rooftop Comedy, 2015
On screen
- Late Show with David Letterman CBS
- John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show Comedy Central
- Gotham Comedy Live
- @midnight regular contestant, Comedy Central
- The CollegeHumor Show MTV
- Last Week Tonight HBO
- Silicon Valley HBO
- Comics Unleashed
- Full Court Pranks truTV
- I'm Dying Up Here Showtime
Comedians like Adam Newman
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.
- Matt Braunger also in John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show
- Hari Kondabolu also in John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show
- Michael Palascak also in Late Show with David Letterman
- Al Jackson also in John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show
- Joe DeVito also in Gotham Comedy Live
- Jon Fisch also in Late Show with David Letterman
- Jon Rineman also in Gotham Comedy Live
- Kathleen Madigan also in Late Show with David Letterman
Questions and answers
Where is Adam Newman performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Fuzzies and The Half Hour.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Late Show with David Letterman, John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show, Gotham Comedy Live, @midnight, The CollegeHumor Show and Last Week Tonight, among 10 credits.
Where are they based?
Los Angeles, CA, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Matt Braunger (also in John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show), Hari Kondabolu (also in John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show), Michael Palascak (also in Late Show with David Letterman), Al Jackson (also in John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show) and Joe DeVito (also in Gotham Comedy Live).
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
- New York Comedy Club ↗ New Hampshire-born, Georgia-schooled, ex-Brooklyn-based, now LA-based; the Late Show with David Letterman, John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show, Gotham…
- Improv · improv.com ↗ A New Hampshire-born, Georgia-schooled, Brooklyn-based comedian; the Late Show with David Letterman and John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show; Comedy…
- xmplaylist - Raw Comedy recent plays (Internet Archive capture, 29 November 2023) ↗ Killed, Adam Newman, played on Raw Comedy on 29 November 2023 (as of 8 October 2026)
- xmplaylist - Raw Comedy newest tracks (Internet Archive capture, 4 March 2024) ↗ Evolution, Adam Newman, first heard on Raw Comedy on 3 March 2024 (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026