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ABOUT ADAM WADE


photo by nathan kloke

TV:
This spring, Adam taped a pilot with the NFL NETWORK after appearing on their
Top 10 Football Follies in 2009.

Adam had a recurring role on ESPN.COM's web sitcom Mayne Street starring Kenny Mayne that debuted in Nov '08. He appeared on NBCSPORTS.COM's Fantasy Football Show during the 2006-07 season.

From 2005 to 2006, Adam was seen every weeknight on ESPN CLASSIC's Classic Now, where he interviewed such legends as Mike Ditka and Reverend Run from RUN DMC.
He was a FEATURED PERFORMER, playing himself, on COMEDY CENTRAL's Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn's 'CELEBRITY HAT PARTY' Segment, and has played a 'Nerd' and a 'Scottish, Jack Daniels-drinking Frankenstein' on NBC's Late Night With Conan O'Brien. He has also appeared in several commercials for the COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK (CSTV).
He was featured in two episodes of the TV LAND show Make My Day that aired in February 2010.

PERFORMING:
Adam
is a record SIXTEEN-time StorySlam Champion at The Moth ("New York's hottest and hippest literary ticket" by The Wall Street Journal), and a TWO-time GrandSLAM Champion (2006, 2009) . His GrandSLAM Winning Story was featured on The Moth's Podcast in Jan '09.

Adam has been performing in New York City for the past ten years. His stories are genuine, unique, stupidly funny and just a tad heartfelt. He's performed at renowned NYC venues such as Caroline's on Broadway, Comix, the Highline Ballroom and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater on shows such as The Moth's Main Stage, UCB's Asssscat 3000 (as the guest monologist), The Nights of Our Lives, The Rejection Show, Told, The Liar Show, Mortified, Stripped Stories, The RISK Show, and True Tales From College (which he is the co-producer and co-host of).

In March 2010, Adam was profiled in Time Out New York Magazine's Comedy Section. The same magazine named him to their 'Best of 2009 List' in the Most promising young talents category: "Cerebral stand-up Myq Kaplan and heartwarming storyteller Adam Wade sit head-and-shoulders above their peers."

He has also served as the warm-up comedian for COMEDY CENTRAL's Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn, and for CNBC's John McEnroe Show.

WRITING:
Adam is currently writing a novel about his life experiences growing up in New Hampshire.

He wrote a piece for the NY Press
(6/17/09 issue) entitled 'Martha Cool Girl.'

He wrote another piece for the NY Press about his experiences working at Virgil's BBQ (4/30/08 issue), wrote and appeared in a feature called 'Super Chivalrous Dude' for the February 2007 issue of GLAMOUR MAGAZINE . He is an occasional contributor to ESPN THE MAGAZINE, wrote for KCRW Food Blog, trueTV blog, The Hoboken Reporter, and for Rock On author Dan Kennedy's REALLYSMALLTALK.COM. He also co-wrote a fictional creative story for the NY Times.

TEACHING: Adam Wade currently teaches a 6-week Storytelling Class on Sunday nights at NYC's Magnet Theater. For full details click here.

RADIO:
In December 2008, Adam had the honor of appearing on WFMU's '7 Second Delay' with legends Ken Freedman and Andy Breckman
http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/29517

THE WORLD WIDE WEB:

In December 2007, ADAMWADE.COM was nominated for the ECNY New York's original comedy award for Best Web Site: Original Comedic Content.

Adam and fellow comedian Chelsea Peretti
received praise from GOTHAMIST.COM for their web movie, THE ITALIAN TUNA ADVENTURE. Adam's ODE TO HAZEL MAE (Red Sox Sportscaster) video short was given the thumbs up by both the BOSTON HERALD, and THE TORONTO STAR.

 

 

 




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