Adam Dean Friedland ( ; born April 10, 1987) is an American stand-up comedian, talk-show host and podcaster based in New York City. He is best known as a host of the comedy podcast ''

The Adam Friedland Show ''The Adam Friedland Show'' is a talk show created by New York City-based comedians Adam Friedland and Nick Mullen. History ''The Adam Friedland Show'' was preceded by ''Cum Town'', a comedy podcast hosted by Mullen, Friedland, and fellow co ...

'' and its predecessor ''

Cum Town ''Cum Town'' was a comedy podcast that was hosted by New York City-based comedians Nick Mullen, Stavros Halkias, and Adam Friedland, and produced between 2016 and 2022. During its run, it was consistently one of the most popular podcasts on ...

''.

Early life

Friedland was born at Saint John's Hospital in

Santa Monica, California Santa Monica (; Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 U.S. Census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town, owing t ...

, to Lithuanian-Jewish South African parents. He grew up in

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South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...

, and

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. Following high school, Friedland lived in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

for a year where he worked in the

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. Friedland studied at

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and intended on pursuing a legal career.

Career

Friedland began his comedy career in

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, following his college graduation and deferment from law school in 2009. He formerly worked for

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. For the following two-and-a-half years, he helped run the DIY venue Subterranean A, which hosted the likes of musical artists Radical Face,

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, Secret Society, and comedy acts

James Adomian James Adomian (born January 31, 1980) is an Armenian-American stand-up comedian, actor, and impressionist. He is best known for his work on ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'', ''Chapo Trap House'', ''Last Comic Standing'', ''The Late Late Show with Craig Fe ...

and

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. He hosted a number of comedy shows, first at Subterranean A and then other venues in the city, gaining notability in the scene for his 'alternative' performance piece-oriented comedy. He also aided in the live series ''You, Me, Them, Everybody.'' In 2013 and 2014, he performed at the

Bentzen Ball The Bentzen Ball is a comedy festival held in Washington, D.C., first in 2009, and then in 2013. It is produced by the D.C.-based online magazine and event company ''Brightest Young Things'' (often abbreviated as BYT) and curated by Tig Notaro. ...

comedy festival and was named in the annual "Best of D.C." list by the ''

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''. He moved to New York City in 2014. In 2016, Friedland joined

Nick Mullen Nicholas James Mullen (born December 13, 1988) is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, and comedy writer. Active since 2005, he is best known as the creator and co-host of the comedy podcast ''Cum Town'' (2016–2022) and its successor ' ...

and Stavros Halkias as co-host of the comedy podcast ''

''. The podcast is noted for its absurdist and controversial content. He also co-hosted the sports podcast ''White Chocolate NBA Pipecast'' with Halkias from 2017 to 2018. In January 2018, he appeared on i24NEWS to discuss the decline of support for

among young American Jews. He was a guest on The Michael Brooks Show and is a recurring guest on ''

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''. Friedland hosts the alternative comedy show ''Funny Moms'', which originated in Washington D.C. in 2012 with co-host Sara Starmour, but has since moved to

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Personal life

Friedland is

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and a critic of

Zionism Zionism ( he, צִיּוֹנוּת ''Tsiyyonut'' after '' Zion'') is a nationalist movement that espouses the establishment of, and support for a homeland for the Jewish people centered in the area roughly corresponding to what is known in Je ...

. He is the former fiancé of podcaster and actress

Dasha Nekrasova Daria "Dasha" Dmitrievna Nekrasova (; ; born February 19, 1991) is a Belarusian-American actress, filmmaker, and host of the ''Red Scare'' podcast with Anna Khachiyan. In 2018, she became known as "Sailor Socialism", after her interview with a ...

. Friedland lives in

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Works

Podcasts * ''

'' (2016–2022) * ''White Chocolate NBA Pipecast'' (2017–2018) * ''The Adam Friedland Show'' (2022–)

References

External links

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