Adam Richard (born Adam Richard Dellamarta, 1 January 1971 in Carlton, Victoria) is an Australian comedian, actor, radio presenter, writer and media personality, best known co-writing and starring in '' Outland,'' an

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comedy series about a group of LGBT sci-fi geeks. Richard was also a team captain on the 2014 revival of music quiz and live music performance show'' Spicks and Specks'', and a permanent panel member on the Doctor Who-themed 2017 show '' Whovians''.

Career

After a variety of part-time jobs including working as a State Bank teller, a fast-food seller and a cleaner, Richard had his first stand-up gig in 1996. During the late 1990s Richard was a regular on

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shows including ''

The Loft Live ''The Loft Live'' was a weekly live variety hour television program produced by RMITV that broadcast on C31 Melbourne. The cast included Rove McManus (1997-1999), Scott Brennan, Peter Helliar, Adam Richard, Myf Warhurst, Ged Wood, Bert Kennedy, ...

'' with

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, ''

Under Melbourne Tonight ''Under Melbourne Tonight'' was a weekly live variety hour television program produced by RMITV that broadcast on C31 Melbourne. Reaching a weekly viewership of 55,000 people each week, the show was reviewed in ''The Age''s Green Guide by Jim Sch ...

'', '' What's Goin' On There?'' (1998) and ''

Whose Shout ''Whose Shout'' was a weekly live variety hour television program produced by RMITV that broadcast on C31 Melbourne. The show was a reboot of ''Under Melbourne Tonight'' set in an old pub called the Stumpy Arms and had game elements like '' What' ...

'' (1999). He had a regular gossip segment on

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radio in 2002–2003, where he was known as Mister Bitch. He has presented a similar segment on '' The Matt and Jo Show'' on Fox FM since 2003. On television, he has made regular appearances on ''

Rove Live ''Rove'', also titled ''Rove Live'', was an Australian television variety show that featured live music performances and interviews with local and international celebrity guests. The program premiered on the Nine Network on 22 September 1999, bef ...

'', ''

9am with David & Kim ''9am with David & Kim'' is an Australian morning show which premiered on Monday 30 January 2006 on Network Ten. It aired live from 9am - 11am weekdays, and was hosted by musician and former '' Getaway'' reporter David Reyne and former ''Nation ...

'' and '' Spicks and Specks''. He also appeared on '' The Glass House''. In 2007, he was also a regular on the very short-lived show ''

Celebrity Dog School ''Celebrity Dog School'' was a short-lived Australian reality series which aired on Network Ten. It was based on the original version aired in the UK. The show was hosted by Larry Emdur, who also hosted ''The Price is Right'' on the Nine Net ...

'' with his dog, Snoops. He had a guest acting role in 2010 on ''

Sleuth 101 ''Sleuth 101'' was an Australian comedy "improvisatory whodunit game show" television series, broadcast on ABC1 in 2010. The series revolves around a murder-mystery that must be solved by a celebrity guest detective. Each episode features a gu ...

'', and appeared in ''

Celebrity Splash! ''Celebrity Splash!'' (also known as ''Splash!'') is a reality television franchise created by Dutch company Eyeworks, started from their Dutch reality show ''Sterren Springen Op Zaterdag'' which premièred in 2012. The franchise involves celebr ...

'' in 2013. He co-wrote and starred in the

comedy series ''Outland'' in 2012. Richard was one of the team captains in the revival of the ABC television show ''Spicks and Specks'' that commenced on 5 February 2014. In 2017, Richard featured on ''Whovians'', the Australian comedy panel show which focused on the science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'' to analyse and critique the program. Since 2001, Richard has (along with Scott Brennan and Toby Sullivan) been one-third of comedy grou
Talking Poofy
and their podcast
The Poofcast
has been running since 2010.

Personal life

Richard was born Adam Richard Dellamarta but informally changed his name to Adam Richard when he was a teenager. He officially changed it in 1996 after the death of his mother. He attended Brunswick Primary School and

Princes Hill Secondary College , established = 1889 , principal = Trevor Smith , years = 7-12 , enrollment = 850 , streetaddress = Arnold Street, Princes Hill , city = Melbourne , state = Victoria , postcode = 3054 , coordina ...

Carlton North, Victoria Carlton North is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Melbourne and Yarra local government areas. Carlton North recorded a population of 6,177 at ...

. He also completed a writing course at RMIT University. Prior to venturing into comedy he had a variety of jobs including being a bank teller. He is openly gay and has been billed as the country's first openly gay comedian. He has also revealed he suffers from debilitating panic attacks but is able to get it under control, with assistance.

References

External links

Adam Richard website

Adam Richard Twitter account
{{DEFAULTSORT:Richard, Adam 1971 births Living people Australian radio personalities Australian stand-up comedians Australian male comedians Comedians from Melbourne RMITV alumni Australian gay actors Gay comedians 21st-century LGBT people People from Carlton, Victoria