An investigative comedian exploring the weirdest and wildest reaches of human knowledge. Creator and host of Adam Ruins Everything, now streaming on HBO Max!
Playboy asked me to write an essay on the topic of “My Pleasure” for their Fall 2019 issue. I wrote about how life is pain, pleasure sucks, and what we should all pursue instead.
Plus, they took these truly kickass photos of me and Meil Bredouw (who is unbelievably funny and also wrote a beautiful essay of her own.)
I could only solve one clue in the New York Times Sunday crossword this week…
New episodes of Adam Ruins Everything are airing now on TruTV, every Tuesday night at 10pm! These eight episodes contain some of the best, most mind-blowing topics we’ve ever done, and the season finale is… well, let’s just say I’m very excited for you to see it. Here’s a clip from tonight’s episode, which features the return of Emily Axford as my co-ruiner:
I’m performing Mind Parasites Live every night this week at Just For Laughs Montreal – click here for tickets!
Then, on July 27th, I’m doing a very special live taping of Humans Who Make Games, with guests Ron Funches and Jean Guesdon, creative director of Assassin’s Creed. C’mon out!
We’ve been working furiously on this and banking episodes for months, so I’m beyond happy the day has finally arrived that I can talk about it publicly: my new podcast “Factually!” launches next week on the Earwolf network!
Every episode, my research team and I reveal a fascinating new piece of information that will make you think about the world in a brand new way. Then, I sit down with scientists, journalist, and Pulitzer Prize winners to go deep and share the revelatory new perspectives they’ve gained from a lifetime of research and study. If you’re a curious person who never stops asking questions, this show is for you.
The first episode drops May 29th, and features my interview with UCLA law professor Adam Winkler on the surprising history of the Second Amendment. Don’t miss out, subscribe now! Here’s a short list of all the places you can get it:
And of course, new episodes will always be available in the player at the top of this site.
We’ve worked very hard to create a podcast that’s both entertaining and informative; I hope you enjoy it!
There are a lot of podcasts in the world, and they all need guests. I am happy to fill that unmet need! Behold, the fruits of my labors:
Load ’em up for your next road trip / subway ride / DMV visit / buried-alive-mishap and have a listen!
A few months back I was a guest on Dan Harmon’s podcast, Harmontown. Not only am I a fan of the podcast and of Dan’s shows Community and Rick & Morty; Dan’s approach to comedy and story was a huge influence on me as a young writer, so it was really something to appear on the show with him to discuss Adam Ruins Everything as well as – let’s say, deeper subjects. It was a really special night; take a listen.
I don’t think I’ve ever laughed harder on a podcast than I did on this episode of the Rad DudeCast. This show is such a delight to do; Anthony, Greg, and Brendan are three incredibly funny goons and their show is just pure uncut audio comedy. Take a listen.
I took some pictures and said some words to At Large Magazine:
CC: I want to talk about your intended audience, because in that show you did at the 2018 XOXO Festival, you ended by talking about the people you do this for, and you said: “People who are open-minded and love to learn, people who prefer hard truths to comforting fictions, people who are empathetic and don’t want to see others suffer.”
Why do you prefer to preach to the choir, when your point seems to be to change people’s minds about things they hold as resolute truths?
AC: Oh I do, I do, that is the purpose of the show. But it begins by redefining what the choir is or was. The sermon is for people who need the lesson. That’s what the lesson is for. The audience is open to having their minds being changed; that’s why they’re sitting there. Now I hope that is everyone, because I believe that is the default way for humans to be: open-minded.
Read the whole interview and see all the shots here. Thanks to the great photographer Tom Wool for the snaps.
This week I had the pleasure of being a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience. On that episode, Joe brought up the question of trans children, and whether it is ethical to provide them with puberty blockers. Joe feels strongly that it is not. In my discussions with trans researchers and friends, I’ve come to understand that there are quite a lot of misconceptions about this issue, and that it’s an important one to get right. For that reason, I did my best to represent that perspective. However, since I was not aware we’d be discussing this topic before it came up, I did not have the relevant research close at hand, as I freely admitted on air. In this post, I’d like to provide it.
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