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Corey Adam | |
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| Born | Corey Adam Allegrezza 1980 or 1981 (age 44–45) |
| Occupation | Stand-up comedian |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Website | coreyadamwastaken.com |
Corey Adam is an Americanstand-up comedian fromMinneapolis, Minnesota. He has released three comedy albums onStand Up! Records, including 2018'sJokes.
Adam was born Corey Adam Allegrezza inHibbing, Minnesota.[1] Adam began using his first and middle names as a stage name in 2008 because of his frustration with frequent mispronunciations of "Allegrezza."[2]
Adam's comedy has been described as "self-deprecating and sarcastic."[1] Adam's early comedy was influenced bySam Kinison; he studied group improv comedy at venues such asBrave New Workshop in Minneapolis, but eventually decided solo stand-up was more suited to his style.[3] He moved briefly toLas Vegas at age 22 to further his stand-up career, but has been based in the Twin Cities until 2021, when he moved toAustin, Texas.[2]
Adam has toured internationally, performing to audiences in Ireland and at the Akumal Comedy Festival in Mexico,[1] and has been a frequent tour opener forNick Swardson.[2][4] He has been a regular host of comedy nights at several clubs in Minneapolis.[5][6]
Adam has released three albums of his stand-up comedy. Two of these,No Joke andNo Joke 2, are nontraditional sets capturing not his actual stage performance but his interactions with audiences and hecklers.[6] Originally self-funded through crowdsourcing,No Joke was later picked up by Grammy-winning producerDan Schlissel ofStand Up! Records, who produced his subsequent works. Richard Lanoie of The Serious Comedy Site praised 2018'sJokes for its "adult sense of humor and a taste for the absurd."[7]
He was a regular co-host on the Steel Toe Morning Show on Youtube.com out ofSt. Cloud, Minnesota,[8] and has been a frequent guest on the sports talk showSKOR North Live onKSTP-AM,[9][10][11][12][13]Laughing Matters with Robert Baril onKTNF-AM,[14][15] and theWFTC-TV pop-culture showOn the Fly with Tony Fly.[1]
In 2019–20, he co-hosted the podcastUnregulated Radio.[16] In 2012–2013, Adam co-hostedDirty Bomb Shop, a podcast about the craft of stand-up comedy.[17]