EP. #74: STUFF THAT MAKES ME LAUGH with Adam Sank

About this episode

Stand-up comedian Adam Sank joins Dan Fisher to discuss the things that make him laugh, including television and his comedic influences.

Stand-up comedian and podcaster ADAM SANK joins Dan for a fun – and sometimes even a little serious – conversation about the stuff that makes him laugh. They talk a lot about television – Adam’s obsessed with the Bravo Network, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, and sitcoms – as well as comedic influences like Mel Brooks, Joan Rivers, Howard Stern, and MAD Magazine; how Adam dealt with growing up as a queer Jewish kid in suburban New Jersey; and why the phrase “we need more cowbell” can still make both of...

People in this episode

Host: Dan Fisher

Guest: Adam Sank

Topics covered

• comedy
• television
• queer identity
• sitcoms
• influences

Keywords

• comedy
• Adam Sank
• television
• Bravo Network
• queer identity
• sitcoms
• Mel Brooks
• Joan Rivers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bravo Network

Books & works: RuPaul’s Drag Race, MAD Magazine

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