Adam Mamawala
Adam Mamawala (born May 18, 1987) is an American stand-up comedian based out of New York City. Mamawala has appeared on Comedy Central, MTV, BET, and SiriusXM, and both of his albums, Statistically More Relatable (2022) and One of the Good Ones (2017) debuted at #1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts. Adam has been a freelance contributor to Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update and Someecards and currently co-hosts the basketball podcast HORSE, as recently featured in The New York Times! Mamawala played the lead character in a 6 episode indie romantic comedy series Under Cover Comic (2022), streaming on Amazon Prime, Roku, and Tubi.[1]
Biography
[edit]Mamawala was born in Aurora, Illinois, to an Indian father from Pune, India and a German-American mother from Whitewater, Wisconsin.[2] His father studied in Morocco before moving to the United States to pursue his MBA. His father worked in financial services for MetLife and MassMutual while his mother was a special education teachers' aide.[3] He graduated from Hillsborough High School in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey in 2005 and graduated from The College of New Jersey in Ewing Township, New Jersey, with a degree in Communication Studies in 2009.[4][5]
A nationally touring headliner, Adam has amassed more than 170,000 followers across his social media platforms.[6] Since 2024, he has toured the country as one of Dane Cook’s feature acts, performing at iconic venues such as The Fillmore in Detroit, The Met in Philadelphia and New York City’s Beacon Theatre.[7][8][9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hillsborough Comic To Headline At Stress Factory, Tour With Dane Cook". Hillsborough, NJ Patch. 2025-03-12. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
- ^ Blank, Matt. "Rising Stand-Up Star Adam Mamawala Dishes on His Indian Roots, Personal Idols, & Where Comedy Draws the Line", Mixed Asian Media, August 19, 2022. Accessed July 10, 2024. "I was born in Aurora, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago most known in pop culture as being the setting of Wayne's World. My dad is from India and my mom is from Wisconsin, but they moved to Illinois in 1985 after my dad's job brought him there. We also moved from Illinois to New Jersey in 1996 as a result of my dad's job, which is where I largely grew up. My dad worked in insurance, first for MetLife and then MassMutual."
- ^ The College of New Jersey official web site wep page for Student Ambassador Adam Mamawala Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed March 14, 2008.
- ^ Thomas Bartlett, "Funny You Should Say That," The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 11, 2008, found at Chronicle of Higher Education sample article. Accessed March 14, 2008.
- ^ James Queally, "Punchlines punch Mamawala's ticket to Atlantic City", The Signal (College of New Jersey newspaper), November 29, 2006, found at Punchlines punch Mamawala's ticket to Atlantic City[permanent dead link]. Accessed March 14, 2008.
- ^ New Jersey Comedy Festival official web site Archived March 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed March 14, 2008.
- ^ Videos on Youtube at Adam Mamawala Stand-Up at Comix (January 07, 2009 show on Youtube) and Adam Mamawala at Comix 1/6. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
- ^ "Event: Kel Mitchell to host Edison comedy show Wednesday to support local scholarship, by Helping Hands", see NJ.com website. Retrieved September 30, 2008.
- ^ "Stress Factory Comedy Club :: Baker-Bone and Friends". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ "Meet Adam Mamawala". canvasrebel.com. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
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[edit]- 21st-century American comedians
- American stand-up comedians
- American people of Indian descent
- People from Hillsborough Township, New Jersey
- People from Aurora, Illinois
- American people of German descent
- Hillsborough High School (New Jersey) alumni
- The College of New Jersey alumni
- Comedians from Illinois
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Comedians from Somerset County, New Jersey
- American male comedians