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Loveline · The Man Show · The Adam Carolla ShowAdam Carolla
The Loveline co-host turned Man Show and Crank Yankers co-creator, now a podcasting pioneer.
- Born
- May 27, 1964
- Podcast
- The Adam Carolla Show
- Radio
- Loveline (1995–2005)
- Books
- 2 NYT bestsellers

Who is Adam Carolla?
Adam Carolla (born May 27, 1964) is an American radio personality, comedian, actor and podcaster who hosts The Adam Carolla Show, a talk show distributed as a podcast.
He co-hosted the syndicated call-in show Loveline with Drew Pinsky from 1995 to 2005, and its MTV version from 1996 to 2000. He co-hosted and co-created The Man Show (1999–2004) and co-created and performed on Crank Yankers (2002–2007, 2019–2022). He also hosted TLC’s The Adam Carolla Project (2005) and Speed’s The Car Show (2011).
He has competed on Dancing with the Stars and The Celebrity Apprentice. His books In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks (2010) and Not Taco Bell Material both made The New York Times Best Seller list.
Timeline
- 1995Loveline with Drew Pinsky
- 1999The Man Show
- 2002Crank Yankers
- 2005The Adam Carolla Project on TLC
- 2010In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks
- 2011The Car Show on Speed
- 2012Voice in Wreck-It Ralph
Specials, TV & more
On the podcasts
Full episodes where Adam is a guest or comes up, newest first.
On My Show Notes
Live My Show Notes episode pages that mention Adam Carolla.
- MyShowNotes ✓ Adam Carolla – Mark Normand & Sam Morril – We Might Be Drunk Podcast
- MyShowNotes ✓ We Might Be Drunk Podcast with Greg Fitzsimmons: Tour Tales, Tipping & The Art of Comedy
- MyShowNotes ✓ Patton Oswalt Gets Not Drunk with Sam Morril & Mark Normand – We Might Be Drunk Podcast
- MyShowNotes ✓ What’s Ailing Us? A Comedic Deep Dive with Dr. Drew and Harland Williams – Harland Highway Podcast 173
- MyShowNotes ✓ Mike Lawrence & Mike Vecchione on We Might Be Drunk | Full Episode Notes
Adam Carolla FAQ
Who hosted Loveline with Dr. Drew?
Adam Carolla, from 1995 to 2005 on radio and 1996 to 2000 on MTV.
Did Adam Carolla create Crank Yankers?
He co-created it and performed on it.
What books has Adam Carolla written?
In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks and Not Taco Bell Material, both NYT best sellers.
If you like Adam
More comics on the list who share stages and mics with Adam.
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