Adam Richard (born Adam Richard Dellamarta, 1 January 1971 in Carlton, Victoria)[1] is an Australian comedian, actor, radio presenter, writer and media personality, best known co-writing and starring in Outland, an ABC1 comedy series about a group of LGBT sci-fi geeks. Richard was also a team captain on the 2014 revival of music quiz and live music performance showSpicks and Specks, and he was a permanent panel member on the Doctor Who–themed 2017 show Whovians.
He had a regular gossip segment on Triple J radio in 2002–2003, where he was known as Mister Bitch. He presented a similar segment on The Matt and Jo Show on Fox FM from 2003 until the show's completion in 2013.[5]
He co-wrote and starred in the ABC1 comedy series Outland in 2012.[5][6]
Richard was one of the team captains in the revival of the ABC television show Spicks and Specks that commenced on 5 February 2014.[7] In 2017, Richard featured on Whovians, the Australian comedy panel show which focused on the science fiction television series Doctor Who to analyse and critique the program.[8]
Since 2001, Richard has (along with Scott Brennan and Toby Sullivan) been one-third of comedy group Talking Poofy, and their podcast The Poofcast has been running since 2010.
Since 2019, Richard has been producing nearly daily content on his Adam Richard Has a Theory podcast. The podcast mainly focusing on the Doctor Who universe/spin-offs and anything else on Richard's mind at the time.
Personal lifeedit
Richard was born Adam Richard Dellamarta but informally changed his name to Adam Richard when he was a teenager. He officially changed it in 1996 after the death of his mother.[1] He attended Brunswick Primary School and Princes Hill Secondary College in Carlton North, Victoria. He also completed a writing course at RMIT University.[1] He is openly gay and has been billed as the country's first openly gay comedian. He has also revealed he suffers from debilitating panic attacks but is able to get it under control with assistance.[6]
Referencesedit
^ abcd"Fox stunned by straightshooter". The Age. Fairfax Media. 7 June 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ ab"10 Questions: Adam Richard, comedian, actor, 41". The Australian. News Ltd. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
^"Spicks and Specks". ABC TV. ABC. 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
^Saw, Amelia (23 March 2017). "Rove McManus "geeks out" on new TV show dedicated to Whovians". news.com.au. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
External linksedit
Adam Richard website
Adam Richard Twitter account
January 05, 2024
adam, richard, born, dellamarta, january, 1971, carlton, victoria, australian, comedian, actor, radio, presenter, writer, media, personality, best, known, writing, starring, outland, abc1, comedy, series, about, group, lgbt, geeks, richard, also, team, captain. Adam Richard born Adam Richard Dellamarta 1 January 1971 in Carlton Victoria 1 is an Australian comedian actor radio presenter writer and media personality best known co writing and starring in Outland an ABC1 comedy series about a group of LGBT sci fi geeks Richard was also a team captain on the 2014 revival of music quiz and live music performance showSpicks and Specks and he was a permanent panel member on the Doctor Who themed 2017 show Whovians Adam RichardBorn 1971 01 10 10 January 1971 age 52 Carlton Victoria AustraliaEducationProfessional Writing and Editing at RMIT UniversityOccupationsComedianactorradio presenterwritermedia personality Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer editAfter a variety of part time jobs including working as a State Bank teller a fast food worker and a cleaner Richard had his first stand up gig in 1996 During the late 1990s Richard was a regular on various RMITV shows including The Loft Live with Rove McManus Under Melbourne Tonight 2 What s Goin On There 1998 3 and Whose Shout 1999 4 He had a regular gossip segment on Triple J radio in 2002 2003 where he was known as Mister Bitch He presented a similar segment on The Matt and Jo Show on Fox FM from 2003 until the show s completion in 2013 5 On television he has made regular appearances on Rove 9am with David amp Kim and Spicks and Specks He also appeared on The Glass House In 2007 he was also a regular on the very short lived show Celebrity Dog School with his dog Snoops 1 He had a guest acting role in 2010 on Sleuth 101 and he appeared in Celebrity Splash in 2013 He co wrote and starred in the ABC1 comedy series Outland in 2012 5 6 Richard was one of the team captains in the revival of the ABC television show Spicks and Specks that commenced on 5 February 2014 7 In 2017 Richard featured on Whovians the Australian comedy panel show which focused on the science fiction television series Doctor Who to analyse and critique the program 8 Since 2001 Richard has along with Scott Brennan and Toby Sullivan been one third of comedy group Talking Poofy and their podcast The Poofcast has been running since 2010 Since 2019 Richard has been producing nearly daily content on his Adam Richard Has a Theory podcast The podcast mainly focusing on the Doctor Who universe spin offs and anything else on Richard s mind at the time Personal life editRichard was born Adam Richard Dellamarta but informally changed his name to Adam Richard when he was a teenager He officially changed it in 1996 after the death of his mother 1 He attended Brunswick Primary School and Princes Hill Secondary College in Carlton North Victoria He also completed a writing course at RMIT University 1 He is openly gay and has been billed as the country s first openly gay comedian He has also revealed he suffers from debilitating panic attacks but is able to get it under control with assistance 6 References edit a b c d Fox stunned by straightshooter The Age Fairfax Media 7 June 2007 Retrieved 3 January 2014 The Best of Under Melbourne Tonight Episode List 1997 Archived from the original on 12 August 2016 What s Goin on There Brief Episode List Archived from the original on 12 August 2016 Whose Shout Episode Credits Archived from the original on 11 August 2016 a b Adam Richard Yahoo TV Seven Corporate Yahoo 2013 Retrieved 2 January 2014 a b 10 Questions Adam Richard comedian actor 41 The Australian News Ltd 11 February 2012 Retrieved 2 January 2014 Spicks and Specks ABC TV ABC 2013 Retrieved 1 January 2014 Saw Amelia 23 March 2017 Rove McManus geeks out on new TV show dedicated to Whovians news com au Retrieved 20 September 2017 External links editAdam Richard website Adam Richard Twitter account Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adam Richard amp oldid 1159567373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
