Adam Yenser
About Adam Yenser
Adam Yenser is an American stand-up comedian and Emmy Award-winning television writer originally from Pennsylvania. He developed his craft at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City and built a career combining clean stand-up with sharp political and observational humor. Yenser became widely known as a longtime writer for The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where he worked for a decade.
Adam Yenser spent roughly ten years on the writing staff of The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2012 to 2022), an Emmy-winning run during which he also appeared on camera in segments such as 'Kevin the Cashier' and 'Adam Investigates.' He has performed on Conan and competed on NBC's Last Comic Standing, and he was named Best New Political Comedian at Politicon in 2015. Yenser has written for The Oscars and has been a freelance contributor to SNL's Weekend Update. His stand-up leans clean, observational and politically literate, with a uniquely centrist to conservative perspective that has earned him bookings at the Hollywood Improv, Gotham Comedy Club and The Laugh Factory.
Adam Yenser tours comedy clubs and theaters across the United States and is a regular at the major Improv and Laugh Factory rooms in Los Angeles and New York. He also produces a weekly satirical video series called 'Cancelled News' on his YouTube channel and is active on Instagram. For booking and current dates check his official site adamyenser.com.
Videos (974)
Videos 145 to 168 of 974.
4:31Cancelled News 10/22: Yo Momma Shouldn’t Watch This Video
3.8K views
4:37Cancelled News 6/15: Biden Guilty! Faces 25 Years in Prison
3.8K views
5:15Cancelled News 7/1: The Holy Grail of Success Tips – Now Revealed!
3.8K views
4:48Cancelled News 6/22: Justin Timberlake Arrested!
3.8K views
0:11Zoo visitor breaking into a lion exhibit
3.8K views
5:21Cancelled News 8/24: RFK Jr. Drops a Bombshell Endorsement
3.7K views
6:25Cancelled News 3/12: Expensive Gas, Gay Horseback Riding, and The Batman
3.7K views
6:20Cancelled News 12/10: Massive Twitter Revelations + Death Merchant Now Loose
3.7K views
3:28Cancelled News 7/27: HUGE Biden Announcement Shocks the World!
3.7K views
5:41Cancelled News 5/28: Massive Outbreak Signals New Pandemic
3.7K views
0:17Disney changes Little Mermaid under pressure
3.6K views
6:45Cancelled News 2/20: Jimmy Carter’s Tragic Final Wish – Can He Hold on Long Enough?
3.6K views
0:23Huge Boxing Controversy at Olympics
3.6K views
6:31Cancelled News 1/13: Biggest Name in Football FIRED + Korean Drama
3.6K views
7:16Cancelled News 2/5: MISSING – Justin Trudeau Disappears + More CNN Sex Scandals!
3.6K views
6:26Cancelled News 8/19: BREAKING Hurricane Hilary Unleashes Chaos
3.6K views
6:40Cancelled News 7/15: Anchor Hilariously Reacts to His Own Newscast
3.6K views
0:17Stephen King's favorite song is a nightmare
3.6K views
5:31Cancelled News: Will Smith Sued!
3.6K views
0:16Pornhub Now Requiring Photo ID
3.6K views
0:07Monica Lewinsky's new modeling career
3.6K views
5:32Cancelled News 11/11: Arnold Schwarzenegger Zoom Nightmare + Birds Being Racist
3.5K views
0:30Joe Biden getting a new college degree
3.5K views
0:19Huge vaping lawsuit
3.5K viewsGuest appearances (2)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Adam Yenser.
Guest appearances 1 to 2 of 2.
5:35Adam Yenser Stand-Up 11/06/13 | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
195K views
1:33:37Adam Yenser LIVE on Chrissie Mayr Podcast! Babylon Bee, Fellow Conan Intern, Writer for Ellen
Chrissie Mayr
2.2K viewsChannels on this page: Conan O'Brien, Chrissie Mayr
Frequently asked questions
Who is Adam Yenser?
Adam Yenser is an American stand-up comedian and Emmy-winning television writer from Pennsylvania. He wrote for The Ellen DeGeneres Show for about ten years and is known for clean, politically tinged observational comedy.
What is Adam Yenser's most famous special?
Yenser has not released a major streaming stand-up special. His best known on-camera work includes recurring segments on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and his ongoing satirical YouTube series 'Cancelled News.'
What style of comedy does Adam Yenser do?
He performs clean stand-up with a focus on politics, current events and everyday observations, delivered from a centrist to conservative perspective. In 2015 he was named Best New Political Comedian at Politicon.
Where is Adam Yenser from?
Adam Yenser was raised in Pennsylvania and started doing stand-up at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City before relocating to Los Angeles for his television writing career.
Where can I watch Adam Yenser?
You can watch Yenser on his YouTube channel (including 'Cancelled News'), on episodes of The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Conan, and live on tour.
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