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 169 to 192 of 974.
5:21Cancelled News: Jake Paul DESTROYS Tyson & Trump DESTROYS Kamala!
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6:08Cancelled News 5/11: Trump Casually Roasting Politicians + An Animal Surprise!
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6:48Cancelled News 6/1: Trump Found Guily + Nintendo’s Woke Mario
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6:40Cancelled News 3/20: Can You I.D. This Missing Senior? + Sex Stabbings & St. Patrick’s
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8:44Cancelled News 1/14: BREAKING Joe Biden Classified Documents REVEALED
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5:09Cancelled News 1/27: Two Impactful Words from Donald Trump
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5:15Cancelled News 11/19: Biggest Donald Trump Update in Years
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0:26MMA Fighter humiliated by girlfriend
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5:15Cancelled News: Trump Releases TOP SECRET Files!
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4:49Cancelled News 2/19: Super Bowl Recap, Justin Bieber Shooting, and I Officially Apologize
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4:36Cancelled News 3/3: TikTok Leaks, Trump Wins + the Greatest Moment in Sports
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5:02Cancelled News: American Legend Dead – The World Reacts!
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5:54Cancelled News 4/11: Twitter, Will Smith, and an Apology to Our Fans
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7:08Cancelled News 12/18: Omicron Variant, Santa Claus, and Donald Trump… LIVE
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6:30Cancelled News 6/4: Johnny Depp, BTS, & An EXCLUSIVE Interview w/ Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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5:35Cancelled News 2/24: WATCH Google’s New AI Tool Erase History
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2:16Politically Incorrect Jokes About Political Correctness
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6:05Cancelled News 7/8: When Bison Attack!
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5:18Cancelled News 3/11: EXPOSED – This Food Staple Contains 86% Bear Meat
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4:28Cancelled News: Musk Disaster at Trump Inauguration
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6:03Cancelled News 5/20: Woke Hollywood Reboots Me as a Black Guy
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0:26NBA vs WNBA
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5:31Cancelled News: They're Throwing WHAT at WNBA Games?
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4:08Cancelled News 2/4: Super Bowl LVIII
3.3K viewsGuest appearances (2)
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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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