Episode description

Adam Ferrara is a comedian, actor and podcaster. He had recurring roles on Rescue Me & Nurse Jackie and was also the co-host of the American version of Top Gear for seven seasons.  His latest comedy special “It’s Scary in Here” is available now for free on YouTube. We discuss all this in the interview plus where he got his work ethic, living with Kevin James, why performing at the roasts is difficult and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Adam's Studio
01:47 - Beatles & Music Fan
02:50 - Pete Townshend & Writing Bits
06:10 - Work Ethic, Job Experiences & Learning
10:03 - Playing in a Band & Early Stand Up
12:45 - Colin Quinn & Writing to Understand
13:22 - Riffing and in the Zone
15:26 - George Carlin & Chris Rush
16:40 - Picking Up Headliners & Grinding
19:30 - Last Day Job
23:10 - Working with Kevin James
24:20 - Joe Namath
25:28 - Tea Leoni, Michael Tucci & Acting
29:43 - Criminal Minds & Crying
30:30 - Dennis Leary & Rescue Me
32:10 - Rescue Me & PC Culture
33:25 - Nurse Jackie
34:53 - Italian Family, Sopranos & Edie Falco
36:15 - East Coast, West Coast & Woke Culture
40:20 - Adjusting Sets For Different Cities
41:28 - The Roasts
42:58 - Pushing Past Fear & Channeling Energy
44:15 - Top Gear & Driving Cars
50:30 - Adam's Dad, Derek Luke & Humanity
54:01 - When The Work Takes on a Bigger Life
56:38 - Leary Firefighter Fund
57:18 - Outro

Adam Ferrara website:
https://www.adamferrara.com/

Leary Firefighter Fund website:
https://learyfirefighters.org/grant/

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com/

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