A biography for Adam Conoverhasn’t been written yet.
“Millennials are always on their phones and it's running their lives, but you know who is also on their phones? Moms and Dads and also some dogs... everyone is on their phone all the time.”
“I have a very deep belief that all the problems in society are not because some people are bad and some people are good and we have to get rid of all the wrong people. Everything that we want to fix is because of a flaw in humans in general, something that humans together do incorrectly.”
“I've always been kind of an information sponge.”
“There's no replacement for having a burning desire to talk about something: 'I know this and other people need to know!'”
“The idea that you must bathe every day is, to a certain extent, a manufacture on the part of the soap industry.”
“I get messages from 21-year old white dudes who have just gotten out of an expensive college and say 'Hey can I pick your brain?' and I have nothing to say to them because A. They already have all the advantages and B. My advice would be the same as anyone else: Go do open mics.”
“What people say about millennials is the same thing they've said about every generation: Younger people are obsessed with technology, and selfish, and they're lazy, and they live with their parents... Guess what? That's 'cause they're young people!”
“I want to do stories that are about the bits of cultural furniture that are sitting there that we're like, 'Oh yeah, that's been there for years! What could possibly be weird about it?' And then we're going to lift that piece of furniture and look at all the bugs scurry away.”
“I'm a naturally curious person.”
“When something actually shocks me, that's when you know it's a great topic.”
“Growing up as a comedian the most influential person on me was Jon Stewart. He showed that comedy could have a real tangible effect on the world. He showed that comedy could move the needle of society and that a comic can do real things and make a real contribution.”
“The truth is, people love to learn.”
“I went to Bard College, which was a really interesting synthesis of a hippie school and a serious academic institution. It was really the perfect spot for me.”
“I had the benefit of going to a really good high school on Long Island. I went to Shoreham-Wading River High School, which kind of started as an experimental public school back in the 60s and 70s. It had a bunch of teachers there with a unique teaching philosophy.”
“I want people to know the truth. That's what drives me. That there is truth in the world to know, and once you know it, you have a responsibility to share it.”
“I sort of expose the truth about common misconceptions, or you know, investigate why we do certain things culturally, why we have certain traditions, and ask the question, 'is this really the best way we can be doing things?'”
“I think people are better for having learned, even if they aren't happier.”
“I have a vested interest in increasing the amount of diversity in my own business. That's something that I care about. So mentoring people who are trying to break into the business who could use a hand, that's the type of person I look for.”
“I think the best comedy enlightens, informs, and changes the way people look at the world.”
“I see myself as an avatar of curiosity and doubt.”