Australian Comedy Review

Adam Palmer hails from and lives in Melbourne, Victoria. After completing a B/A in Drama, he worked a multitude of jobs and spent time busking and backpacking. Adam then took the leap into Stand up in 1996, working as either MC or headline act in places such as ‘the Comedy Club’, ‘the Comics’ Lounge’ and ‘The Espy’ in St. Kilda within eighteen months.

In 1997, Adam began writing, directing and hosting ‘the Looney Bin Theatre Restaurant Show’ after having worked there initially as a singer. Adam would often write specific comedy routines, songs and parodies for corporate groups such as Toyota, Telstra and McDonalds.

In 1999 Adam was employed as a writer on the hit sketch show ‘Full Frontal’. He also appeared regularly in the channel 7 sketch show ‘The Big News’ and performed his stand up on ‘Foxtel Headliners’. Adam has enjoyed many serious roles in Australian drama programs such as ‘Stingers’, ‘Neighbours’ and eight episodes of ‘Blue Heelers’. On top of this, he is a well-known face from over a dozen television commercials.

Adam’s 2001 show for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival entitled ‘Footy, the Show’ played to packed houses and positive reviews. “Adam Palmer…Goin’Off!” was his’s 2002 solo show for the Comedy Festival and was an hour long extravaganza of musical stand up comedy at ‘the Comic’s Lounge’. He then followed that up in 2003 with ‘Bare Naked!’ at the Comedy Club, his fourth Comedy Festival show. During 2003 Adam was a weekly guest on Greg Evan’s 3AK afternoon radio show where he wrote and performed a song parody of the week’s news events.

Adam has completed two further successful Comedy Festival shows “Whose Shout Is It Anyway?” and “The Steamers” in 2005 and ‘06. He can be seen now on The Comedy Channel’s Stand Up Australia and spends his time touring venues in Victoria, Sydney and Queensland.