ADAM SANK is one of the most recognized and accomplished openly gay stand-up comics in the country, having been featured on NBC’s Last Comic Standing and The Today Show, FOX’s Laughs, CBS News, Vh1’s I Love the 2000s and Best Week Ever, CNN’s @ThisHour, CNBC’s Street Signs and truTV’s World’s Dumbest Criminals, along with countless appearances as both a guest and fill-in host on Sirius-XM satellite radio.
His debut comedy album, “Adam Sank: Live from the Stonewall Inn,” went to No. 1 on both Amazon’s list of Comedy Album Downloads and iTunes’s New Comedy Releases, and it plays in rotation on SiriusXM’s Raw Dog channel. From 2017 to 2023, Adam hosted a popular weekly podcast– “The Adam Sank Show (ASS)” – which was nominated three times for a People’s Choice Podcast Award.
For 15 years, Adam performed regularly at comedy clubs, special events and festivals throughout the New York City area and beyond, including appearances at NYC Gay Pride, Gay Days Orlando, Atlantis Events and the Gay Naturists International (GNI) Annual Gathering. He has served as master of ceremonies and auctioneer at multiple fundraisers, helping to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for charitable organizations. He has also personally raised over $95K for AIDS Walk NY.
In 2019, Adam retired from stand-up after releasing his second comedy album, “Adam Sank’s Last Comedy Album,” which went to No. 1 on Amazon and iTunes and plays regularly on SiriusXM Raw Dog. He occasionally still appears live for select events.
In addition to being a comedian and podcaster, Adam is a licensed wedding officiant in the state of New York, specializing in (but not limited to) same-sex, Jewish and/or comedy-themed ceremonies. He currently lives in New York City with his dog, Lady.
