A stand-up comedian since 1997, Adam has performed all over Australia, Britain and the USA. He began his gossip queen career as Triple J’s Mister Bitch and spent eight years as The Fabulous Adam Richard, part of Melbourne’s FM breakfast team The Matt and Jo Show on 101.9 Fox FM.

Adam has appeared as a guest on such embarrassing television ventures as Celebrity Dog School, Celebrity Splash, Hole in the Wall (what is it with all the swimming pools?) and The Footy Show. He has also appeared in more classy fare, like Celebrity Letters and Numbers, Can of Worms, Chelsea Lately, Rove and Tractor Monkeys. He is the co-writer and co-star of the 2012 ABC TV comedy series Outland, about a group of gay science fiction fans. Adam was one of the team captains along with Ella Hooper on the rebooted Spicks and Specks hosted by Josh Earl, and a panellist on ABC series Whovians, a show dedicated to the Doctor Who fandom.

Adam was a national finalist in the 1997 Raw Comedy competition. He was the recipient of a Moosehead Award grant in 1998 for his first-ever full-length stand-up comedy show Tragedy. In ‘98 he also played Sydney and Edinburgh in the live show oz.dot.comedy with Carl Barron, the subject of a Comedy Channel documentary directed by Kevin Carlin. In ‘99 Adam made his commercial television debut performing stand-up comedy on Hey Hey It’s Saturday. He has self-produced several shows for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival since 1999’s Adam Richard in Disgrace. In 2014 Adam performed Gaypocalypse – his first solo festival show in seven years at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. In 2015, he returned to MICF with his show #FGT.

Adam was a co-producer and presenter of the live comedy night and podcast The Shelf with Justin Hamilton and producer and presenter of The Poofcast (with Scott Brennan and Toby Sullivan, aka Talking Poofy). In 2019 he launched his podcast Adam Richard Has A Theory. Adam is also the co-host of the Me. I Am. A Memoir. The Meaning of ‘The Meaning of Mariah Carey’ podcast alongside Phillip Lee Curtis.

Adam is currently a senior writer on ABC comedy quiz series Hard Quiz and Hard Quiz Kids.

Writing

HARD QUIZ KIDS (Series 1)
ABC TV 2024
HARD QUIZ (Series 9)
ABC TV 2023
HARD QUIZ (Series 8)
ABC TV 2022
HARD QUIZ (Series 7)
ABC TV 2021
HARD QUIZ (Series 6)
ABC TV 2020
HARD QUIZ (Series 5)
ABC TV 2019
HARD QUIZ (Series 4)
ABC TV 2019
HARD QUIZ (Series 2)
Dir: Richard Franc, ABC TV 2017
OUTLAND
Dir: Kevin Carlin, ABC TV 2012
OUTLAND (Short)
Dir: John Richards, 2006

Television

CELEBRITY LETTERS AND NUMBERS
Guest / Dictionary Corner. ITV Studios Australia Pty Limited 2021
WHOVIANS (Series 2)
Panellist. Dir: Kate Douglas-Walker, ABC TV 2018
MISDUMMA VAC HYPOTHETICAL 2018
Host. Dir: Elliott Klein, C31 Melbourne 2018
TRUE MURDER (Mini-Series)
Role: Jarvis X. A-List Entertainment 2017
WHOVIANS
Panellist. Dir: Simon Francis, ABC TV 2017
COMMUNITY KITCHEN
Guest. Dir: Cat Commander, Dunlopedia Productions 2015
SPICKS & SPECKS
Team Captain. Dir: Jon Olb, ABC TV 2014
DIRTY LAUNDRY LIVE
Guest. Dir: Jon Olb, ABC TV 2014
TRACTOR MONKEYS
Guest. Dir: Mark FitzGerald, ABC TV 2013
THIS WEEK LIVE
Guest. Network TEN 2013
CELEBRITY SPLASH! AUSTRALIA
Contestant. Seven Network, 2013
BEING BRENDO
Role: Glenn. X:Machine Productions 2012
OUTLAND
Role: Fab. Dir: Kevin Carlin, ABC TV 2012
CAN OF WORMS
Guest. Dir: Simon Francis, Watercooler Media 2012
LIVE ON BOWEN
Guest. Dir: Jack C. Levitt, RMITV 2012
ADAM HILLS TONIGHT
Guest. Dir: Jon Olb, ABC TV 2012
YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING
Guest. Dir: Randall Churchill, Southern Star Endemol 2011
CHELSEA LATELY
Round Table Guest. Borderline Amazing Productions 2011
SLEUTH 101
Role: Guest Detective. Dir: Jon Olb, ABC TV 2010
THE PROJECT
Guest. Network TEN 2009 & 2010
HOLE IN THE WALL
Contestant. Dir: Gary Newnham, FremantleMedia 2008
9AM WITH DAVID & KIM
Weekly Celebrity News & Gossip. Network TEN 2006-2008
CELEBRITY DOG SCHOOL
Contestant. Network TEN 2007
SPICKS & SPECKS
Guest Panellist. ABC TV 2006-2011
ROVE LIVE
Guest. Roving Enterprises 2005
STAND UP!
Guest. Dir: Joe Murray, ABC TV 2004
DARREN AND BROSE
Guest. Dir: Darren Chau & Dean Irwin, La Trobe Media Group 2002
WHAT’S GOIN’ ON THERE
Guest. Dir: Steve Messenger, RMITV 1998

Film

VALMAY THE VISITOR FROM BEEP BEEP BEEP BLEETLEBOX 967 (Short)
Role: Captain Anne Chenille. Dir: Susan Earl, Screen Australia 2010
OUTLAND (Short)
Role: Fab. Dir: John Richards, 2006

Live Shows

#FGT
Solo Show. MICF & Sydney Comedy Festival 2015
GAYPOCALYPSE
Solo Show. ICF & Sydney Comedy Festival 2014
TALKING POOFY
MICF 2010
COMEDY CONFIDENTIAL
MICF 2010
THE YEAR THAT WAS
Sydney Opera House 2008
ADAM RICHARD “X”
Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne Int’l Comedy Festivals 2007
THE FABULOUS ADAM RICHARD
MICF 2006
ADAM RICHARD – BITCH   
MICF 2004
SUPERSTAR KARAOKE WITH KIM HOPE
MICF 2003
THE HUMP WITH TERRI PSIAKIS & JUSTIN HAMILTON
Terminus Hotel, Clifton Hill. Toured Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Hobart 2003
OUTRAGEOUS WITH KIM HOPE        
MICF/Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2002
ADAM RICHARD IN DISTRESS
Solo Show. MICF 2002
ADAM RICHARD – MADE FOR TELEVISION
Solo Show. Melbourne Fringe Festival. Toured Sydney, Perth, Albury-Wodonga, Edinburgh, London 2002
ADAM RICHARD IN DISTRESS
Solo Show. Melbourne Fringe Festival 2001
CRIMES OF FASHION (DONATELLA – KEBAB VERSACHACHA)
Dir: Christian Bonetto & Lee Young, Fragile Ego Productions 2001
MISS ITCHY – I CAN’T STOP BURROWING
Role: Prison Guard. Melbourne Fringe 2001
THE MISS ITCHY CREME DE MENTHE BREAKFAST SHOW
Sketch performer. MICF, Toured Sydney, Adelaide, Hobart, Launceston 2001
SASSY WITH KIM HOPE
MICF 2000
ADAM RICHARD IN DISGRACE         
Melbourne Fringe Festival 1999
SHAME: THE COLLEGE YEARS WITH KIM HOPE, PETER HELLIAR AND ROVE MCMANUS
MICF 1999
OZ.DOT.COMEDY
Stand-up Harold Park Hotel, Sydney/Edinburgh Festival Fringe 1998
ADAM RICHARD – TRAGEDY
Moosehead Award Recipient. MICF 1998
SHAME WITH KIM HOPE, PETER HELLIAR AND ROVE MCMANUS
MICF 1998
BEST COMEDY ACT
Campus Activities. Victoria 1997
COMEDY CAPERS AT THE PUBLIC BAR
Sketch Comedy. MICF 1996

Radio

3AW AFTERNOONS
Guest Appearances. Weekly Segment Dec-Jan 2020/2021
THE SHELF
Co-host with Justin Hamilton. Weekly Podcast 2011-2017
THE POOFCAST (AKA TALKING POOFY)
Co-host with Scott Brennan and Toby Sutherland. Weekly Podcast 2010-2015
MATT & JO WITH THE FABULOUS ADAM RICHARD
Co-Host. 101.9 Fox FM Melbourne 2004
MATT, JO & BENNO WITH THE FABULOUS ADAM RICHARD
Mon/Wed/Fri. Fox FM Breakfast 2004
MORNINGS WITH JODIE & JO
Weekly TV Review Segment “Channel Bitch”. 101.9 Fox FM 2003
DRIVE WITH MEL & CHARLIE
Weekly segment “Mister Bitch”. Triple J 2002-2003
MORNINGS WITH JODIE & JO
Guest Appearances. 101.9 Fox FM 2002
BREAKFAST WITH HUGHESY, KATE & DAVE
Guest Appearances. Nova 100 2002
ENOUGH ROPE WITH JOSH KINAL & MESHEL LAURIE
Regular “Controversy” segment. 3RRR 2001-2002