Adam Ruben Stand Up Comedian from Washington, DC

Adam Ruben is a comedian, storyteller, writer, and molecular biologist in Washington, DC. For over 25 years, he has performed at clubs, colleges, and private venues across the country, including at some of the best-known storytelling shows and comedy clubs. He has opened for some of the country's best-known headlining stand-up comics, including Jim Gaffigan, Ben Bailey, Jake Johannsen, Greg Giraldo, Kathleen Madigan, and Larry Miller. Adam has appeared on the Food Network's "Food Detectives," the Science Channel's "Outrageous Acts of Science," "Head Rush," and "What on Earth?", the Travel Channel's "Mysteries at the Kremlin," Discovery's "Superhuman Science," Netflix's "The Mortified Guide," and NPR's "All Things Considered." Adam is also a writer for the Emmy-nominated preschool cartoon "Elinor Wonders Why" on PBS Kids. For more than twenty years, Adam has taught an undergraduate stand-up comedy class that has quickly become one of the most popular January "Intersession" courses at Johns Hopkins University. Adam is the author of three books: "Surviving Your Stupid, Stupid Decision to Go to Grad School" (Random House, 2010), "Pinball Wizards: Jackpots, Drains, and the Cult of the Silver Ball" (Chicago Review Press, 2017), and "Soda Pop Science" (Scholastic, 2026). He also writes the monthly humor column "Experimental Error" in the otherwise respectable journal Science.