History Radio / TheAdamCarollaShow

The show's typically starts off with Adam discussing whatever has caught in his craw that day, often times current events but also complaining about his home city of Los Angeles (traffic, stupid laws, etc) and various minor aggravations of his that he can turn into hour-long rants (see BerserkButton below). Then usually a guest(s) will come or call in and Adam will interview them. Regulars include Matt Achity (RottenTomatoes owner, they usually play a game guessing what score a list of themed movies got on the site), David Wild, a music journalist, and several fan-favorite comedians like David Allen Grier, Joy Koy, and Drunk Frat Guy. The show ends with Alison's news segment, which may get through several news stories or just one, depending how much Adam riffs on each item.

The show's typically starts off with Adam discussing whatever has caught in his craw that day, often times current events but also complaining about his home city of Los Angeles (traffic, stupid laws, etc) and various minor aggravations of his that he can turn into hour-long rans (see BeserkButton below). Then usually a guest(s) will come or call in and Adam will interview them. Regulars include Matt Achity (RottenTomatoes owner, they usually play a game guessing what score a list of themed movies got on the site), David Wild, a music journalist, and several fan-favorite comedians like David Allen Grier, Joy Koy, and Drunk Frat Guy. The show ends with Alison's news segment, which may get through several news stories or just one, depending how much Adam riffs on each item.

ACS is part of the Carolla Digital network, which has a massive arsenal of podcasts.

** Although he is technically a quarter Jewish on the Hungarian side.

* OnlyOneName: Dawson, possibly. Maybe it's his first name. Adam is unsure which it is, or what his other name is, despite working with him for six years. [[note: his first name is Mike. Adam is just so used to only calling him Dawson he forgets at times.]]

* OnlyOneName: Dawson, possibly. Maybe it's his first name. Adam is unsure which it is, or what his other name is, despite working with him for six years.

* DumbassDJ: One of his regular targets is morning DJ who are too excited to be reading weather weather weather, news top of the hour, at the half hour, traffic traffic traffic weather etc. Also the stereotypical strip club DJ (A string of strip club clches always ending with "Jade, stage five!" while Bald Bryan plays a '''Cherry Pie''' music bed). He does impressions of both.

* TheCollector: Adam has a fleet of rare and unusual cars, and is a complete and unabashed gear head. Of particular note is his collection of race cars driven by Paul Newman.

The most downloaded podcast in the world, formerly a radio show on KLSX in LA from 2006 to 2009. The star of the show is day laborer-turned-comedian Adam "Lakers" Carolla, co-host of {{Loveline}} (with Dr. Drew Pinsky) and {{The Man Show}}(with Jimmy Kimmel). The news girl is Alison Rosen (previously Teresa Strasser, who now hosts a syndicated game show called The List) and "Bald" Bryan Bishop does sound effects.

** Billboards, PSAs, etc. telling people to do things that everyone already does or is such common sense that Adam views them as pointless. These include Click-It-Or-Ticket (pointing out that every car in the last few decades have audible seatbelt warnings that can't be turned off unless you put it on), boating safety stuff (IE, how many people boat that we need this), being a "hero" by finishing high school or not being an absentee father.

* DumbassDJ: One of his regular targets is morning DJ who are too excited to be reading weather weather weather, news top of the hour, at the half hour, traffic traffic traffic weather etc. Also strip club DJs ("Jade, stage five!" *Cherry Pie music bed*). He does impressions of both.

* NoLastName: Dawson, possibly. Or maybe it's his first name. Adam is unsure which it is, or what his other name is, despite working with him for six years.

* NeverLiveItDown: One of his biggest is a misquote when asked "Who's funnier, men or women?" Not wanting to be wishy-washy PC, he answered "Men." This was twisted into "Women aren't funny" and continues to haunt him. His friendships and appreciation of Lisa Lamapnelli and Sarah Silverman SHOULD stand to disprove it, but...
** Alison's terrible taste in boyfriends as a teenager/young adult.
** Bald Bryan's liking Transformers 2: Dark of the Moon. He's reminded every time they play the intro to his "Hooray for Baldywood" bit.
** Adam was asked to host the American edition of Top Gear. He turned it down because he was working on a TV pilot and couldn't make the time. The pilot never went anywhere.
** Steve-O of Jackass fame getting drunk and destroying the set of Adam's short-lived Comedy Central talk show.

* VindicatedByHistory: Adam is often fond of talking about the various comedians and bands he fought to get on Loveline back in the day that the producers absolutely wanted nothing to do with, and contrasting it with the people they DID want on the show. As a rule, the ones he wanted went on to become successes (like JoelMcHale) while the ones the producers wanted were never heard from again.

* AffectionateNickname: Adam's is Ace or Ace-Man, Matt "The Porcelain Punisher" Fondiler, Gary Half-Tard (and the now-fired Gary Full-Tard) and of course "Bald" Bryan. Frequent guest David Allen Grier is often referred to as DAG.

** Similarly, Alison Rosen still looks like she's in her mid twenties, when she's actually close to 40!

* Younger than they look: Adam turns 50 in May, but looks like he's 5-10 years younger.

* VindicatedByHistory: Adam is often fond of talking about the various comedians and bands he fought to get on Loveline back in the day that the producers absolutely wanted nothing to do with, and contrasting it with the people they DID want on the show. As a rule, the ones he wanted went on to become successes (like Joel McHale) while the ones the producers wanted were never heard from again.

* BreakoutCharacter: David Allen Grier when he's a guest. Particularly his impression of R and B singer Teddy Pendegrast, which usually involves a skit of him coming into the studio to lay down backing vocal tracks (with Adam acting as producer) and him going off into obscene sexual tangents.

AffectionateNickname: Adam's is Ace or Ace-Man, Matt "The Porcelain Punisher" Fondiler, Gary Half-Tard (and the now-fired Gary Full-Tard) and of course "Bald" Bryan. Frequent guest David Allen Grier is often referred to as DAG.

AmbiguouslyJewish: Alison grew up unaware she was jewish, despite having the last name Rosen. She was asked all the time and had always said no. It wasn't until she was an adult that her parents told her. Thanks to this, she knows next to zero about Jewish culture and has to explain all this every time someone questions her about something Jewish.

BadAss: Adam boxed and played football in his youth.

BerserkButton: Adam has several:

BowChickaWowWow: The iconic opening of his shows (as quoted at the top) originates from the porno song "Gotta Get It On" from the early 80s adult movie Taboo II. Originated from his days on Loveline.

BreakupBreakout: A lot view his former comedic partner Jimmy Kimmel as this, as he's gone on to much bigger things than Adam. However, Adam is quite proud of his best friend's success, often remarking he got there with talent and hard work, and he's quite content doing his own thing.

BreakoutCharacter: David Allen Grier when he's a guest. Particularly his impression of R and B singer Teddy Pendegrast, which usually involves a skit of him coming into the studio to lay down backing vocal tracks (with Adam acting as producer) and him going off into obscene sexual tangents.

CatchPhrase: And {{Running Gags}} in the form of various sound drops from Bryan. Some of the more common ones include:

TheCollector: Adam has a fleet of rare and unusual cars, and is a complete and unabashed gear head. Of particular note is his collection of race cars driven by Paul Newman.

CommanderContrarian: Adam in a nutshell. One of the staples of the show is a segment called "What Can't Adam Complain About" with fans sending in (or telling him in person in their live shows) topics that Adam couldn't POSSIBLY have an issue with, and he always finds something.

DumbassDJ: One of his regular targets is morning DJ who are too excited to be reading weather weather weather, news top of the hour, at the half hour, traffic traffic traffic weather etc. Also strip club DJs ("Jade, stage five!" *Cherry Pie music bed*). He does impressions of both.

DisgustingPublicToilet: The after effects of engineer Matt "The Porcelain Punisher" Fondiler.

DrinkOrder: Will always be a Mangria, his brand of high-alcohol Sangria.

DudeWheresMyRespect: Adam feels a lot of people are this way about his accomplishments. Particularly, his parent's complete indifference to his becoming a success. Another is people dismissing his racing accomplishments, assuming he's only racing against other celebrities.

DungFu: Apparently Adam's old friend from high school Ray was quite adept at this.

TheFactsOfLife: One of Adam's and Alison's all time favorite shows. Alison's news intro is an {{Affectionate Parody}} of the theme song.

FeigningIntelligence: Alison's go to mode (although tongue-in-cheek) when Adam starts talking deep in the weeds stuff about cars, sports or carpentry.

GloryDays: Adam is essentially a real-life Al Bundy when it comes to talking about his days playing high school football.

HumbleBeginnings: Adam came from a poor family in North Hollywood. He worked shit construction and carpentry jobs until he was in his 30s, when he got his break in radio after befriending Jimmy Kimmel when he was his boxing instructor.

IAmNotSpock: Although he was the host of Loveline for over 10 years and has the most downloaded podcast of all time, most people on the street recognize him as "The Man Show Guy (who's not Jimmy Kimmel)." He's okay with this.

ItsAllAboutMe: Self-admitted. Is fond of interrupting whatever's being talked about with stories about himself.

LampshadedTheObscureReference: Adam is notorious for referencing things from the 70s. This is usually accompanied by Alison or Bryan commenting "Timely reference."

MistakenNationality: Adam is often assumed Jewish due to his kinky hair. He's actually Italian and Hungarian. He points out inherent stereotypes relating to this, as when he was a carpenter, no one EVER asked if he was Jewish and correctly surmised he was of Italian descent. Now that he's a professional comedian however...
** Although he is technically a quarter Jewish on the hungarian side.

MistakenForRacist: Adam, at least according to him.

NeverLearnedToRead: Adam was functionally illiterate most of his life. Most people are surprised to find out, given how intelligent and seemingly educated he is. When he broke into radio, he forced himself to improve his reading ability because he was embarrased at his inability to read copy off the cuff. However, he gets annoyed when people assume he must be dyslexic (usually because he's white). No, he was just a poor, indifferent student and had really shitty teachers who let him coast through school.

NeverLiveItDown: One of his biggest is a misquote when asked "Who's funnier, men or women?" Not wanting to be wishy-washy PC, he answered "Men." This was twisted into "Women aren't funny" and continues to haunt him. His friendships and appreciation of Lisa Lamapnelli and Sarah Silverman SHOULD stand to disprove it, but...

PolarOppositeTwins: Adam's twins, Sunny and Natalia, are complete opposites in personality, according to Adam. He describes Natalia (a wreckless, hyperactive daredevil type) as akin to raising three kids, while his son Sunny more akin to raising an old cat (just leave him in a room with a juice box and some LEGO bricks and he's good for a few weeks).

ScrewedByTheNetwork: Happened to many projects of his that never got past the pilot stage. He usually blames producers being in charge of comedy projects who have zero sense of humor.

SmugSnake: Or possibly {{Insufferable Genius}}. When Adam delivers a rant he thinks is particularly clever and insightful, he likes to end it with an audible, self-satisfied sniff. Additionally, he's not above congratulating himself on a particularly clever joke or turn of phrase with an under the breath "Good one, Ace-man" to himself.

SoapBoxSadie: Adam is particularly annoyed at celebrities who he thinks are pompous blowhards who talk about stuff in which no one cares about their opinion on (the irony has been pointed out to him, yes). One of the regular segments is Blah Blah Blog, in which Adam, Bryan, Alison and usually a guest will have to guess which pompous celebrity some blog entry belongs to.

ThereIsNoGod: Adam is a staunch athiest, believing the universe is random in its cruelty. He often points to Bryan as an example, a young talented man with inoperable brain cancer.

VindicatedByHistory: Adam is often fond of talking about the various comedians and bands he fought to get on Loveline back in the day that the producers absolutely wanted nothing to do with, and contrasting it with the people they DID want on the show. As a rule, the ones he wanted went on to become successes (like Joel McHale) while the ones the producers wanted were never heard from again.

WeUsedToBeFriends: Adam was once on good terms with fellow podcaster {{Kevin Smith}}. They had done each other's podcast several times and were close to signing a deal to do a TV show together. Due to bad communication, the show fell through and they blamed each other and had a bit of a public feud over it. Smith eventually went on his show and settled the hash for the most part, but they'll probably never work together again.