Good Call: How Do You Know If You’re Ready for Grad School?
I was interviewed for an article about everyone’s favorite topic, preparedness for grad school.
DC Metro Theater Arts Review: I Feel Funny
Ruben was endearing and enjoyable to watch through it all. He had just the right mix of funny quips and stories from his past years as a comedian to engage the audience throughout.
Maryland Theatre Guide Review: I Feel Funny
As a performer, Ruben is very likable. Unlike some comics that hammer you to death in delivery, Ruben just tells his stories and the laughs come very naturally. Overall Adam Ruben and I Feel Funny: True Misadventures in Stand-Up Comedy is thoroughly enjoyable and definitely worth checking out as part of your Fringe going experience.
DC Theatre Scene Review: I Feel Funny
[Ruben’s] essential earnestness and humility exude through his one-man show, I Feel Funny: True Misadventures in Stand-Up Comedy.
Brightest Young Things: Artist on Artist: Cara Foran and Adam Ruben
Co-interview with storyteller Cara Foran about our upcoming shows in the 2015 Capital Fringe Festival.
DC Theatre Scene Previews “I Feel Funny”
Sneak peek at my upcoming show in the Capital Fringe Festival.
Nature Jobs: The Power of a Pastime
Article about scientists with nonscientific hobbies, including a boxer-physicist, a biker-chemist, a skydiver-biologist, and me.
Thesis Adviser Horror Stories
In which our esteemed columnist catalogs the miseries our bosses have been known to inflict upon their underlings.
Nerd Wallet: 5 Steps to Getting a Killer Grad School Recommendation Letter
“I had a student once who gave me a recommendation letter to write at 3:30 p.m. after class ended and she said it was due at 5 p.m,” says Ruben, adding that he agreed to do it, but had to rush.
Dr., No: Science Career Roadblocks
Our columnist lists and describes the most common roadblocks faced by those pursuing science careers.
Baltimore Magazine: The Anxious Years
Write-up of a Mortified Baltimore event I produced and performed in.
Storytelling: Grad School (Science Comedy Night)
The DC Science Writers Association‘s Science Comedy Night, May 2015. A story about surviving grad school.
How Not to Apply to Grad School
“I remember hurriedly filling out a paper copy of one school’s application, even though most of the process had moved online, just so I could complete it during a long bus ride and mail it at a rest stop. Somehow this did not get me into Harvard.”
Story League Blog: Meet Your Funny People: Adam Ruben
Interview with Story League founder Scott Shrake on the differences between stand-up comedy and comedic storytelling.