“Compelling and hilarious”
“It is hard to explain adequately, but this is one of the funniest shows I have seen all year”
“Unlike some comics that hammer you to death in delivery, Ruben just tells his stories and the laughs come very naturally”
SpeakeasyDC Storycast: “Man of Letters”
SpeakeasyDC’s podcast features my story, “Man of Letters,” about an ill-gotten victory in a Scrabble tournament.
Puberty Take Two Reviews Mortified DC Show
Adam’s reading was by far the most hilarious. He grew an odd pre-teen obsession with his guinea pig, who was then featured in all of his art projects, videos for school and fun, and research papers for class.
Berkeley Science Review: Adam Ruben Finds Humor in the Lives of Grad Students
Ruben was able to tap into the universal experiences of graduate students to garner laughs from an audience all too familiar with being “exhausted, overworked, under-appreciated, and buried in shit.”
Maryland Theatre Guide‘s Staff Picks Their Favorites of 2011
Please Don’t Beat Me Up: Stories and Artifacts from Adolescence was nominated for Favorite Solo Performance!
Science Careers 2011: The Year’s Best Stories
Three of our four most popular were in Adam Ruben’s “Experimental Error” series.
Brandywine Review: High Schools Plan Anti-Bullying Activities
Page 7: Adam Ruben, a molecular biologist and comedian who graduated from Concord in 1997, was doing a stand-up show called “Please Don’t Beat Me Up!” in Wilmington when he was contacted by Concord to come back to his old school to speak to the 9th grade class.
