Adam Mamawala

Adam Mamawala (b. May 18, 1987 Aurora, Illinois) is an award-winning young American stand-up comic. He graduated from Hillsborough High School in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, and is currently a junior communications major at the College of New Jersey living in Ewing, New Jersey.James Queally, "Punchlines punch Mamawala's ticket to Atlantic City", "The Signal" (College of New Jersey newspaper), November 29, 2006, found at [http://media.www.signal-online.net/media/storage/paper771/news/2006/11/29/Entertainment/Punchlines.Punch.Mamawalas.Ticket.To.Atlantic.City-2510377.shtml Punchlines punch Mamawala's ticket to Atlantic City] . Accessed March 14, 2008.] [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=9383015 MySpace account] . Accessed March 14, 2008.] [http://www.tcnj.edu/~ambssdrs/bios/mamawala.shtml The College of New Jersey official web site wep page for Student Ambassador Adam Mamawala] . Accessed March 14, 2008.] Thomas Bartlett, "Funny You Should Say That," "The Chronicle of Higher Education", January 11, 2008, found at [http://chronicle.texterity.com/chronicle/20080111a-sample/?pg=8 Chronicle of Higher Education sample article] . Accessed March 14, 2008.] He is of half-Indian and half-German ancestry.

Biography

His most notable acclaim thus far was being featured in "The Chronicle of Higher Education", the news journal of North American college administrators. He was quoted in that article as responding to another comic, who had made fun of his name, that "If I'm getting thousand-dollar checks, people can call me whatever they want...." In fact, he makes light of his own name, noting that every syllable ends in an "a". His signature comedy routine is "about a GPS system that (speaks) in different accents ...."

Mamawala won a Catch A Rising Star's Comedy Challenge in November 2006, which allowed him an opportunity to perform in Atlantic City in December 2006. ["Casino Capsules: C.A.R.S. College Comedy Challenge Finals, Dec. 2, Catch A Rising Star" in "Atantic City Weekly", November 23, 2006, found at [http://www.acweekly.com/view.php?id=5496&issue_id=155 Atlantic City Weekly web site] . Accessed March 14, 2008.] From there, he won the 2007 New Jersey Comedy Festival, where he was crowned "New Jersey King of Campus Comedy." [ [http://www.newjerseycomedyfestival.com/photos.html New Jersey Comedy Festival official web site] . Accessed March 14, 2008.] [Notes, "Atanticville News", December 27, 2007, found at [http://atlanticville.gmnews.com/news/2007/1227/Bulletin_Board/019.html Atlanticville News article] . Accesssed March 14, 2008.] He frequently performs at The College of New Jersey, Monmouth College, and other student venues. [ [http://www.gokidsnj.com/Ewing%20NJ-video.html Go Kids NJ web site] . Accessed March 14, 2008.] He has also performed at chairty event in June 2008. ["Event: Kel Mitchell to host Edison comedy show Wednesday to support local scholarship, by Helping Hands", see [www.nj.com/helpinghands/index.ssf/2008/06/vent_kel_mitchell_to_host_edis.html NJ.com website] . Retrieved September 30, 2008.]

On a more serious note, Mamawala has presented undergraduate research about Darfur. [Mamawala was part of a student panel entitled, "Global Coverage of Efforts to End Genocide in Darfur, Sudan", on November 17, 2007, at a meeting of the National Coomunication Association, see listings at [http://www.uh.edu/chcc/nca/data/20071117.html National Communication Association web site] , and pdf of the report at [http://www.uh.edu/chcc/nca/data/documents/p189939.pdf Global Coverage of Efforts to End Genocide in Darfur, Sudan (pdf)] . Accessed March 14, 2008.]

He is also a published poet, [ [http://poetrypoem.com/cgi-bin/index.pl?sitename=cubs51887&item=all&title=poetry PoetryPoem.com web site] . Accessed March 14, 2008.] and a varsity tennis player. [ [http://www.collegeclubtennis.com/ud-tcnj-f07.php College Club tennis web site] . Accessed March 14, 2008.] [ [http://www.middlestates.usta.com/HighSchoolCollege/custom.sps?iType=4052&icustompageid=21053 Middle States US Tennis Association official web site] . Accessed March 14, 2008.]

He is a huge Chicago sports fan, rooting for the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bulls, and Chicago Bears.

References

External links

* [http://www.facebook.com/people/Adam_Mamawala/24806014 Facebook page]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=9383015 Personal MySpace page]
* [http://amamawala.blogspot.com/ Personal blog]
* [http://www.myspace.com/mamawalacomedy Mamawala Comedy MySpace page]
* [http://www.surfthechannel.com/info/television/Stand_Up_Comedy/49509/Adam+Mamawala.html Video of November 2006 stand-up]
* [http://www.vegaslancaster.com/pictures.php Photographs from "Catch a Rising Star" on another young comic's web site]