Adam Carolla on Dancing With the Stars

On today’s Adam Carolla Show, Adam made a huge announcement: he would be appearing on the next season of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. I must say I was shocked to hear this news. Adam is not the kind of guy you normally associate with such inoffensive, mass-appeal network shows. But I admit, the more I thought about this news the more I applaud his decision.
From the first time I heard Adam on Loveline I was a fan, hooked by his quick wit, common-man observations, and dead accurate analogies. Throughout his career Adam has blazed a trail unlike most, working from obscurity as a carpenter by day and amateur comedian at night, to powerhouse host of a mega-market syndicated radio show. Simply put, Adam Carolla did not get to his current heights by sitting idly by and waiting for things to work out; he made it all happen. Dancing with the Stars is just another step on that path, breaking Adam into yet another showcase market.
Of course I’m biased; folks seem to either love Adam or hate him, and I obviously think he’s celebrity gold. He’s gold because he will bring a guy like me, who has never watched a minute of Dancing with the Stars, right up to the bar eagerly anticipating more. To all the people out there who are already discounting this decision I can only say, whether he lasts to the end or goes out early, Adam Carolla will entertain the hell out of us no matter what.
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If you haven’t check out the trailer for Carolla’s new movie, The Hammer, please do yourself a favor. The reviews have been overwhelmingly positive, even among my own friends who aren’t fevered Carolla fans.