Orny Adams

Orny was named in The Hollywood Reporter as one of the favorite comedians to watch on the New York comedy scene. He has written jokes for Jay Leno and Garry Shandling, among many other top comedians, and this year he is a writer for the 56th Annual Emmys broadcast.

He made his first TV appearance in 1996 on "Friday Night Videos." He has since hosted his own show on Discovery's Travel Channel, has appeared on Jiminy Glick, Tough Crowd on Comedy Central, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, and Last Call With Carson Daly. Orny shot a pilot for his own late night television talk show for TBS. You may also recognize him from many of his national commercials, including Coca-Cola, and other notable television appearances.

In July 2000, Orny made quite an impact at the Montreal Comedy Festival which resulted in a development deal with the Warner Brothers Studio, and his first appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. In July of 2002, Orny triumphantly returned to the Montreal Comedy Festival. Also in 2002, Orny was featured in the documentary, "Comedian," starring Jerry Seinfeld.

In 2010, Orny's one-hour comedy special, Orny Adams Takes The Third premiered on Comedy Central. Shortly after, Adams was cast as Coach Bobby Finstock on the popular MTV series "Teen Wolf."