The Adam Carolla Show (podcast)

This article is about the current show. For this show's predecessor, see The Adam Carolla Show (radio program).
The Adam Carolla Show
Presentation
Hosted byAdam Carolla
GenreComedy
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesWeekdays, Monday-Thursday
Length1 hour, 30 minutes (approximate)
Production
ProductionChris Laxamana
Publication
Original releaseFebruary 23, 2009 (2009-02-23)
Cited as2009 iTunes Podcast of the Year
ProviderCarolla Digital
Related
Preceded byThe Adam Carolla Show (2006–2009)

The Adam Carolla Show (formerly The Adam Carolla Podcast) is a comedy podcast hosted by comedian and radio-television personality Adam Carolla. Its first episode went online on February 23, 2009. The show is the flagship program of Carolla Digital.

In May 2011, the show became the Guinness World Record holder for the most downloaded podcast after receiving 59,574,843 unique downloads from March 2009 to March 16, 2011, apparently overtaking the previous record set by The Ricky Gervais Show.[1] However, Gervais's show, which has far fewer episodes, had received more than 300 million unique downloads by March 2011 (about 5 times Corolla's claimed record),[2] a fact not acknowledged by Guinness, as most record claimants must pay to have their records recognized.[3] Regardless, Stuff You Should Know has since gone on to receive more than a billion unique downloads, including 30 million downloads per month;[4] and Joe Rogan claims that his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, has 190 million unique downloads per month.[5] Nevertheless, Edison Research found that The Adam Carolla Show was the world's 49th-most-listened-to podcast in 2020, and Rogan's the 1st-most-listened.[6]

  1. ^ Guinness World Records (2011). "The Adam Carolla Show" breaks record for most downloaded podcast Archived 2012-01-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
  2. ^ "Breaking News - HBO Renews Animated Comedy Series "The Ricky Gervais Show" for Third Season | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  3. ^ "Frequently asked questions". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  4. ^ "The iHeartPodcast Network's Iconic "Stuff You Should Know" Podcast Becomes the First to Reach One Billion Downloads". www.iheartmedia.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  5. ^ "Luminary. A new way to podcast". luminarypodcasts.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  6. ^ Research, Edison (2021-02-09). "The Top 50 Most Listened to U.S. Podcasts of 2020". Edison Research. Retrieved 2021-03-22.