Adam Conover Dates New Stand-Up Special ‘Big Divorce Energy’

EXCLUSIVE: Adam Conover has announced that his sophomore stand-up special, Big Divorce Energy, will be released on YouTube on Friday, October 23.

In the special, filmed at the Den Theatre in Chicago, Conover talks sex and self-discovery, dating after divorce, and why straight men are the most repressed people in America.

“Big Divorce Energy is about rediscovering yourself after your life goes in a direction you didn’t expect,” Conover said. “As I was processing the end of a relationship I had built my life around, I flew to New York, and just started writing jokes about what I was going through. That material turned into a very personal hour of comedy unlike anything I’ve ever written before. I can’t wait to release it directly to YouTube, and share it with others who have gone through the same thing. Or who haven’t! Happy couples can also watch the special.”

Elaborating on the decision to go direct to consumer, Conover said, “YouTube is the new television, and is quickly becoming the premier destination for standup. In an era where the traditional entertainment industry has abandoned comedy altogether, I’m proud to have built a platform where I share my work with millions of my fans directly. I also love the comment section, which I read all of, and which makes me feel great about myself.”

A comic, podcaster and writer based in Los Angeles, Conover released his debut special, Unmedicated, on Dropout in 2024. He’s best known as the creator and star of the show Adam Ruins Everything — debunking cultural myths and other prevalent misconceptions — which ran for three seasons on TruTV.

Previously, Conover also teamed with the Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions on The G Word with Adam Conover, a Netflix series pulling back the curtain on how the federal government works using comedy and documentary storytelling. Currently, he hosts Factually!, an investigative comedy podcast taking a deep dive into politics, tech and culture. He is represented by Artists First and UTA.