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==Television== ===1996 through 2004=== From 1996 to 2000, Carolla and Dr. Drew hosted ''[[Loveline (TV series)|Loveline]]'' on [[MTV]], a television version of the radio show. Carolla began his first original television series with ''[[The Man Show]]'', along with partner and friend Jimmy Kimmel, on [[Comedy Central]] from 1999 to 2003. He left ''The Man Show'' at the same time as Kimmel. Carolla has continued his work with Kimmel as a writer and guest on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]''. He also appeared on an episode of ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'' around this time. Carolla and partner [[Daniel Kellison]] are the heads of [[Jackhole Productions]]. The two created the television show ''[[Crank Yankers]]'' for Comedy Central, which revived the Mr. Birchum character. The show premiered in 2002 on Comedy Central and returned to MTV2 on February 9, 2007, running again until March 30, 2007. The show screened in Australia on SBS Television and The Comedy Channel between 2003 and 2008. The show was again revived in 2019, returning to Comedy Central. Corolla also starred in the role of Spanky Ham for the [[Comedy Central]] adult animated series, [[Drawn Together]]. ===2005 through 2008=== From August 2005 to November 2005, Carolla hosted the talk show ''[[Too Late with Adam Carolla]]'' on Comedy Central. Also in 2005, Carolla was featured in a home remodeling program called ''[[The Adam Carolla Project]]'' wherein he and a crew of old friends renovated his childhood home. The 13 episodes aired on the cable channel TLC ([[The Learning Channel]]) from October through December 2005. The house was then sold for 1.2 million dollars.<ref name="sfgate.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/11/20/REG7IFO80R1.DTL|title=Adam Carolla selling TV series house|date=November 20, 2005|access-date=February 21, 2008|last=Ryon|first=Ruth|work=[[The San Francisco Chronicle]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404164939/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2005%2F11%2F20%2FREG7IFO80R1.DTL|archive-date=April 4, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://epguides.com/AdamCarollaProject/ |title=The Adam Carolla Project |access-date=August 10, 2008 |publisher=epguides.com | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080809124701/http://www.epguides.com/AdamCarollaProject/| archive-date=August 9, 2008| url-status= live}}</ref> In 2006, Carolla appeared on the special summer series ''[[Gameshow Marathon (US TV series)|Gameshow Marathon]]'' as a celebrity panelist on the [[Match Game]] episode. On the February 18, 2008, broadcast of his radio show, Carolla announced that he would be one of the contestants on the next season of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''. Later in the broadcast, it was revealed to Carolla that his partner would be [[Julianne Hough]].<ref name="ew.com">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2008/02/19/dancing-stars-announces-lineup/|title=Dancing with the Stars announces lineup|date=February 18, 2008 |access-date=February 20, 2008 |last=Bruno|first=Mike |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> He was voted off on the April 8, 2008, episode after his performance of the [[Paso Doble]], after incorporating a demonstration of unicycle riding in his dance routine. ;''Dancing with the Stars'' performances {| class="wikitable" style="float:left;" |- style="text-align:Center; background:#ccc; background:#ccc;" | rowspan=2|'''Week #''' | rowspan=2|'''Dance/Song''' | colspan=3|'''Judges' score''' | rowspan=2|'''Result''' |- style="text-align:center; background:#ccc; background:#ccc;" | style="width:10%; "|Inaba | style="width:10%; "|Goodman | style="width:10%; "|Tonioli |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6; background:#faf6f6;" ||1 ||[[Foxtrot]]/ "[[Mellow Yellow]]" ||5 ||5 ||5 ||N/A |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" ||2 ||[[Mambo (dance)|Mambo]]/ "[[Andy Williams|House of Bamboo]]" ||6 ||7 ||6 ||Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" ||3 ||[[Tango (ballroom)|Tango]]/ "[[I Can't Tell a Waltz from a Tango]]" ||7 ||7 ||7 ||Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" ||4 ||[[Paso Doble]]/ "[[James Horner|Plaza of Execution]]" ||6 ||7 ||6 ||Eliminated |}{{Clear}} On June 16, 2008, Carolla was selected to host a pilot of an American version of the popular [[BBC]] show ''[[Top Gear (American TV series)|Top Gear]]'' for [[NBC]]. In December 2008, NBC decided not to pick up the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jalopnik.com/5108040/nbc-cuts-top-gear-usa-due-to-knight-rider-failure/ |title=NBC Cuts Top Gear USA Due To Knight Rider Failure |website=Jalopnik |date=December 11, 2008 |access-date=October 10, 2011}}</ref> ===2009 to present=== On February 21, 2009, a day after his Los Angeles-based morning radio show was canceled β as part of a format change at KLSX-FM β CBS ordered a comedy pilot, ''Ace in the Hole'', starring Carolla as a husband and father who works as a driving instructor. Carolla created and wrote the pilot with Kevin Hench (''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'').<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/adam-carolla-gets-cbs-pilot-1118000437/ |title=Adam Carolla gets CBS pilot |first=Michael |last=Schneider |date=February 21, 2009 | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Carolla stated that [[Pamela Adlon]] was to play his wife and [[Windell Middlebrooks]] would play his best friend. During his March 30, 2009, podcast, Carolla briefly described the show as being "''[[All in the Family]]'', essentially", with Carolla playing a similar role to that of [[Archie Bunker]]. On the July 23, 2009, episode of the ''Adam Carolla Podcast'', Carolla announced that CBS was not picking up the pilot for the 2009 season, "in any way, shape or form". On October 22, 2009, it was reported in ''Variety'' that Carolla had struck a deal with NBC to produce a half-hour pilot for a sitcom. The report was later confirmed on January 4, 2010, and was the first comedy pilot ordered by NBC for the season.<ref name="reuters">{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6040D820100105 | work=[[Reuters]] | title=NBC picks up Adam Carolla pilot | date=January 5, 2010}}</ref> The untitled project, written by Carolla and Kevin Hench, was a single-camera sitcom that starred Carolla as a contractor and father who attempts to rebuild his life after his wife leaves him.<ref name="hollywood reporter">{{cite magazine|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|via=[[The Associated Press]]|date=October 13, 2010|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nbc-picks-adam-carolla-pilot-19106|title=NBC picks up Adam Carolla pilot|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref name="variety">{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/2010/scene/markets-festivals/adam-carolla-lands-nbc-pilot-1118013310/ | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120915063900/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118013310.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 | url-status=live | archive-date=September 15, 2012 | work=Variety | title=Adam Carolla lands NBC pilot | first=Michael | last=Schneider | date=January 4, 2010 }}</ref> Carolla was set to executive produce the NBC project along with frequent collaborators Kimmel and Hench, as well as his agent James "Babydoll" Dixon, Jon Pollack, Gail Berman, Daniel Kellison, and Lloyd Braun. Universal Media Studios, BermanBraun, and Carolla and Jimmy Kimmel's own Jackhole Industries.<ref name="hollywood reporter" /><ref name="variety" /> On the February 13, 2010, episode of Carolla's ''CarCast'' podcast, he revealed that [[The History Channel]] had picked up ''Top Gear US'', which NBC had decided against in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adamcarolla.com/CarCastBlog/2010/02/13/adams-miura/ |title=Adam's Miura | CarCast |website=Adamcarolla.com |date=February 13, 2010 |access-date=September 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908013408/http://www.adamcarolla.com/CarCastBlog/2010/02/13/adams-miura/ |archive-date=September 8, 2011 }}</ref> On the March 26, 2010, episode of ''CarCast'', Carolla said that he would not be co-hosting ''Top Gear US'' because of scheduling conflicts with his NBC sitcom project. In June 2010, Carolla said that his NBC pilot had not been picked up and was now "dead".<ref>{{cite web |last=Bacon |first=Caleb |url=http://laist.com/2010/06/11/adam_carolla_talks_about_talking.php |title=Adam Carolla Talks About Talking And Pie |publisher=Laist |date=June 11, 2010 |access-date=September 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615170344/http://laist.com/2010/06/11/adam_carolla_talks_about_talking.php |archive-date=June 15, 2010 }}</ref> Premiering on February 19, 2012, Carolla was also one of the contestants in the 12th season of NBC's ''[[The Apprentice (American season 12)|The Celebrity Apprentice]]''. He was fired in Week 4, because host [[Donald Trump]] perceived that Carolla did not utilize teammate [[Mario Andretti]]'s car background during a [[Buick]] presentation. In 2022, Carolla competed in [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 8|season eight]] of ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' as "Avocado". He was eliminated on "Comedy Roast Night" alongside [[Chris Jericho]] as "Bride". ==== ''The Car Show'' ==== Carolla's ''The Car Show'' debuted on Speed TV July 13, 2011. Appearing Wednesdays at 10 pm Eastern, it featured Carolla as the host, along with [[Dan Neil (journalist)|Dan Neil]], [[John Salley]], and Matt Farah. It had a format similar to ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'', mixing car reviews, tests and humor. The show was initially met with positive reviews from car enthusiasts and comedy fans. Talk show host and comedian [[Jay Leno]] called ''The Car Show'', "a lot of fun".<ref>[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xk259q_the-tonight-show-with-jay-leno-adam-carolla-part-2_news "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Adam Carolla Part 2"] (video). DailyMotion.com. Event occurs at 3:33. {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> ''The Car Show'' was cancelled after one season, after undergoing format changes due to low ratings, as Carolla mentioned on his podcast on January 13, 2012. ==== ''Catch a Contractor'' ==== ''[[Catch a Contractor]]'' is a non-scripted, original series on [[Spike (TV network)|Spike]], hosted by Carolla along with "no-nonsense contractor" Skip Bedell and his wife, investigator Alison Bedell. Together they expose unethical contractors and seek retribution for wronged homeowners.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.spike.com/press/2013/08/05/spike-tv-teams-with-adam-carolla-to-catch-a-contractor/|title=Spike TV Teams with Adam Carolla to Catch a Contractor|publisher=SpikeTV|date=August 5, 2013|access-date=February 6, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222162442/http://www.spike.com/press/2013/08/05/spike-tv-teams-with-adam-carolla-to-catch-a-contractor/|archive-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref> The show premiered on March 9, 2014, to 1.2 million viewers, the largest audience for a series debut on Spike since ''Coal'' in March 2011.<ref>{{cite web |first=Tony|last=Maglio|url=https://www.thewrap.com/adam-carolla-catch-a-contractor-spike-tv-ratings-bar-rescue|title=Adam Carolla's 'Catch a Contractor' Debut Is Spike's Best in 3 Years|website=[[The Wrap]] |date=March 11, 2014 |access-date=March 17, 2014}}</ref> The show was cancelled in 2015.<ref>{{cite tweet|first=Adam|last=Carolla|user=adamcarolla|title=sorry, thats it RT @DanicafanJohn @adamcarolla is To Catch a Contractor coming back this season|number=726173382803255297|date=April 29, 2016|access-date=July 31, 2016}}</ref> ==== ''Adam Carolla and Friends Build Stuff Live'' ==== Premiering on [[Spike TV]] on March 14, 2017, ''Adam Carolla and Friends Build Stuff Live'' features Carolla building projects live and in studio with some of his Hollywood friends, and tackling viewers' home improvement projects via social media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spike.com/press/category/adam-carolla-and-friends-build-stuff-live/|title=Adam Carolla to Host Live Innovative Interactive Talk Show on Spike|publisher=SpikeTV Press Release|date=April 7, 2016|access-date=April 15, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416050006/http://www.spike.com/press/category/adam-carolla-and-friends-build-stuff-live/|archive-date=April 16, 2017}}</ref> ===Voice acting=== Carolla has also done [[voice acting]] in animation, including Commander Nebula on the [[Disney Channel|Disney]] animated series ''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]]'', [[Personifications of death|Death]] on ''[[Family Guy]]'' (replacing [[Norm Macdonald]]) and Spanky Ham on ''[[Drawn Together]]''. He was also the voice of the [[Γ©clair]] police officer, Wynchell, in the Disney film ''[[Wreck-It Ralph]]''. In 2008 and 2009, he was the spokesperson for T.G.I. Friday's.
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