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Welcome to another episode of the Comedic Pursuits podcast. We’ve got another stellar episode lined up for you today.



This week, I got to sit down with the delightfully versatile Adam Koussari-Amin, who used to play with WIT Harold team Richie before they were retired.



Highlights from my interview with Adam Koussari-Amin



I talked with Adam about his background in comedy, how he got started with improv in DC, his indie team Ugh, his experience with Drag Brunch, and some other exciting topics.



Without further ado, Adam Koussari-Amin. Some answers and responses have been edited for clarity. To hear Adam’s full answers, listen to the podcast episode.







How did you get into comedy?



Growing up, I think I was always kind of a goofy person, but I was a lot more insecure about both myself and my talents. It’s so weird to me because, thinking about what I’d go back and tell my five-year-old self, I’d say, “Just be fucking gay all the time,” and also, “Join theater.” Because if it didn’t really go anywhere, fine. But I’d be playing a lot less catch-up than I am now.



I was a smart kid in high school, but I was one of those smart kids that had no fucking idea what they wanted to do. I mostly just sat around and played video games, then was like, “Now what?” So I took my sister’s college list and applied to bunch of those places. Luckily, I got into the University of Virginia.



Originally, I applied to be in the engineering school because, at the time, I thought I would be a software developer. But when I got there, I realized it wasn’t actually what I wanted to do. It sounded cool, and I liked video games and developing, but my brain wasn’t really structured for that. So I switched to economics because it sounded like I degree I could probably use for whatever. Then I ended up applying to the commerce school because it was what all my smarter friends were doing. I just looked at what all the  intelligent people were doing and tried to keep up with them.



My senior year, I’d come out over the summer, and I was like, “Well, I’m gonna be gay. I’m gonna do all this fucking crazy shit.” I wanted to explore and do all this stuff. I went to go see my friend in this hip hop dance crew called Mahogany, and I decided to join. But that, again, was the limit of my creative pursuits because I always stunted myself.