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50-405: All-inclusive night of frivolity. Join us for an engaging and lively night of conversation with a great actor. An event for people interested in creating films. Sessions include Collaborating with Finances, pitching buyers and producers and a networking reception. Enjoy a peek at what local filmmakers have been creating. This is a social event for those who would like to take a deeper dive into

100-468: A Buick presentation. In 2022, Carolla competed in season eight of The Masked Singer as "Avocado". He was eliminated on "Comedy Roast Night" alongside Chris Jericho as "Bride". 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 , John Salley , and Matt Farah. It had a format similar to Top Gear , mixing car reviews, tests and humor. The show

150-401: A community college , where he was placed on academic probation before dropping out to work in a series of jobs, including carpet cleaner, carpenter, boxing instructor, and traffic school instructor. Although broke, Carolla, his friends, and roommates owned a 1963 Cadillac limousine . In the early 1990s, Carolla studied improvisational comedy with The Groundlings and was a member of

200-602: A Movie gave the public an opportunity to try hands on filmmaking, a three-day new media program Interactive Futures brought together world class innovators, a family day, a four-part series that examined the influences on a notable filmmaker and a country highlight have been developed over the last seven years. The Festival has hosted many guests including Kris Kristofferson , Atom Egoyan , David Foster , Barry Pepper , Arthur Hiller , Don McKellar , Jonathan Lipnicki , Dirk Benedict , Adam Carolla , Keith Carradine , Beverly D'Angelo , David Keith , and Bill Nighy . In 2007,

250-485: A commentator. He hosted a weekly segment, "Rollin' with Carolla", on Bill O'Reilly 's The O'Reilly Factor . Adam Carolla was born on May 27, 1964, to Jim and Kris ( née McCall) Carolla. Some sources list his birthplace as Los Angeles County, California , while others list it as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . He grew up in the Los Angeles San Fernando Valley , and his parents separated when he

300-549: 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. In 2006, Carolla appeared on the special summer 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

350-476: A cynical and crass talk-radio host allegedly based on Carolla. On February 18, 2009, The Adam Carolla Show was canceled as part of a format switch at KLSX to AMP FM, a new top 40 station. The final show was Friday, February 20, 2009. Carolla started a daily podcast on February 23, 2009, at his personal website, which would evolve into the ACE Broadcasting Network . The first Adam Carolla podcast

400-457: A film he directed and starred in, about the lives of aging road comics. Adam confirmed through a press conference that the film would co-star David Alan Grier , Illeana Douglas , Diane Farr , and Larry Miller . It had limited theatrical release in the United States. Several minutes of the credits are devoted to listing the names of those who helped crowdfund the film. Carolla also directed

450-589: A joint motion to dismiss after reaching a settlement, the details of which were not made public but included a six-week "quiet period" during which neither party could speak to the media. Both parties' claims were dropped without prejudice and, as such, could be refiled at a later date. From 1996 to 2000, Carolla and Dr. Drew hosted 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

500-493: A long-running friendship and business partnership with Kimmel as well as a recurring role on Kevin and Bean as cranky woodshop teacher, Mr. Birchum. In October 1995, after being signed to the William Morris Agency by Mark Itkin, Carolla was offered the job of co-hosting the evening radio call-in show Loveline . His co-hosts were the physician Drew Pinsky ("Dr. Drew") and metal DJ Riki Rachtman . Carolla received

550-560: A meal. Beer, Films & Surprises at Phillips Backyard. November - January. An opportunity for local high school students to create a short video from beginning to end and have it screened at the Victoria Film Festival. Guided by local professional filmmakers, students are mentored and receive advice and information to create new work. In 1995, the CineVic Society of Independent Filmmakers, along with Origins Theatre, began

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600-467: A metal mansard roof. The exterior is constructed of concrete, brick and stone. The Second Empire style reflects a change in the design and construction of governmental buildings, intended to symbolize the government's growth and power. It was constructed from 1878 to 1891 at Pandora Avenue and Douglas Street. City Hall is a landmark in Victoria's Old Town District that in 1963 was nearly razed to make way for

650-595: A positive review in Variety. The film was released on March 21, 2008. The film is rated 80% on Rotten Tomatoes . Carolla made a short appearance in Jeff Balis ' Still Waiting... (a sequel to Waiting... ) playing a pick-up artist guru. Carolla helped write an unproduced screenplay for a film entitled Deaf Frat Guy: Showdown at Havasu . He is the voice of Virgil in the independent short film Save Virgil . In July 2013, Carolla used crowdfunding for Road Hard ;

700-531: A semi-autobiographical independent film he co-wrote and co-produced, in which he stars opposite Heather Juergensen . The film is based loosely on his own life and is filmed at a gym he helped build with his co-star, Ozzie, played by Oswaldo Castillo , his friend in real life whom he met while building the gym when they both worked in construction. The film made its world premiere at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City and shortly thereafter received

750-471: A shit about these people?" GLAAD characterized the previous remarks by Carolla as offensive, including an assertion that "all things being equal", heterosexual parents make better parents than homosexual parents. Carolla responded: "I'm sorry my comments were hurtful. I'm a comedian, not a politician." In 2013, Personal Audio filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Lotzi Digital, Inc., producers of The Adam Carolla Show and several other podcasts on

800-590: The ACME Comedy Theatre troupe. In 1994, Carolla volunteered his services as a boxing trainer to prepare Jimmy Kimmel for a bout being staged by KROQ-FM 's morning radio program Kevin and Bean . Kimmel was a regular on the show as "Jimmy the Sports Guy" and he was set to fight another KROQ personality in a boxing exhibition which was being billed as the "Bleeda in Reseda". Carolla parlayed this opportunity into

850-585: The Disney animated series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command , Death on Family Guy (replacing Norm Macdonald ) and Spanky Ham on Drawn Together . He was also the voice of the éclair police officer, Wynchell, in the Disney film Wreck-It Ralph . In 2008 and 2009, he was the spokesperson for T.G.I. Friday's. In 2003, he appeared in Windy City Heat as himself. In 2006, Carolla finished work on The Hammer ,

900-457: The NOH8 Campaign . In August 2011, Carolla released a podcast where he mocked a petition to the producers of Sesame Street that demanded Bert and Ernie get married on air. He said on air that gay activists should "[j]ust get married, and please shut up" and that "Y.U.C.K." would be more memorable acronym than LGBT , and referring to transgender people he asked: "When did we start giving

950-677: The Philippines : "They got this and sex tours, that's all they have over there. Get your shit together, Philippines." A spokesman for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo called Carolla an "ignorant fool". Carolla subsequently apologized via Twitter. On May 18, 2011, Carolla noted on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that The Adam Carolla Show had taken the Guinness World Record for the most downloaded podcast ever from previous holder Ricky Gervais by receiving 59,574,843 unique downloads from March 2009 to March 16, 2011. In 2010, Carolla posed for

1000-1021: The "dumbest people we have". The comments were met with anger in Hawaii and resulted in Loveline ' s cancellation on Hawaiian affiliate KPOI . In October 2005, Carolla was announced as the host of a new morning radio show on the Infinity Broadcasting network. His new show would replace the popular syndicated Howard Stern Show (which was moving to satellite radio ) in twelve of the 27 markets in which Stern had been broadcast including Los Angeles, Las Vegas , San Francisco, San Diego , Phoenix , and Portland, Oregon . The Adam Carolla Show debuted in January 2006. In early 2008, actor Gerard Butler sat in and observed Adam Carolla on The Adam Carolla Show in order to prepare for his role in The Ugly Truth as

1050-524: The Carolla Digital Network, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas . The suit alleged that owner Adam Carolla and his network of content infringed on Personal Audio's patent 8,112,504. Using the crowdfunding site FundAnything.com, listeners contributed more than $ 475,000 (as of August 2014) to support Carolla throughout the legal proceedings. Personal Audio dropped

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1100-530: The Centennial Square, but is now an important historical building there. This article about a building or structure in British Columbia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Adam Carolla Adam Carolla (born May 27, 1964) is an American radio personality, comedian, actor and podcaster. He hosts The Adam Carolla Show , a talk show distributed as a podcast which set

1150-646: The Film Festival shortened its name to simply the Victoria Film Festival. Victoria City Hall Victoria City Hall is the city hall for Victoria , British Columbia , Canada. It is located at the corner of Douglas Street and Pandora Avenue adjacent to the CTV Vancouver Island studios and the McPherson Playhouse in downtown Victoria . It is home to the Victoria City Council . It

1200-620: 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". Premiering on February 19, 2012, Carolla was also one of the contestants in the 12th season of NBC's 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

1250-741: The Tasting Room sampling the cocktails that appeal to you while catching tips from mixologists, authors and reps. Take in ongoing demonstrations on their side stage that will run throughout the Tastings. Demonstrations include the competition for the Best Mixologist in the Pacific Northwest, a Flair demonstration and new trends worth trying. Past guests have included Ron Cooper, Kevin Brauch, Philip Duff, Elayne Duke, Sabrina Greer, and Ted Haigh. Since 2001,

1300-687: The Victoria Film Festival has hosted the yearly Free-B Film Festival in August. The screenings are free and open to the public, carry a G or PG rating, and take place outdoor in Beacon Hill Park at the Cameron Bandshell. Since 2010, some of the screenings have also taken place in Centennial Square at the Victoria City Hall . Audiences range from a couple hundred, to 2000 for Jurassic Park in 2019. Delicious gastro focused films beautifully paired with

1350-679: The Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival. The Festival was a low-key affair for the first three years, and during that time Origins Theatre closed in Victoria and the Festival fell entirely to CineVic, who turned the focus to short films and videos. After the third event, the Board of CineVic felt that if the Festival were going to affect the filmmaking community and develop audiences, then VIFVF would need to expand substantially. The fourth Festival brought in filmmakers from Canada and around

1400-559: The contestants on the next season of Dancing with the Stars . Later in the broadcast, it was revealed to Carolla that his partner would be Julianne Hough . 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. On June 16, 2008, Carolla was selected to host a pilot of an American version of

1450-539: The film they just saw and share your thoughts. An all ages showing. The ritual of Sunday morning animations and unhealthy cereal returns to The Vic. A yearly fundraiser for the Victoria Film Festival. Art of the Cocktail features tastings, workshops, a competition for the best mixologist of the Pacific Northwest and more. Distillery ambassadors, representatives and lounges will be offering tastes of their products or creating sophisticated cocktails for sampling. Wander around

1500-412: The format's penchant for useless and repetitive weather and traffic reports. In contrast to the reserved, thoughtful Pinsky, Carolla served as the loud, funny side of the show. Carolla's character was described by one reviewer as "a toned-down version of Howard Stern minus the huge ego". In a late-2003 Loveline episode, Carolla said that Hawaiians are "dumb", "in-bred", "retarded" people who are among

1550-627: The globe and managed to capture the interest of the city for the weeklong event. The Festival had Canadian feature film premiere screenings of Stolen Heart, Cat Swallows Parakeet and Speaks, and the Canadian premiere of Smoke Signals, along with a multitude of short films including Rick Raxlen's Geometry of Beware. Filmmakers were hosted by the Festival from farther a field than ever before, and included John Waters ( Pink Flamingos , Serial Mom , Pecker ); Scott Hylands ([Night Heat]), and Lynne Stopkewich ( Kissed ). The Festival managed to more than double

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1600-440: The largest audience for a series debut on Spike since Coal in March 2011. The show was cancelled in 2015. 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. Carolla has also done voice acting in animation, including Commander Nebula on

1650-418: The lawsuit July 29, 2014, stating that the defendants were not "making significant money from infringing Personal Audio's patents". However, Carolla countersued, having already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars mounting a defense against claims he deemed unfounded. Among claims sought by the countersuit was a request that the initial patent be invalidated. On August 15, 2014, Carolla and Personal Audio filed

1700-467: The number of people viewing independent films. Many wonderful receptions provided opportunities for guests to meet and exchange ideas. A forum was added for discussion, learning and augmenting of skills. After the 1998 Festival, due to liability issues, CineVic and the Festival became separate societies. Subsequent years saw the Festival dramatically increase in size to the 2008 high mark of 18,000 attendees. VFF has added film discussions, an event Let's Make

1750-567: The offer after Pinsky heard him on Kevin and Bean (Rachtman left the show the following year.) Loveline was broadcast on KROQ-FM in Los Angeles and was syndicated nationwide on the former Westwood One radio network. While the format of the program was primarily that of a call-in show wherein listeners would ask questions about sex and relationships, Carolla would often spend much of the show ranting about various topics from fart jokes to extended parodies of radio morning shows, including mocking

1800-574: The popular BBC show Top Gear for NBC . In December 2008, NBC decided not to pick up the show. On February 21, 2009, a day after his Los Angeles-based morning radio show was canceled – as part of a format change at KLSX-FM – 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! ). Carolla stated that Pamela Adlon

1850-409: The record as the "most downloaded podcast" as judged by Guinness World Records in 2011. Carolla co-hosted the syndicated radio call-in program Loveline with Drew Pinsky from 1995 to 2005 as well as the show's television incarnation on MTV from 1996 to 2000. He was the co-host and co-creator of the television program The Man Show (1999–2004), and the co-creator and a regular performer on

1900-719: 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

1950-472: The show was downloaded more than 500,000 times. Adam stated that bandwidth cost more than $ 9,000 a month as of May 2009. At the end of 2009, The Adam Carolla Podcast was selected by iTunes for its end-of-the-year awards as the Best Audio Podcast of 2009. On the April 4, 2010, episode of The Adam Carolla Show , Carolla referred to Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao as a "fucking idiot" and said of

2000-627: The television show Crank Yankers (2002–2007, 2019–present). He hosted The Adam Carolla Project , a home improvement television program which aired on TLC in 2005 and The Car Show on Speed in 2011. Carolla has also appeared on the network reality television programs Dancing with the Stars and The Celebrity Apprentice . His book In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks debuted on The New York Times Best Seller list in 2010, and his second book, Not Taco Bell Material , also reached The New York Times bestseller status. Carolla has made numerous guest appearances on political talk shows as

2050-459: 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 . 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

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2100-553: Was completed in 1890. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1977 and was also designated as a heritage site by the municipality in 1979. Architect John Teague designed Victoria's City Hall, which is considered "one of the best surviving examples of Second Empire -style public architecture in Western Canada ." The earliest surviving municipal hall has a foot 105 tall Gillet and Johnson clock tower, three types of façades, tall windows, pedimented dormer windows and

2150-465: Was downloaded more than 250,000 times in the initial 24 hours, and by the third podcast, it was the number one podcast on iTunes in both the U.S. and Canada. During the debut week, the Adam Carolla podcast recorded 1.6 million downloads. In the second week it recorded 2.4 million downloads. By the fourth episode of the second week, featuring former Adam Carolla Show sidekick Dave Dameshek ,

2200-473: Was held by the school until a library fine was paid. Carolla can be seen paying off the book and receiving his diploma in an episode of his 2005 television show, The Adam Carolla Project . During his youth, Carolla played Pop Warner football for seven years; he later suggested that being involved in sports saved him from a chaotic home life. During his senior year at North Hollywood High School, Carolla distinguished himself in football. In December 1981, he

2250-649: 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". 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 is a non-scripted, original series on 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. The show premiered on March 9, 2014, to 1.2 million viewers,

2300-607: Was named to the First Team Offensive Line, Central Valley League, one of 8 leagues at the time in the LA City Section of the California Interscholastic Federation . In October 2020 he spoke of being recruited by "7 or 8" schools including UC-Davis , Cal Poly Pomona , and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo . He began living on his own at the age of 18. He briefly attended Los Angeles Valley College ,

2350-474: 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. 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. Carolla

2400-522: 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. 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. On

2450-609: 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

2500-567: Was young. Carolla was not given a middle name by his parents; on his driver's license application he listed his middle name as "Lakers" as a joke. The application was processed without notice. His maternal step-grandfather was screenwriter László Görög . Carolla was raised in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. He attended Colfax Elementary School , Walter Reed Junior High , and North Hollywood High School . Carolla did not receive his high school diploma until years later as it

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