Adopt This! is the hilarious and heartfelt account of Dan Bingham’s dysfunctional life. Adopted as a baby by a couple who divorced 18 months later, Dan had to face obstacles such as a strict Catholic mother, her abusive overweight boyfriend, a pathological liar father and lots of teenage mischief. Later, he meets his biologic mother [...]

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As you must do to make great work, comedian Dan Bingham risked a lot in his autobiographical show Adopt This! And it’s lovely to be able to say it paid off huge. Bingham’s “meta-stand-up” looks at the man behind the microphone and the one-liner, taking us into the funnyman’s less-than-funny childhood spent with adoptive parents, [...]

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Dan Bingham delivered a powerful, side-splitting script. Given the subject matter and the autobiographical nature of the piece, I sometimes felt weird laughing at what he was saying. But as Carol Burnett famously said, “Comedy is Tragedy plus time.” Dan told a great story, albeit a sad one, immersing the audience in the story of [...]

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Dan Bingham is on his way to a career in stand-up—he’s just really funny, sharp and destined for better things. Adopt This! is Bingham’s tragi-comic (mostly comic) story of growing up as an adopted child in Pierrefonds and what happened when he met his unruly Scottish family, The Biologicals.  See full Montreal Mirror post here. [...]

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Written by Isadora Melluzzoli
Local comedian Dan Bingham unveils his latest show Adopt This! at this year’s Fringe Festival. “This show is all about the subjects I’m reluctant to speak of. After six years of standup I’ve almost never talked about adoption, or my childhood, or my new Scottish family. I’ve always kept my comedic lens [...]

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When Pierrefonds native Dan Bingham talks about his childhood it’s painful, moving - and funny. Adopt This! hits the stage at this year’s Montreal Fringe Festival.
Listen to full interview here.

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