Biography
Maisie Adam is fast on her way from being one of the brightest rising stars of the UK comedy scene to becoming a household name.
Maisie’s anecdotal material and witty charm have quickly won her praise up and down the country and she has since appeared on Mock the Week, Have I Got News for You, QI, Roast Battle, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Hypothetical and The Stand-Up Sketch Show. She also hosts the podcast ‘That’s A First’ alongside fellow comedian Tom Lucy.
She is also the host of the hugely successful Big Kick Energy podcast which she co-hosts with friend and fellow comedian Suzi Ruffell, and won Sports Podcast of the Year in the Sports Broadcast Awards just 5 months after the first episode aired.
Credits
Maisie’s anecdotal material and witty charm have quickly won her praise across the country, and she has appeared on Taskmaster, Live At The Apollo, A League Of Their Own, Have I Got News for You, QI, 8 Out of 10 Cats and the Royal Variety Performance.
Awards
Her comedy career kicked off in 2017, when she entered the nationwide So You Think You’re Funny? competition (which has previously been won by many of her comedy heroes, including Peter Kay, Aisling Bea, and Tom Allen). Before she knew it, she found herself with a place in the Grand Final, held at the Gilded Balloon up at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and on 24th August she won the competition, becoming only the 4th woman to have done so in its’ 30-year history.
The following year, Maisie was nominated for the Best Newcomer award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards for her debut show ‘Vague’, where she also won the Amused Moose National Comic Award.
Reviews
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ DAILY EXPRESS
⭐⭐⭐⭐ THE GUARDIAN
⭐⭐⭐⭐ THE LIST
⭐⭐⭐⭐ EVENING STANDARD
Quotes
“Adam exudes an appealing, quirky energy, and is clearly a natural wit” – Steve Bennett, Chortle.
“There’s something incredibly watchable about Adam – whether it’s her effervescence onstage, finding jokes in the minutiae of life or her fantastic physicality. Inevitably she’ll be compared to a young, female Peter Kay, except her jokes and performance are far more eccentric.” – THE SKINNY.
“This is a name to watch!” – Official Buxton Fringe Review
‘Go see Maisie now and have bragging rights for years to come’ – HERALD
‘Maisie Adam is phenomenal’ – SCOTSMAN
