Adam Rowe

Adam Rowe (/roʊ/; born 11 January 1992)[1][2] is an English stand-up comedian and podcaster from Liverpool.

Early life

Rowe was brought up in Dovecot and West Derby areas of Liverpool, England. Rowe started a maths degree at the University of Liverpool but did not complete it in order to concentrate on performing comedy.

Career

Rowe was named Liverpool's Hot Water Comedy Club's Comedian of the Year in 2011.[3]

Rowe's 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Undeniable was described as "saying something vital and fresh"[4] and "structured, consistently funny and well-crafted routine."[5] Rowe won funniest joke at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival that year with the joke "Working at the Jobcentre has to be a tense job - knowing that if you get fired, you still have to come in the next day."[6][7]

Rowe's 2019 Edinburgh show was called Pinnacle and was described as "another irrepressible and articulate hour by a rising talent".[8]

Rowe has appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live show Fighting Talk,[9] on the award-winning Liverpool-based podcast The Anfield Wrap,[10] and on Roast Battle. Rowe has his own podcast called 'Have a Word' with fellow comedian Dan Nightingale.[11]

Personal life

Rowe is a fan of football club Liverpool F.C.[12]

References
  1. Adam Rowe [@adamrowecomedy] (11 January 2021). "It's my birthday and I'm going dog shopping... what a day. 🎉🐶" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. Bennett, Steve (5 August 2018). "Adam Rowe: Undeniable". Chortle. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2021. But it has helped this Liverpool lad become a highly assured stand-up at just 26.
  3. Shennan, Paddy (2 March 2016). "Liverpool comedian Adam Rowe has no regrets about swapping university for the comedy circuit". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. Choudry, Nooruddean (2 March 2021). "FRINGE 2018: Why you need to see... Adam Rowe". JOE.
  5. "Review: Fringe Comedy - Adam Rowe and Ed Night". The Herald. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  6. Saunders, Tristram Fane (21 August 2018). "Adam Rowe on the struggle behind his Job Centre joke: 'I know what it's like to be in that system'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  7. "Just the job! Adam Rowe wins joke of the Fringe title for 'brain fart'". The Herald. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  8. Richardson, Jay (21 August 2019). "Comedy review: Adam Rowe: Pinnacle. Just the Tonic @ The Caves, Edinburgh". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  9. "Fighting Talk, Rick Edwards, Tamsin Greenway, Dougie Anderson, Adam Rowe". BBC Radio 5 Live. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  10. "The Weekender: Happy Returns". The Anfield Wrap. 22 May 2020. Also on the show, Adam Rowe talks about his upcoming stand-up comedy special.
  11. "Have a Word with Adam Rowe & Dan Nightingale". Podbean. 2 March 2021.
  12. yodamo (20 June 2018). "An Interview with Adam Rowe". Mumble Comedy. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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