Maisie Adam

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Maisie Adam
Born (1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 27)
Pannal, North Yorkshire, UK
OccupationComedian
Years active2016–present
RelativesLawrence Byford (grandfather)
Websitewww.facebook.com/MaisieAdamComedy/

Maisie Adam (born 24 January 1994)[1] is an English stand-up comedian, writer and actress.[2][3]

Early life[]

Maisie Adam grew up in Pannal, North Yorkshire with her parents Phillip and Jill Adam, and her younger brother Daniel.[4][5] In 1999, Adam's parents were charged with felony abuse for leaving their two children unattended in a Florida hotel room for 45 minutes; they spent the night in jail before returning to England. The charges were widely criticized for being unreasonable.[6][5] At 14, she was diagnosed with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.[7][8][9] Adam's mother used to work in education and is the founder and Executive Director of the Louder Than Words Festival in Manchester.[10][11] Adam's maternal grandfather was Lawrence Byford, who led an inquiry into the failings of the hunt for the "Yorkshire Ripper";[12] her uncle, Mark Byford, was Deputy Director General of the British Broadcasting Corporation and head of BBC Journalism from 2004 to 2011.[5][13] Adam attended St Aidan's Church of England High School in Harrogate,[14][15] where she was Head Girl.[16] She trained with the National Youth Theatre in 2010 and 2012[17] and went on to study acting at the East 15 Acting School in Southend on Sea.[18] She graduated with a BA in Acting & Community Theatre in 2016.[19]

Career[]

A trained actress, Adam initially planned on acting and writing professionally.[20] She won a Laurence Marks sitcom-writing mentorship in 2015.[20]

Stand-up comedy[]

After graduating, Adam did not have an agent and had difficulty finding acting jobs.[21] She moved back in with her parents in Yorkshire and worked various temp jobs.[21][10] This led her to try stand-up,[22] with her first gig at the Ilkley Literature Festival fringe in October 2016.[10] Her first one-hour show was called Living on the Edge.[23] In 2017, Adam won the national contest So You Think You're Funny for new stand-up acts at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[24] Winning the contest led to her getting signed with an agent.[20]

Adam's first full-length Edinburgh solo show, Vague, was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Awards.[25] In that year, she won the Amused Moose National New Comic Award.[26] Adam returned to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019 with her show Hang Fire, which she took on a UK and European tour in 2019/2020.[20]

Television[]

Following her first television appearance as a comedian on ITV2's The Stand-Up Sketch Show[27] in February 2019, Adam has appeared on episodes of 8 Out of 10 Cats, Mock the Week, QI, Have I Got News for You, Would I Lie To You?, Richard Osman's House of Games and Roast Battle.[28] In 2019, she was a writer on two episodes of Rob Beckett's Socials on Channel 4.[28] Additionally, Adam has portrayed Siouxsie Sioux in a 2018 episode of Urban Myths, titled The Sex Pistols Vs. Bill Grundy.[10]

In 2021, she narrated the ITV2 reality show, The Cabins, which first aired on 4 January 2021. A second series is renewed and is scheduled to air on 3 January 2022.

Personal life[]

Adam lives in Brighton.[10] Adam is currently engaged.

References[]

  1. ^ Adam, Maisie (January 24, 2012). "Had a mint birthday, and drove to school like the pro driver that I am #18dontstopmenow".
  2. ^ "Maisie Adam". PBJ Management. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  3. ^ "Maisie Adam: Vague". Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  4. ^ "Comedian Maisie Adam shares her experiences growing up with epilepsy in her new show Vague". Epilepsy Action. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  5. ^ a b c "Once Again, Many Brits Think We've Overdone It". Los Angeles Times. 1999-06-09. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  6. ^ Marks, Cathy (6 June 1999). "`Child alone' parents face prosecution". The Independent. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  7. ^ Donaldson, Brian (12 August 2018). "Maisie Adam: Vague". Edinburgh Festival. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  8. ^ Inniss, Tom (11 July 2018). "Interview with Maisie Adam". Voice Magazine. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  9. ^ Stone, Kate (19 August 2018). "Maisie Adam: Vague". Funny Women. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  10. ^ a b c d e Cobley, Mike; Dessau, Bruce (2019-11-03). "Brighton Magazine - Interview: Brighton-Based Stand-Up Maisie Adam's On Her Rise To Tour Headliner Ahead Of Show @ Komedia Brighton". Magazine.brighton.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  11. ^ "The Team". Louder Than Words Festival. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  12. ^ "Ripper report police chief dies aged 92". BBC News. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  13. ^ Midgley, Neil (11 October 2010). "BBC's Mark Byford made redundant". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Much-missed Harrogate schoolboy Frank - top comedians tribute concert". www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk.
  15. ^ "Dear Reader - Everyone wants to help Harrogate + the nicer side of comedy". www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk.
  16. ^ "A Level Presentation of Certificates 2019". staidans.co.uk. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  17. ^ "Spotlight: MAISIE ADAM". www.spotlight.com. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  18. ^ "Maisie Adam, Actor, North Yorkshire". Mandy. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  19. ^ "2016 graduates of East 15 Acting School | University of Essex". www.east15.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  20. ^ a b c d Huddleston, Yvette (2020-01-16). "How Maisie Adam's climb towards stand-up stardom began in home county of Yorkshire". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  21. ^ a b "Maisie Adam | Watch clips, live tickets, info + more | NextUp". nextupcomedy.com. 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  22. ^ Ayling, Kim (2018-10-24). ""Female comedians are definitely marginalised" - An Interview With Edinburgh Fringe 'Best Newcomer' Nominee, Maisie Adam". Brighton Journal. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  23. ^ "Interview: Maisie Adams". Exposed Magazine. 2017-12-18. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  24. ^ Wolf, Ian (2017-08-24). "Maisie Adam wins 'So You Think You're Funny?' 2017". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  25. ^ "Maisie Adam | 2018 Best Newcomer Nominee". Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  26. ^ "AmusedMoose | Performers | Stand-up Comedy Soho Kings Cross Awards Courses". www.amusedmoose.com. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  27. ^ Bennett, Steve. "The Stand Up Sketch Show". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  28. ^ a b Maisie Adam at IMDb

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