Maisie Adam

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

Maisie Adam
Born (1994-01-24) 24 January 1994
OccupationComedian
Years active2016–present
RelativesLawrence Byford (grandfather)
Websitewww.facebook.com/MaisieAdamComedy/

Early life

Maisie Adam grew up in a dip in Pannal, North Yorkshire, with her parents Phillip and Jill Adam, and her younger brother Daniel.[4][5] At 14, she was diagnosed with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.[6][7][8] Adam's mother used to work in education and is the founder and Executive Director of the Louder Than Words Festival in Manchester.[9][10] Adam's maternal grandfather was Lawrence Byford, who led an inquiry into the failings of the hunt for the "Yorkshire Ripper".[11] Adam attended St Aidan's Church of England High School in Harrogate[12][13] where she was Head Girl.[14] She trained with the National Youth Theatre in 2010 and 2012[15] and went on to study acting at the East 15 Acting School in Loughton.[16] She graduated with a BA in Acting & Community Theatre in 2016.[17]

Career

A trained actress, Adam initially planned on acting and writing professionally.[18] She won a Laurence Marks Sitcom Writing Mentorship in 2015.[18]

Stand-up comedy

After graduating, Adam did not have an agent and had difficulty finding acting jobs.[19] She moved back in with her parents in Yorkshire and worked various temp jobs.[19][9] This led her to try stand-up,[20] with her first gig at the Ilkley Literature Festival fringe in October 2016.[9] Her first one-hour show was called Living on the Edge.[21] In 2017, Adam won the national contest So You Think You're Funny for new stand-up acts at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[22] Winning the contest led to her getting signed with an agent.[18]

Adam's first full-length Edinburgh solo show, Vague, was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Awards.[23] In that year, she won the Amused Moose National New Comic Award.[24] 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.[18]

Television

Following her first television appearance as a comedian on ITV2's The Stand Up Sketch Show[25] in February 2019, Adam has appeared on episodes of 8 Out of 10 Cats, Mock the Week, QI, Have I Got News for You, Richard Osman's House of Games and Roast Battle.[26] In 2019, she was a writer on two episodes of Rob Beckett's Socials on Channel 4.[26] Additionally, Adam has portrayed Siouxsie Sioux in a 2018 episode of Urban Myths, titled The Sex Pistols Vs. Bill Grundy.[9]

Personal life

Adam lives in Brighton, East Sussex.[9]

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. "Once Again, Many Brits Think We've Overdone It". Los Angeles Times. 1999-06-09. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  6. Donaldson, Brian (12 August 2018). "Maisie Adam: Vague". Edinburgh Festival. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  7. Inniss, Tom (11 July 2018). "Interview with Maisie Adam". Voice Magazine. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  8. Stone, Kate (19 August 2018). "Maisie Adam: Vague". Funny Women. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  9. 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.
  10. "The Team". Louder Than Words Festival. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  11. "Ripper report police chief dies aged 92". BBC News. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  12. "Much-missed Harrogate schoolboy Frank - top comedians tribute concert". www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk.
  13. "Dear Reader - Everyone wants to help Harrogate + the nicer side of comedy". www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk.
  14. "A Level Presentation of Certificates 2019". staidans.co.uk. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  15. "Spotlight: MAISIE ADAM". www.spotlight.com. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  16. "Maisie Adam, Actor, North Yorkshire". Mandy. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  17. "2016 graduates of East 15 Acting School | University of Essex". www.east15.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  18. 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.
  19. "Maisie Adam | Watch clips, live tickets, info + more | NextUp". nextupcomedy.com. 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  20. 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.
  21. "Interview: Maisie Adams". Exposed Magazine. 2017-12-18. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  22. Wolf, Ian (2017-08-24). "Maisie Adam wins 'So You Think You're Funny?' 2017". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  23. "Maisie Adam | 2018 Best Newcomer Nominee". Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  24. "AmusedMoose | Performers | Stand-up Comedy Soho Kings Cross Awards Courses". www.amusedmoose.com. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  25. Bennett, Steve. "The Stand Up Sketch Show". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  26. Maisie Adam at IMDb
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