Adam Rowe Explained

Adam Rowe (; 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 attended Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School in Knotty Ash, in which he details the anomalous quantity of murderers who attended the school in his academic year. Rowe started a maths degree at the University of Liverpool but did not complete it in order to concentrate on performing comedy.[3]

Career

Rowe was named Liverpool's Hot Water Comedy Club's Comedian of the Year in 2011, ahead of fellow Liverpudlian comic, Tony Carroll, who has since begun to host the ‘Hot Water Green Room Podcast’ with comic Jamie Hutchinson.[4]

Rowe's 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Undeniable was described as "saying something vital and fresh"[5] and "structured, consistently funny and well-crafted routine."[6] Rowe won the Funniest Joke of the Fringe award 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."[7] [8] Rowe begrudges this award as he believes the joke he was commended for doesn’t accurately portray his style as a comic, and that audiences who will be enticed to his shows based on the award may mistake him for a one-liner comic.

Rowe's 2019 Edinburgh show was called Pinnacle and was described as "another irrepressible and articulate hour by a rising talent".[9]

Rowe has appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live show Fighting Talk,[10] The News Quiz,[11] on the award-winning Liverpool-based podcast The Anfield Wrap,[12] and on Roast Battle.

Have A Word Podcast

Rowe has his own podcast Have A Word with fellow comedian Dan Nightingale.[13] In 2021, Rowe and Nightingale, under the umbrella of Have A Word, released the song Laura's Gone in a bid to reach Christmas number 1 and raise money for Zoe's Place Baby Hospice and the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust.[14] The song reached number 39 in the Official Charts Company midweek chart.[15]

In 2022, Have A Word won the Best Podcast at the Chortle Awards. In 2023, it was nominated for the Best Comedy Podcast at the National Comedy Awards.

As of 18th March 2024, Have A Word is the 17th most subscribed to page on Patreon, however they are ranked 4th for video content. [16]

Awards

!Year!Category!Award!Result
2018Dave[17] Joke of the Fringe
2022Chortle Awards[18] Best Club Comedian
Best Podcast (Have A Word)
2023National Comedy Awards[19] Best Comedy Podcast (Have A Word)

Personal life

Rowe is a fan of football club Liverpool F.C.[20]

References

  1. 1348586147686047747. adamrowecomedy. It’s my birthday and I’m going dog shopping... what a day. . Adam Rowe. dmy.
  2. Web site: Bennett. Steve. 2018-08-05. Adam Rowe: Undeniable. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180805180022/https://www.chortle.co.uk/review/2018/08/05/40693/adam_rowe%3A_undeniable. 2018-08-05. 2021-03-02. Chortle. en. But it has helped this Liverpool lad become a highly assured stand-up at just 26..
  3. Web site: Shennan . Paddy . 2016-03-02 . Liverpool comic Adam Rowe has no regrets about swapping university for comedy . 2023-02-18 . Liverpool Echo . en.
  4. Web site: Shennan. Paddy. 2016-03-02. Liverpool comedian Adam Rowe has no regrets about swapping university for the comedy circuit. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024012228/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/comedy-news/liverpool-comedian-adam-rowe-no-10977531. 2020-10-24. 2021-03-02. Liverpool Echo.
  5. Web site: Choudry. Nooruddean. 2021-03-02. FRINGE 2018: Why you need to see... Adam Rowe. live. JOE. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210302125023/https://www.joe.co.uk/amp/entertainment/fringe-2018-edinburgh-adam-rowe-194197 . 2 March 2021 .
  6. Web site: 2018-08-13. Review: Fringe Comedy - Adam Rowe and Ed Night. 2021-03-02. The Herald.
  7. Web site: Saunders. Tristram Fane. 2018-08-21. Adam Rowe on the struggle behind his Job Centre joke: 'I know what it's like to be in that system'. subscription. live. 2021-03-02. The Telegraph. https://web.archive.org/web/20180821183401/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comedy/comedians/adam-rowe-struggle-behind-job-centre-joke-know-like-system/amp/ . 21 August 2018 .
  8. Web site: 2018-08-20. Just the job! Adam Rowe wins joke of the Fringe title for 'brain fart'. 2021-03-02. The Herald.
  9. Web site: Richardson. Jay. 2019-08-21. Comedy review: Adam Rowe: Pinnacle. Just the Tonic @ The Caves, Edinburgh. live. 2021-03-02. The Scotsman. https://web.archive.org/web/20210517201833/https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/edinburgh-festivals/comedy-review-adam-rowe-pinnacle-just-tonic-caves-edinburgh-1409817 . 17 May 2021 .
  10. Web site: 2020-03-28. Fighting Talk, Rick Edwards, Tamsin Greenway, Dougie Anderson, Adam Rowe. 2020-09-03. BBC Radio 5 Live.
  11. Web site: The News Quiz Series 109 episode 3. bbc.co.uk.
  12. Web site: 2020-05-22. The Weekender: Happy Returns. live. The Anfield Wrap. Also on the show, Adam Rowe talks about his upcoming stand-up comedy special.. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028110159/https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/2020/05/the-weekender-happy-returns/ . 28 October 2020 .
  13. Web site: 2021-03-02. Have a Word with Adam Rowe & Dan Nightingale. live. Podbean. https://web.archive.org/web/20200519060506/https://haveawordpod.podbean.com/ . 19 May 2020 .
  14. Web site: Guide . British Comedy . 2021-12-02 . Adam Rowe and Dan Nightingale release Christmas single for charity . 2023-02-18 . British Comedy Guide . en.
  15. Web site: Bennett . Steve . Kunt at No5 in the midweek charts : News 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide . 2023-02-18 . www.chortle.co.uk . en.
  16. Web site: Have a Word Pod - Last 30 Days . 2024-03-18 . Graphtreon . en.
  17. News: 2018-08-19 . Jobcentre joke is the funniest at the Edinburgh Fringe . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-02-18.
  18. Web site: 'As good as it got, on and off stage' : News 2022 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide .
  19. Web site: National Comedy Awards 2023 shortlists revealed . Chortle.
  20. Web site: yodamo. 2018-06-20. An Interview with Adam Rowe. live. 2020-03-02. Mumble Comedy. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001184214/https://mumblecomedy.net/2018/06/20/an-interview-with-adam-rowe/ . 1 October 2020 .

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