Adam Rowe (; born 11 January 1992) is an English

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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. Rowe's 2018

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show Undeniable was described as "saying something vital and fresh" and "structured, consistently funny and well-crafted routine." Rowe won funniest joke at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival that year with the joke "Working at the

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has to be a tense job - knowing that if you get fired, you still have to come in the next day." Rowe's 2019 Edinburgh show was called Pinnacle and was described as "another irrepressible and articulate hour by a rising talent". Rowe has appeared on

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show Fighting Talk, The News Quiz, on the award-winning Liverpool-based podcast

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, and on

Roast Battle ''Roast Battle'' is a British roast comedy show that is broadcast on Comedy Central. The show is hosted by Jimmy Carr and features comedians facing each other in roast battles. The show was created by American comedians Jeff Ross and Brian Moses ...

Have A Word Podcast

Rowe has his own podcast '' Have A Word'' with fellow comedian

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. In 2021, Rowe and Nightingale, under the umbrella of Have A Word, released the song ''Laura's Gone'' in a bid to reach

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and raise money for

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and the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust. The song reached number 39 in the Official Charts Company midweek chart. 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

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. As of 18 February 2023, ''Have A Word'' is the 19th most subscribed to page on Patreon.

Awards

Personal life

Rowe is a fan of football club Liverpool F.C.

References

External links

Official Website of Adam Rowe
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rowe, Adam Living people Comedians from Liverpool Year of birth missing (living people)