Learn more about the versatile stand-up comedian, Maisie Adam.
Maisie Elizabeth Adam, professionally known as Maisie Adam, is a versatile English stand-up comedian, writer, actress, and broadcaster whose humor mainly centers on making fun of oneself, supported by sharp and witty observations of life, and irresistibly energetic, tackles the absurdities of everyday life, relationships, and football fandom.
At 31, the Yorkshire-born star has shot up from fringe festivals to prime-time TV and sold-out arenas, becoming a household name in UK comedy while being the co-host of one of the nation’s top sports podcasts.
This is her biography.
Profile
- Full Name: Maisie Elizabeth Adam
- Stage Name: Maisie Adam
- Born: January 24, 1994
- Age: 31 years old
- Birthplace: Pannal, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
- Nationality: English
- Occupation: Stand-up Comedian, Writer, Actress, Broadcaster, Podcaster
- Height: 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
- Ethnicity: White British
- Parents: Phillip Adam and Jill Adam
- Siblings: Daniel Adam
- Spouse: Mike Dobinson (married 2023)
- Relationship: Married
- Net Worth: £760,000 to £3 million GBP
Early Life and Education
Maisie Elizabeth Adam was born on January 24, 1994, in North Yorkshire, England. She was brought up in a close-knit working-class family with her parents, Phillip and Jill Ada, and her younger brother Daniel, who is about three and a half years younger than her.
Although exact religious details are not disclosed, Maisie’s upbringing was very much about the need to be strong and to use humor as a way of coping with the trials and tribulations of everyday life.
Maisie Adam went to local schools in Harrogate before she decided to get professional training at East 15 Acting School in Southend-on-Sea, where she graduated with a BA in Acting and Contemporary Theatre. After graduating in 2015, Maisie aspired to become a writer and an actress.
Career
Maisie Adam didn’t take that long to make her breakthrough, and it was quite out of the ordinary. In 2017, the very first year of her stand-up career, she was awarded the So You Think You’re Funny? Prize at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival—the 30-year-old contest thus became the fourth time that a woman had won it, with Maisie joining a list of female comedic trailblazers like Peter Kay and Aisling Bea.
After that, she appeared on TV: the very first time she was spotted was when she participated in the game show The Chase on ITV in April 2016, where she was eventually defeated by Paul Sinha but was able to impress the audience with her reaction skills.
Her comedy TV debut came on ITV2’s The Stand-Up Sketch Show in February 2019, leading to appearances on panel shows such as Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats, QI, Have I Got News for You, Would I Lie to You?, Richard Osman’s House of Games, Roast Battle, and The Last Leg.
Podcasting has been a game-changer in her career: since 2019, she has been co-hosting That’s a First! With Tom Lucy, where they laugh at “first-time” errors and in 2022, together with Suzi Ruffell, she started Big Kick Energy, a football-centric chat show, that just five months after its inception, won the Sports Podcast of the Year at the 2023 Sports Broadcast Awards and by 2025, it has millions of downloads and merges humor and women’s football analysis. Stand-up is still the one that keeps her alive.
Her 2024-2025 tour Appraisal was a nationwide sell-out, and accompanied by her 2025-2026 tour Whatsherface—her largest thus far—opening at Reading Concert Hall in September 2025 and touring the UK, Europe, and Australia throughout 2026.
Social Media
Instagram: @maisieadam
X (Twitter): @MaisieAdam
Facebook: Maisie Adam Comedy
YouTube: Maisie Adam
Personal Life
Maisie Adam is a person who demonstrates through her behavior that she is very approachable and very affectionate towards people. She has been married to her long-time partner, Mike Dobinso, since 2023-a low-key guy who is always there to support her from the background-their relationship changed from friendship into a real partnership in the middle of her career storm.
They don’t have children and live in Bright, where Maisie is playing for a local women’s football team and relaxing by doing hikes, taking part in pub quizzes, and visiting family in Yorkshire. She often shares fun moments of the life of her brother Daniel and her parents on social media, and most of the time, she credits their unshakable support.
Controversy
Maisie Adam managed to build a public persona free of controversies, while her genial manner served as a kind of shield that dissipated any potential conflict. In July 2025, she was met with a slight online backlash because of a gig that was postponed due to a last-minute call directing her to cover England’s historic back-to-back Euros win for BBC and Sky.
It was her first major tournament on foreign territory. Some of the fans criticized the timing, but she was very open in her X response, explaining the historic event and offering the new dates for the show, accompanied by perks, thus turning doubters into believers.
Net Worth
Maisie Adam’s net worth is estimated to be between £760,000 and £3 million, which is a clear indication of her rise in different areas. To start with, the money brought in by her tours with Appraisal and Whatsherface is more than £1 million yearly, which is the result of sold-out theaters (average £25 tickets x 1,500 seats), while the sum of money coming from Sky’s special and TV appearances is more than £500,000.
In addition, podcast deals for Big Kick Energy, which has recently become one of the top-10 sports shows, along with sponsorships by the likes of Adidas, and panel work, create an excellent flow of income that offers steady residuals.
Conclusion
Maisie Adam has, in no uncertain terms, with her combination of heart, hustle, and hilarious honesty, kicked the doors open and entered the vast comedy world. Being only 31, her tickets are flying out for shows she is doing, which are also leading to more and more podcasts, and on which she is quite passionate, promising in a way that she is a leader, not a follower, one who is not simply finding the humor in life but is also out there creating it.
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