Adam Drake
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and executive producer
Press clippings
The best comedy shows of 2022
From dazzling comic debuts at the Edinburgh fringe to occult sketches, soul-searching stand-up and deeply strange revelations, it was a top year for laughing matters.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th December 2022Katy Wix writes kids' Fat Camp series
Katy Wix and comedian Adam Drake have created a new comedy series set at a diet camp for children. Fat Camp is now in development at Baby Cow Productions.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd August 2022Pleasance launches first official Edinburgh shows on sale
With shows already on sale from Ben Hart, Nina Conti, The Showstoppers, NewsRevue and Cirque Berserk, the first official on-sale sees the Pleasance Theatre Trust presenting the comedy big guns.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st March 2022Tarot: Soundbleed review
Without over-egging their attempts to be different, Tarot have created a slick, witty and sometimes silly sketch show that stands apart.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 6th October 2021Goose interview
The comedy duo Adam Drake and Ben Rowse on the things that make them laugh the most.
The Guardian, 25th June 2021Chortle Awards names Legends Of Lockdown
Fergus Craig, Mark Watson, Tim Key, Alex Horne, John Robertson, Marcus Brigstocke, Rachel Parris, Richard Herring, Robin Ince, Stevie Martin, Alistair Green, Janey Godley, Mark Olver, Archie Henderson, Catherine Bohart, Toussaint Douglass and Munya Chawawa are amongst those named Legends Of Lockdown in the Chortle Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 28th March 2021Petrichor review - cringingly funny web sitcom
The Pin's Alex Owen, Katy Wix and Lolly Adefope are among the cast in a superb series about a delusional wannabe auteur.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 10th December 2020Kiri Pritchard-McLean lands a hat-trick of BBC radio comedies
Kiri Pritchard-McLean is working on three radio shows. Sitcom pilot The Learners, for BBC Radio Wales; a Radio 4 show with sketch group Tarot; and stand-up special, Appropriate Adult.
British Comedy Guide, 30th October 2020Chortle Awards 2020 nominees
Bob Mortimer, Greg Davies, Katherine Ryan, Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Allen are amongst the nominees for the Chortle Awards 2020. Jonny Pelham, Jessica Fostekew and Catherine Cohen have two nods.
British Comedy Guide, 27th February 2020The most memorable comedy gigs of the 2010s
Here Chortle editor Steve Bennett recalls the shows that had the biggest personal impact since 2010.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 31st December 2019