Adam Buxton

Adam Offord Buxton (born 7 June 1969) is an English comedian, podcaster and actor. With the filmmaker Joe Cornish, he is part of the comedy duo Adam and Joe. They presented the Channel 4 television series The Adam and Joe Show (1996–2001) and the BBC Radio 6 Music series Adam and Joe (2007–2009, 2011).

Since 2015, Buxton has produced The Adam Buxton Podcast, in which he interviews comedians, authors, musicians and celebrities. He has appeared on panel shows including Would I Lie To You?, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Buxton has produced music videos, including several collaborations with the band Radiohead. He has released two memoirs, Ramblebook (2020) and I Love You, Byeee (2025), and an album, Buckle Up (2025).

Early life and education Buxton was born on 7 June 1969 in Shepherd's Bush, London, and spent some of his childhood in Wales. His father was the travel writer and wine critic Nigel Buxton, who later appeared on The Adam and Joe Show as "Baaad Dad". Adam's mother, Valerie (née Birrell), was Chilean. Buxton's parents met at an embassy in Tokyo in the early 1960s, while his mother was working as a steward for British Overseas Airways Corporation. They separated following financial problems. He attended the University of Warwick for two terms before dropping out to study sculpture at Cheltenham College of Art.

Career

With Joe Cornish

Buxton's first television appearance was in an episode of Channel 4's Takeover TV. It ran for four series from 1996 to 2001. In 1999, The Adam and Joe Book, written by Buxton and Cornish, was published. Buxton and Cornish presented radio shows on Xfm and later BBC Radio 6 Music, which won a Silver Sony Award for Best Entertainment Programme in 2012.

Solo work

Buxton co-wrote and acted in the Channel 4 mini-series The Last Chancers, broadcast in December 2004. In April 2003, for the 10th anniversary of the record label Warp Records, Buxton held a retrospective show at the BFI Southbank cinema in London. In 2005, he performed character-driven comedy at Edinburgh Festival, with a show entitled I, Pavel, for which he grew a large beard.

Buxton appeared as a future version of himself in the BBC Two comedy series Time Trumpet, which began a six-part series in August 2006. In 2007, he portrayed the journalist Tim Messenger in Edgar Wright's film Hot Fuzz. He also appeared in the film Stardust, replacing Noel Fielding, who was ill. Buxton appeared in the BBC Three comedy sketch show Rush Hour, which premièred on 19 March 2007. He also featured in the 2007 film Son of Rambow as a teacher.

Buxton has collaborated on several occasions with the band Radiohead. He assisted with a 2007 webcast from their studio, directed the videos for their 2008 singles "Jigsaw Falling into Place" and "Nude" with Garth Jennings, and created a video vignette for their 2016 album A Moon Shaped Pool.

Buxton released a number of videos on YouTube, and was commissioned to produce a pilot for the BBC based around work of this kind. It was broadcast as MeeBOX on BBC Three in June 2008. In January 2010, Buxton appeared in the BBC comedy The Persuasionists.

In July 2012, Buxton appeared in a TV version of his tour Bug on Sky Atlantic, Adam Buxton's Bug. He is the narrator of some books available on the Ladybird Classic Me Books iPad app, including "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" and "Three Little Pigs". He has narrated several other books on the Me Books app, such as The Great Explorer, The Brave Beast and The Lonely Beast by the children's illustrator and author Chris Judge. He also appeared in the Doctor Who audio drama The One Doctor by Big Finish Productions.

Buxton has appeared on Have I Got News for You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Buxton has guest-starred in several episodes of the comedy gameshow 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, featuring in Dictionary Corner. In 2017, he made regular cameo appearances as "Jarhead" in the revamped version of The Crystal Maze. He appeared in the 2013 video game Lego City Undercover and the 2021 Illumination film Sing 2.

Buxton released an album, Buckle Up, in September 2025. It was produced by Joe Mount of the band Metronomy. Clash gave it seven out of ten, writing that it was "a ridiculously entertaining listen from start to finish ... firmly in the realm of brilliantly bonkers sonic entertainment".

Podcasts

Since September 2015, Buxton has produced The Adam Buxton Podcast, in which he interviews cultural figures including comedians, writers and musicians. Guests have included Joe Cornish, Nile Rodgers, Paul McCartney, Chris Morris, Louis Theroux, Charlie Brooker, Jon Ronson, Caitlin Moran, Michael Palin and Brian Eno. The Adam Buxton Podcast won Best Online Comedy Talk Show at the Online Radio Awards, Podcast Champion at the British Podcast Awards and the Internet Award from Chortle.

Buxton launched a six-episode comedy podcast for Audible, Successpod, on 11 June 2026. It was produced by Mindhouse and has Buxton seeking success while competing with influencers and "looksmaxxing". It features interviews, jingles and sketches.

Books

Buxton's first memoir, Ramble Book, was published by HarperCollins in September 2020. It covers his childhood, including his time at Westminster School, his friendship with Cornish and Theroux, his relationship with his father, and his passion for 1980s pop culture, particularly the music of David Bowie. The audiobook, narrated by Buxton, features specially recorded jingles and a bonus podcast conversation with Cornish. Ramble Book was selected as a BBC Radio 4 "Book of the Week" and received positive reviews.

Buxton's second memoir, I Love You, Byeee, was published by Mudlark in May 2025. It covers topics such as his creative partnership with Cornish, the evolution of The Adam and Joe Show, parenthood and the death of his mother.

Filmography

Movies Year Title Role Notes 2000 The Low Down Adam 2007 Hot Fuzz Tim Messenger Stardust Quintus 2007 Son of Rambow Science Teacher 2011 Attack the Block Documentary Narrator Voice only 2016 Sing Stan Voice only 2019 The Kid Who Would Be King Stonehenge Tour Guide 2021 Sing 2 Klaus Kickenklober / Stan Voice only The Sparks Brothers Himself Documentary 2023 Scala!!! Himself Documentary 2026 Ladies and Gentlemen Jack In production Spook Train: Room Three - Ghosts & Chainsaws The Father Short Film

Television

Year Title Role Notes 1996–2001 The Adam and Joe Show Various roles Also creator/writer 2000–2001 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) Barry 2 episodes 2002–2005 Look Around You Bunny Gnowles TV series 2003 Adam and Joe Go Tokyo Himself (Host) 8 episodes 2004 The Last Chancers Ken Korda TV series 2006 Time Trumpet Various roles 6 episodes 2007 Rush Hour Various roles TV series 2010 The IT Crowd Bill Crouse 1 episode The Persuasionists Greg 6 episodes 2012 Adam Buxton's Bug Himself (Host) 8 episodes 2013 It's Kevin Various roles 6 episodes 2015–2019 Messy Goes to Okido Messy Voice role; 28 episodes 2017 Counterfeit Cat Various voices 1 episode 2017–2020 The Crystal Maze Jarhead the Riddle Master 14 episodes 2018 Apple & Onion Apple's Dad Voice role 2022 Max Williams Gets Grounded Alexander 1 episode 2025 Richard Osman's House of Games Himself Panellist

Personal life In 2001, Buxton married Sarah Evans-Lombe, the daughter of the High Court judge Edward Evans-Lombe. They have three children: two sons, Nat and Frank, and a daughter, Hope. The family resides near Norwich in Norfolk. Buxton often features his dog, Rosie, a whippet-poodle cross, in the intros and outros of his podcast, which he records while walking in the East Anglian countryside. He has publicly spoken about caring for his father, who died in 2015.