Editing Adam and Joe

{{Short description|British comedy performers}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox comedian
| name            = Adam and Joe
| image           = AdamandJoe.jpg
| imagesize       = 250px
| caption         = From left: Adam Buxton, [[Nigel Buxton]], and Joe Cornish on the set of ''The Adam and Joe Show'' (Series 4)
| medium          = Television, radio, [[podcast]]
| nationality     = English
| active          = 1994–present
| genre           = [[Sketch comedy]]
| subject         = Popular culture
| influences      = 
| influenced      = 
| notable_work    = ''[[The Adam and Joe Show]]''<br>''[[Adam and Joe (radio show)|Adam and Joe]]''
| Current_members =  [[Adam Buxton]]<br>[[Joe Cornish]]
| website         = 
| footnotes       = 
}}

[[Adam Buxton]] and [[Joe Cornish]] are British comedy performers known together as '''Adam and Joe'''. They are best known for presenting ''[[Adam and Joe (radio show)|Adam and Joe]]'' on [[BBC Radio 6 Music]] (2007–2009, 2011) and ''[[The Adam and Joe Show]]'' on [[Channel 4]] (1996–2001).

==History==
Adam and Joe began working on comedy material during their time at [[Westminster School]] together, where they created numerous amateur films along with their friend [[Louis Theroux]]. Some of these films were submitted to Channel 4's home video showcase ''[[Takeover TV]]'' in 1994 and led to Adam hosting that show in 1995.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/joe-adam-and-the-antman-907659.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009204046/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/joe-adam-and-the-antman-907659.html |archive-date=2009-10-09 |url-access=limited |url-status=live | work=The Independent | location=London | title=Joe, Adam and the Ant-man | date=25 August 2008 | accessdate=23 April 2010}}</ref>

Together, they hosted ''[[The Adam and Joe Show]]'' on [[Channel 4]] from 1996 to 2001. They won the [[Royal Television Society]] Best Newcomers Award in 1998, published ''The Adam and Joe Book'' in 1999, and presented [[BBC Three]]'s coverage of the [[Glastonbury Festival]] in 2000 and 2002. Other spin-off projects included ''Adam & Joe's Fourmative Years'' in 1998 and ''Adam and Joe's American Animation Adventure'' in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437698/|title=Adam & Joe's American Animation Adventure (TV Series 2001– )|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=12 November 2014}}</ref> In 2002, Adam and Joe (who is an amateur magician) went on to present ''[[50 Greatest Magic Tricks]]'' for [[Channel 4]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/fifty-greatest-magic-tricks/episode-guide/series-1/episode-1|title=Fifty Greatest Magic Tricks|publisher=Channel 4|accessdate=12 November 2014}}</ref>

They directed pop promos for [[Frank Black]] and [[Gorky's Zygotic Mynci]], as well as appearing in two [[Surf (detergent)|Surf]] washing powder commercials, in which they comically set upon [[Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen]] and [[Keith Harris (ventriloquist)|Keith Harris]] and [[Orville the Duck|Orville]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/3am/2004/02/25/webchat-with-adam-and-joe-115875-13944291/|title=Celebrity news: gossip, pictures & video – 3am & Mirror Online|work=Daily Mirror|accessdate=12 November 2014}}</ref>

In 2003, Buxton and Cornish presented ''[[Adam and Joe Go Tokyo]]'', a Tokyo-based magazine show covering Japanese pop culture for BBC Three and [[BBC One]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445863/|title=Adam and Joe Go Tokyo (TV Series 2003– )|author=Sean Preston|date=31 March 2005|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=12 November 2014}}</ref> The same year, they began hosting a show on British radio station [[Xfm]], filling in for [[Ricky Gervais]] on Saturday afternoons. When Gervais left the station they took over permanently, and continued to present the Saturday morning show, until Summer 2006. The best parts of these shows were condensed into a series of twenty [[podcasts]], including their 2001 [[E4 (channel)|E4]] series ''[[Shock Video]]'', in which the duo provide an often totally irrelevant comic commentary on soft-core porn clips from around the world.

From August 2006 until October 2007, they hosted the monthly "Coca-Cola New Music Podcast", which showcased unsigned bands from around Europe, presented in a similar style to their [[Xfm]] shows.

[[File:Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish.jpg|thumb|upright|A fan with Adam and Joe at BBC 6 Music in 2009]]
Adam and Joe began presenting the [[Adam and Joe (radio show)|BBC Radio 6 Music Saturday morning show]] in October 2007. Features on the show included "Song Wars", where they both composed original compositions based on a common theme. Listeners then voted for which song they think is the best. "Text the Nation" was another regular feature where listeners provided anecdotes based on a theme or question set by Adam and Joe. Themes have included "Childhood Misconceptions" and "Horror Film Ideas". The "Text the Nation" feature was also instrumental in the uncovering and subsequent popularisation of the [[Stephen!]] call and response.

Their show won a [[Broadcasting Press Guild]] Award in 2008 for best radio programme of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingpressguild.org/2008/04/04/winners-broadcasting-press-guild-awards-2008/|title=Winners: Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2008|work=Broadcasting Press Guild|date=3 April 2008 }}</ref>

The duo sometimes write a column for ''[[The Idler (1993)|The Idler]]'', a yearly literary magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idler.co.uk/index.php?s=adam+and+joe|title=The Idler|publisher=Idler.co.uk|accessdate=12 November 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamandjoe/ Adam and Joe Blog]
*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/adam-and-joe/ Adam and Joe on BBC 6 Music]
*[https://www.theguardian.com/media/organgrinder/2008/jul/07/liveonlineadamjoe Guardian Online live chat transcript]
*[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/interview-adam--joe-pop-vultures-1083646.html Independent Interview]

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==External links==
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[[Category:English comedy duos]]
[[Category:English radio DJs]]
[[Category:English television presenters]]