Adam Flood brings his Rave to the Fringe

Peter Anderson
August 1, 2026

Life and Death of the Party

A teen county lines dealer, turned indie rock star, turned comedian, Adam’s urge to thrill-seek put him on to the British institution of clubbing. But since last year, with all of his friends now married stay-at-homes, he’s got to find someone else to go out with – his Fringe audience. So he’s bringing the club to them whilst serving them jokes. Expect routines on going out, a teenage ego death trip led by the Crazy Frog and the futility of train hand-dryers. And with all of his friends taking the marital plunge, Adam considers – should he jump off that same cliff, or continue down a hedonistic rabbit hole?

Following his 2025 BBC Sounds stand-up special, comedian Adam Flood (Alex & Adam’s Indie Supergroup, ITV’s Stand Up Sketch Show, Winner Bath New Comedian of Year) brings his third show to the Fringe, but this time he’s created a monster. A death-defying genre fusion of stand-up and rave music. His new show at Monkey Barrel Cab Vol II, takes the traditional stand-up show format and cuts it with his “smash hit” (The Skinny) compilation show Comedy Rave, where stand-up is performed over beats – think Boiler Room but for losers.

In June this year, Adam launched the podcast ‘Adam & Alex’s Indie Supergroup’ with fellow comedian Alexandra Haddow, featuring cult legends of the indie music scene, put through a job interview to join their supergroup. Series one guests include Hard-Fi, Mystery Jets and The Ordinary Boys. After just two episodes the show had 25,000 downloads on Spotify, entered the top 150 Comedy Charts and been described by The Observer as ‘many new podcasts take a while to settle in: Indie Supergroup is already there’.

Stoke-on-Trent-born Adam Flood was named by The Times as one of ‘the top three rising stars of the fringe’ in 2023. He’s known for blending music and sounds into his high-energy stand-up. His comedy mixes observations of the everyday with existential malaise cloaked in a daft delivery, and now the Fringe is in his sights.

Title: Adam Flood: Life and Death of the Party

Venue: Monkey Barrel, CabVol 2 (338)

Dates & time: 3rd-30th August (day off tbc) @ 10pm / 22:00

Ticket link: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/adam-flood-life-and-death-of-the-party

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