Adam Riches (born 29 March 1973) is an English comedian, and 2011 winner of the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award.
[1] After his success at the Edinburgh Fringe, he became familiar to UK television audiences through his exaggerated comic parody of actor Sean Bean on the panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown between 2016 and 2020.
Following a brief spell working at Disneyland Paris, where he was a waiter (and where he was fired "for being cheeky"),[6] he studied Media and Performance at Salford University.
In his late 20s, Riches switched his attention to American comedies, most notably Cheers, which remains his favourite show.
[6] Riches has appeared in Dictionary Corner on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown on four occasions: in October 2016, June 2017, September 2019 and August 2020.