Rachel Fairburn
Rachel Fairburn is a comedian and writer from Manchester.
Now based in London, Rachel featured in Chortle’s ‘One to Watch’ list in 2020 and picked up the 2019 online content award from Joe.co.uk.
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Now based in London, Rachel featured in Chortle’s ‘One to Watch’ list in 2020 and picked up the 2019 online content award from Joe.co.uk. She has also been a finalist of several prestigious competitions including Funny Women, City Life Comedian of the Year, the NATYS and English Comedian of the Year.
Rachel is co-host and co-writer of the worldwide smash hit podcast All Killa No Filla. With a huge international following of over a quarter of a million listeners and growing, she has taken the podcast on several sell-out UK tours and a tour of the USA.
She has been a staple of the Edinburgh Fringe since 2014, with 6 critically acclaimed solo shows under her belt and featured in the ‘40 jokes of the fringe’ by the Daily Telegraph in 2018 and ‘Best Jokes from Edinburgh Fringe 2022’ in The Times. A regular on the UK stand-up circuit, Rachel is also curator and host of the wildly popular ‘Comedian’s Stories’ night at the 2Northdown comedy club in London.
Rachel appeared on BBC Presents: Stand Up For Live Comedy and Funny Festival Live, part of the BBC’s Festival of Funny. Her TV credit's include Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, Richard Osman’s House of Games and Russell Howard Hour Life Lessons.
“Very much the Rock’n’Roll star of British Comedy”
Rolling Stone
“Fairburn delivers…with sadistic glee”
Guardian
“Huge presence in a pint-sized frame" ★★★★
Chortle
“Bright, brave and bitterly enjoyable" ★★★★
The Skinny
“Gag-heavy, opinionated and smart" ★★★★
Funny Women
Television
The Apprentice: You're Fired Herself | The Apprentice: You're Fired - Herself | BBC | 2024 |
Live At The Apollo Performer | Live At The Apollo - Performer | Open Mike Productions / BBC Two | 2023 |
Pointless Celebrities Contestant | Pointless Celebrities - Contestant | Remarkable Entertainment / BBC One | 2023 |
Royal Family Behind The Sofa Refresh Talking Head | Royal Family Behind The Sofa Refresh - Talking Head | Phil McIntyre / UKTV | 2023 |
Richard Osman's House Of Games Contestant | Richard Osman's House Of Games - Contestant | Endemol Shine / BBC Two | 2022 |
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled Guest | Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Guest | Dave / Phil McIntyre | 2021 |
Football's Funniest Moments Herself | Football's Funniest Moments - Herself | Sky / CPL Productions | 2021 |
The Cheap Seats VT writer/performer | The Cheap Seats - VT writer/performer | Network 10/Australia | 2021 |
The Russell Howard Hour Life Lessons VT Contributor | The Russell Howard Hour Life Lessons VT - Contributor | Sky One/Avalon | 2021 |
Funny Festival Live Guest Stand-Up | Funny Festival Live - Guest Stand-Up | BBC / Phil McIntyre Entertainment | 2021 |
When Celebrity Goes Horribly Wrong Herself | When Celebrity Goes Horribly Wrong - Herself | Channel 5/Crackit Productions | 2020 |
Victoria Wood: The Secret List Herself | Victoria Wood: The Secret List - Herself | BBC2 / Phil McIntyre Entertainment | 2020 |
BBC Presents: Stand Up For Live Comedy Guest Stand-Up | BBC Presents: Stand Up For Live Comedy - Guest Stand-Up | BBC / Phil McIntyre Entertainment | 2020 |
Pointless Celebrities Celebrity Contestant | Pointless Celebrities - Celebrity Contestant | Endemol Shine / BBC | 2019 |
Theatre and Live Performance
All Killa No Filla 10 Year Anniversary Tour Co-Host and Co-Creator with Kiri Pritchard McLean | All Killa No Filla 10 Year Anniversary Tour - Co-Host and Co-Creator with Kiri Pritchard McLean | 10 city tour | 2024 |
Rachel Fairburn: Showgirl Solo show | Rachel Fairburn: Showgirl - Solo show | UK Tour | 2023 |
Jack Whitehall: Settle Down Tour Support | Jack Whitehall: Settle Down - Tour Support | Various | 2023 |
Rachel Fairburn: Can I Be Awful? Solo show | Rachel Fairburn: Can I Be Awful? - Solo show | UK Tour | 2022 |
Rachel Fairburn: Maniac Creater / Writer / Performer | Rachel Fairburn: Maniac - Creater / Writer / Performer | UK Tour | 2021 — 2022 |
Comedians Telling Stories Creator / Writer / Performer | Comedians Telling Stories - Creator / Writer / Performer | Various Venues, UK | 2020 — 2022 |
Rachel Fairburn: The People's Princess Creator / Writer / Performer | Rachel Fairburn: The People's Princess - Creator / Writer / Performer | Edinburgh Fringe Festival / Underbelly | 2019 |
Rachel Fairburn: The Wolf At The Door Creator / Writer / Performer | Rachel Fairburn: The Wolf At The Door - Creator / Writer / Performer | Edinburgh Fringe Festival / Underbelly | 2018 |
All Killa No Filla: Live Co-Host and Co-Creator with Kiri Pritchard McLean | All Killa No Filla: Live - Co-Host and Co-Creator with Kiri Pritchard McLean | Various venues, UK & USA | 2018 — 2022 |
Rachel Fairburn: Her Majesty Creator / Writer / Performer | Rachel Fairburn: Her Majesty - Creator / Writer / Performer | Edinburgh Fringe Festival | 2017 |
Rachel Fairburn: Skulduggery Creator / Writer / Performer | Rachel Fairburn: Skulduggery - Creator / Writer / Performer | Edinburgh Fringe Festival | 2016 |
All the Fun of the Fairburn Creator / Writer / Performer | All the Fun of the Fairburn - Creator / Writer / Performer | Edinburgh Fringe Festival | 2014 |
Radio
The Now Show Presenter | The Now Show - Presenter | BBC Radio 4 | 2024 |
POV Performer | POV - Performer | BBC Sounds | 2024 |
Loose Ends Guest | Loose Ends - Guest | BBC Radio 4 | 2024 |
Breaking the News Guest | Breaking the News - Guest | BBC Radio Scotland | 2022 |
The News Quiz Panellist | The News Quiz - Panellist | BBC Radio 4 | 2021 |
BBC: Funny from the Fringe Guest Stand-Up | BBC: Funny from the Fringe - Guest Stand-Up | BBC Radio 4 | 2018 |
Podcast and Online Content
Glad Rags with Paul McCaffrey & Rachel Fairburn Herself | Glad Rags with Paul McCaffrey & Rachel Fairburn - Herself | 2024 | |
Comedy Central Live Series 3 Performer | Comedy Central Live Series 3 - Performer | Comedy Central | 2023 |
Films to Be Buried With with Brett Goldstein Guest | Films to Be Buried With with Brett Goldstein - Guest | Amazon | 2023 |
Wheel of Misfortune Podcast Guest | Wheel of Misfortune Podcast - Guest | BBC | 2022 |
Class Clown Guest | Class Clown - Guest | The Glee Club | 2021 |
Backchat Guest | Backchat - Guest | BBC/Dave FB page | 2021 |
The Gargle Guest | The Gargle - Guest | The Bugle | 2020 |
Amazon Prime Video - Living The Stream Host | Amazon Prime Video - Living The Stream - Host | Amazon Prime Video UK / That Lot | 2020 — 2021 |
The Amusical Podcast Herself | The Amusical Podcast - Herself | Great Big Owl/Apple | 2019 |
Evil Genius with Russell Kane Guest / Performer | Evil Genius with Russell Kane - Guest / Performer | BBC | 2019 |
All Killa No Filla Co-Host and Co-Creator with Kiri Pritchard McLean | All Killa No Filla - Co-Host and Co-Creator with Kiri Pritchard McLean | Apple | 2014 — 2022 |
Commercials
Tetley Commercial Voiceover artist | Tetley Commercial - Voiceover artist | 2020 — 2021 |
Audio
Most Shocking TV Interviews Ever Narrator | Most Shocking TV Interviews Ever - Narrator | Alaska TV/Channel 5 | 2021 |
Most Embarrassing Sex Stories Ever Narrator | Most Embarrassing Sex Stories Ever - Narrator | Channel 5 | 2019 |
News
***** For Rachel Fairburn's Can I Be Awful? 16th August 2022 "This is a fast paced, hysterical show with a strong theme and comedy genius at the helm |
Rachel Fairburn - ***** Broadway World Review 5th August 2022 Five stars for Rachel Fairburn's Can I Be Awful? Edinbrugh 2022 Fringe show from Broadway World |
PBJ Management Christmas Showcase - 1st December 2021 19th November 2021 PBJ Management are proud to present our showcase this December |
Podcasts
Ghoul Guide With Rachel Fairburn Rachel Fairburn has a lifelong passion: the supernatural. She's read the stories, seen the horror movies, and been ignored by the iconic ghost hunters, it's time to really live the supernatural. In her new podcast, Ghoul Guide, Rachel will meet 3 people who tell her the spookiest stories connected to a location; and then she'll spend the night in those haunted places. The twist is - only one of the spooky stories is really local folklore, and the other two are scripted inventions by some of Britain's best horror writers - and it's down to Rachel and (the audience) to pick which is the real story out of the three chilling tales as the sun rises. | |
Glad Rags with Paul McCaffrey & Rachel Fairburn | |
All Killa No Filla Join comedians Rachel Fairburn and Kiri Pritchard - McLean as they explore a shared passion, serial killers. Each episode the pair will talk all things murder and macabre and have a right laugh doing it. |
Podcast Guest Appearances
Films To Be Buried With Join your host Brett Goldstein as he talks life, death, love and the universe with the truly funny comic and podcaster RACHEL FAIRBURN! A bright and breezy and easy episode with Brett and Rachel, which brings us nicely up to speed on all things Rachel and whats happening in her world... As Brett himself proclaims during the episode, this is the perfect guest right here! From Walthamstow transmissions via Manchester, to true crime theories, to serial killers, to old soul kids, to scary tall men in cinemas, to young scary times, and being a nan kid, its a wide world and a really fun one at that. Enjoy! |