English comedian (born 1984)
Rachel Sarah Parris (born 1984)[ 1] [ 2] Late Night Mash The Mash Report ).[ 3] [ 4]
Parris attendedLoughborough High School .[ 5] upper second-class (2:1) Music BA fromSt Hilda's College, Oxford and a master's degree from theRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama for acting.[ 6]
Parris's stand-up comedy has been featured onLive at the Apollo [ 7] Edinburgh Fringe ,[ 8] It's Fun To Pretend , which was expanded into a UK tour for 2018/19.[ 9]
She presented the fourth series of theGame of Thrones Thronecast [ 10] A Girl's Guide to TV , a comic guide to how women can get ahead in television, which first aired onBBC2 on 10 June 2018.[ 11]
As an actor, Parris was cast in the BBC showMurder in Successville [ 12] The IT Crowd Plebs Count Arthur Strong [ 13]
She has been a panellist onQI I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue Would I Lie to You? Mock the Week Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown[ 14] [ 15] Richard Osman's House of Games
Parris is a regular guest co-host on the podcastThe Guilty Feminist [ 16]
Parris was in one episode ofApple TV+ 'sTrying [ 17]
Parris wrote a book published in 2022,Advice from Strangers: Everything I Know from People I Don't Know .
Improvisational comedy [ edit ] Rachel Parris performing at her Musical Comedy Club show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2018 Parris beganimprov comedy in 2007 withThe Oxford Imps and musical comedy in 2010.[ 18] [ 19] Austentatious [ 20] Edinburgh ,London , and on a UK tour,[ 21] Fortune Theatre in London from 18 February 2019.[ 22]
In 2014,Austentatious won theChortle Award for Best Character, Improv or Sketch Act,[ 23] [ 24]
In 2019, she was nominated for theBAFTA Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance for her work onThe Mash Report .
In 2019, Parris won theChortle Award for Best Music and Variety Act.[ 25]
In 2018, Parris was named Female First's Comedian of the Year, beatingTiffany Haddish ,Amy Schumer andEllen DeGeneres to the prize.[ 26]
She won runner-up placing in the annual Musical Comedy Awards competition in 2012, and has since headlined shows of theirs each year.[ 27]
Parris lives insouth-west London and is married to fellow comedianMarcus Brigstocke .[ 28] [ 29]
Television and radio credits [ edit ] Comic Relief, BBC One, 2025 Richard Osman's House of Games, Champions Week, Series 7 , BBC Two, 2024Sunday Brunch [ 30] The Hit List , BBC One, 2022[ 31] Question Team Late Night Mash , Dave, 2021 – presentTrying , Apple TV+, 2020Richard Osman's House of Games , BBC Two, 2019, 2024I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue , BBC Radio 4, 2019 – presentQI , BBC Two, 2019Would I Lie To You? , BBC One, 2019Hypothetical , Dave, 2019Private Passions , BBC Radio 3, 2019Live at the Apollo , BBC One, 2018Plebs , ITV2, 2018QI , BBC Two, 2018Mock the Week , BBC Two, 2018A Girl's Guide to TV , BBC Two, 2018The Mash Report , BBC Two, 2017–2020Austentatious , BBC Radio 4, 2017The Now Show , BBC Radio 4, 2016Murder In Successville , BBC Three, 2015-2016Thronecast , Sky Atlantic, 2014The IT Crowd , Channel 4, 2013Count Arthur Strong , BBC One, 2013Eggheads , BBC Two, 2009^ "On my radar: Rachel Parris on her cultural highlights" .the Guardian . 4 July 2020. Retrieved16 July 2020 .^ "Rachel Parris" .British Comedy Guide . Retrieved30 August 2022 .^ "This sketch destroys the idea that sexual harassment is complicated" .indy100 . The Independent. 25 January 2018. Retrieved26 January 2018 .^ "Interview: Rachel Parris on The Mash Report, Thirty Christmases & Her London – To Do List" .To Do List . 17 November 2017. Retrieved26 January 2018 .^ Godsall, David (23 March 2018)."Celebrating Loughborough High School alumni" .Loughborough Echo . ^ "Rachel Parris - LinkedIn" .LinkedIn . Retrieved6 March 2018 .^ "BBC Two Live at the Apollo, Series 14, Episode 4" . bbc.co.uk. 6 December 2018. Retrieved12 March 2019 .^ "Rachel Parris, comedian: tour dates Chorle: The UK Comedy Guide" . Chortle. 12 March 2019. Retrieved12 March 2019 .^ "Rachel Parris Tickets, Rachel Parris Tour Dates * Concerts" . LiveNation. 12 March 2019. Retrieved12 March 2019 .^ "Rachel Parris exclusive interview" . femalefirst.co.uk. 28 June 2014. Retrieved12 November 2017 .^ "BBC Two - A Girl's Guide to TV" .BBC . Retrieved10 June 2018 .^ "Dead, Rich and Famous, Series 1, Murder in Successville – BBC Three" .BBC . Retrieved12 November 2017 .^ "Rachel Parris - IMDb" .IMDb . Retrieved12 March 2019 .^ Guide, British Comedy."RHLSTP 153 - Rachel Parris - RHLSTP with Richard Herring" .British Comedy Guide . ^ Guide, British Comedy."Series 8, Episode 7 (Change The Fuse) - Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown" .British Comedy Guide . ^ Salinsky, Tom."Episodes" . ^ "Someone Else's Kids on Apple TV+" .Apple TV . 30 April 2020. Retrieved28 July 2020 .^ "If Only I'd Known: Rachel Parris" .ideastap.com . Retrieved12 November 2017 .^ "Rachel Parris: The Commission" .Comedy Blogedy . 30 May 2013. Retrieved12 November 2017 .^ "Austentatious – BBC Radio 4" .BBC . Retrieved12 November 2017 .^ "Forthcoming Dates, Austentatious" .Austentatious . 16 February 2016. Retrieved12 March 2019 .^ "News, Austentatious" .Austentatious . Retrieved12 March 2019 .^ "Chortle Awards 2014: Best character, improv or sketch group: Austentatious" – viaYouTube .^ "DVD review: Austentatiouse" .www.chortle.co.uk . 15 January 2015.^ Bennett, Steve."Who won the 2019 Chortle Awards" .www.chortle.co.uk . ^ "The Female First Awards 2018: Comedian of the Year" .Female First . 19 December 2018. Retrieved12 March 2019 .^ "About the Musical Comedy Awards" .Musical Comedy Awards . 20 August 2014. Retrieved6 March 2018 .^ Leahy, Kate (14 February 2021)."Rachel Parris and Marcus Brigstocke on addiction, stepchildren and online gigs" .The Times . Retrieved31 March 2021 . ^ Parris, Rachel (13 March 2022)."Rachel Parris: There is no grave. No baby photos. I only have my story" .You Magazine . Retrieved31 July 2022 . ^ "Sunday Brunch" .radiotimes.com . Retrieved24 April 2023 .^ "The Hit List" .bbc.co.uk . Retrieved1 October 2022 .
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