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Rachel Parris
Rachel Parris

Rachel Parris

  • 41 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer, musical comedian and improviser

Rachel Parris features

Image shows left to right: Austentatious, Cariad Lloyd, Graham Dickson, Rachel Parris Live

Austentatious Q&A with Rachel Parris

Wednesday 6th November 2024

Rachel Parris talks about how she first got into the world of comedy, the inspiration behind the creation of the Austentatious shows and one of the improv group's most memorable scenes.

Musical Comedy Awards 2023 Live

Musical Comedy Awards 2023 finalists

Monday 20th March 2023

Peter Bazely, Will BF, The Gorgeous Diva, Amelia Hamilton, Christian Jegard, Eddy MacKenzie, Annabel Marlow, Nikola McMurtrie, Selena Mersey, Su Mi, Katie Norris and Tasmin Sarkany will take part in the 2023 WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards on 31st March.

Just For Laughs London 2023 Live

Just For Laughs festival, London - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Tuesday 7th March 2023

Organisers of London's Just For Laughs festival are aiming for the event to eventually become "the UK's most recognised comedy festival". With a debut line-up that included Graham Norton, James Acaster, Aisling Bea and Nish Kumar, Mark Muldoon sizes up just how likely that's looking...

Daddy Look At Me. Image shows from L to R: Rosie Jones, Helen Bauer Features

Pictures of comedians as kids

Thursday 12th November 2020

Take a look at this set of brilliant pictures of comedians when they were little.

A Girl's Guide To TV. Rachel Parris. Copyright: BBC Pro

Funny Women and Comedy 50:50 launch new award

Monday 29th June 2020

Funny Women and Comedy 50:50 are launching a new industry award to recognise the female writers of unscripted comedy, for example those who supply gags to panel shows.

Prom Night Live

This year's biggest Edinburgh show: Prom Night

Sunday 22nd July 2018

The biggest comedy show at this year's Fringe looks set to be Max & Ivan's Prom Night. Comedians set to play characters at the real prom will include Dara O Briain, Nina Conti, Jason Byrne, Angelos Epithemiou and Rachel Parris.

Latitude 2018. Copyright: Aryan Jafri Live

Latitude 2018 Report

Thursday 19th July 2018

Latitude is the ultimate outdoor arts festival (with lots of decent music too) - this year with added dust and band-dissing. Big names wandering about onstage and off, new comic discoveries, Dr Buckles DJing, pink sheep and green ants - it was quite a weekend.

Thirty Christmases. Image shows from L to R: Jonny Donahoe, Paddy Gervers, Rachel Parris. Copyright: Anna Soderblom Live

Thirty Christmases: Yule Laugh, Yule Cry

Monday 18th December 2017

Jonny Donahoe - from Jonny and the Baptists - and Rachel Parris explain why festive show Thirty Christmases isn't all glitter and tinsel.

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