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Live At The Apollo. Desiree Burch. Copyright: Open Mike Productions
Desiree Burch

Desiree Burch

  • American
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

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Preview - QI: Overseas

The final episode from Series O (except for two highlights episodes) sees Denmark's Sandi Toksvig take the show across the world.

Ian Wolf, On The Box, 16th February 2018

Chortle Awards 2018 nominees

The nominees for the Chortle Awards 2018 have been announced. Mat Ewins, Hannah Gadsby, John Kearns and Joseph Morpurgo are up for Best Show.

British Comedy Guide, 7th February 2018

The top 10 comedy shows of 2017

A virgin dominatrix whipped Edinburgh, Tim Key looked for love and Hannah Gadsby quit then won two awards. But only the snide, brutal brilliance of Frankie Boyle could triumph over the year's horrors.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th December 2017

The frill-free comedy showcase that feels like a rawer, raunchier Live At The Apollo returns for a third series, with likable northern scallywag Chris Ramsey taking over as host from Russell Howard. After expertly neutralising a heckle within his first minute on stage, the former Hebburn star tees up sets from the brilliantly brassy US comic Desiree Burch and Al Murray's bulletproof poobah of lubricated wisdom, the Pub Landlord.

The Guardian, 27th September 2017

10 female comedians to see this autumn

Between them they represent the breadth, diversity and talent of the scene, hailing from the UK, Canada, America and Denmark. One jokes about her past job as a dominatrix, another about her Nazi grandfather, and another performs in a poundshop parrot suit. Something for everyone, then.

Alice Jones, Refinery 29, 25th September 2017

Edinburgh Fringe 2017: Terrier Awards

Unsurpassable comedy critic Fringe Dog announces the winners of the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Terrier Awards.

Fringe Dog, The Skinny, 25th August 2017

In conversation: Desiree Burch and Selina Thompson

British theatremaker Selina Thompson and American comic and theatremaker Desiree Burch both address racism and their experiences as women of colour in their work. We brought them together to talk about salt., Thompson's account of her journey retracing the Transatlantic slave trade, and Unf*ckable, Burch's standup show about, among other things, her past as a professional dominatrix, and the thorny issue of race at the Fringe.

Jo Caird, Fest Mag, 17th August 2017

Our guide to the best stand-up shows

Some recommendations.

Rebecca Monks, Edinburgh Evening News, 5th August 2017

Edinburgh festival 2017: 10 shows to see

A puppet blockbuster, a Bigfoot opera and a Northern Soul dance marathon all feature in the lineup of the 70th Edinburgh festival.

Chris Wiegand, The Guardian, 4th August 2017

50 unmissable shows at the Fringe 2017

We'll be jetting up to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first week of the festival, and we'll be sharing with you the best quirky, offbeat, and downright amazing events at this years Fringe!

Stuart Wilson, To Do List, 27th July 2017

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