Rachel Fairburn
- English
- Stand-up comedian, actor and writer
Press clippings Page 8
Best comedy podcasts at this year's Fringe
Catch live recordings of Sofie Hagen Tries Something, The Bugle, Reasons to be Cheerful, The Guilty Feminist and more.
Jay Richardson, The List, 26th July 2018Interview: rarely asked questions - Rachel Fairburn
Rachel Fairburn interview.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd July 2018The 50 best podcasts of 2018
From Julia Davis's dark comedy Dear Joan to track-by-track teardown Dissect, Marc Maron to Meat and beyond, here are this year's finest audio offerings.
Hannah J Davies, Hannah Verdier and Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 30th June 2018Stand-ups on Maxine Peake's Funny Cow
'It made me proud of everything I've been through'. Rhona Cameron, Rachel Fairburn and Shappi Khorsandi give their verdict on the film in which Peake plays an aspiring comic in a man's world.
Ben Williams, The Guardian, 15th May 2018Standard Issue at the Fringe: part two
As the Edinburgh Fringe dives into its first week proper, we thought there was no better time to offer up part two of our round-up of Standard Issue contributors who are up there, doing their talented thing.
Standard Issue, 8th August 2016Review: English Comedian of the Year, Udderbelly
The second comedy competition in two nights, following Old Comedian of the Year, was another mix of very familiar and less familiar names, with only one act cropping up twice. If nothing else this shows that there are lots of talented stand-ups around. And a lot that want to win competitions.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th July 2016English Comedian Of The Year 2016
In the end, it was a relative rookie who triumphed - and will now be gracing next year's Adelaide and Perth festivals down under on the back of his achievement. Josh Pugh, winner of a couple of new act awards in the Midlands last year, took the title for a set packed full of short, quirky jokes from a peculiarly offbeat mind.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th July 2016English Comedian of the Year 2016 results
Josh Pugh has been crowned English Comedian of the Year 2016. He topped a field of 12 comedians performing at the final at the Udderbelly in London. Andrew Maxwell was the compere.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th July 2016Line up for English Comedian of the Year final
The line-up has been announced for this year's English Comedian of the Year Grand Final.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th June 2016Interview with Rachel Fairburn
A Q&A with stand-up Rachel Fairburn.
Comedy Blogedy, 25th July 2014