Rachel Parris
- 40 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, musical comedian and improviser
Press clippings
Radio 4 orders improv comedy Wing It, hosted by Alasdair Beckett-King
Alasdair Beckett-King is to host Wing It, an improvised comedy series for Radio 4, featuring Rachel Parris, Emma Sidi, Cariad Lloyd, Steen Raskopoulos, Kemah Bob, Amy Hoggart and members of the improv group Shoot From The Hip among others.
British Comedy Guide, 21st October 2024Rachel Parris: Poise review
A silly, political and hilariously depressing peek into life at 40.
Grace Boag Matthews, A Young(ish) Perspective, 13th September 2024Metro accidentally proved Lucy Beaumont's calling out of comedy sexism
The paper's website incorrectly used a photo of Rachel Parris in their article.
The Poke, 12th September 2024Rachel Parris: "I co-hosted BBC's most divisive political comedy show - the abuse haunts me to this day"
As Rachel Parris takes to the stage with her revised Poise stand-up tour, the comedian is all too familiar with the pitfalls of being a woman who dares to have opinions.
Asyia Iftikhar, Metro, 8th September 2024Rachel Parris: Poise review
Songs pepper the set, and are among its stronger elements.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 8th June 2024Rachel Parris: Poise review
Easily switching from a self-deprecating and cringeworthy parenting anecdote to a biting political critique, Rachel Parris's easy charm wins over the audience immediately and enables her to go into full primary school music teacher mode leading the audience in a wonderful singalong about what women want.
Claire Roderick, Fairy Powered Productions, 8th June 2024Rachel Parris: Poise review
The Mash Report comedian's material on middle age is sharp but it's her political musical numbers that really hit home.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 6th June 2024Rachel Parris: Poise review
A clever and entertaining evening.
Auriol Reddaway, The Spy In The Stalls, 6th June 2024Brigstocke and Parris: the comics who turned their marriage into a middle-class joke
"We want to take people into the heart of darkness that is the modern relationship," say comedy power couple Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Parris. Which means nothing's off limits, be it age gaps, stepchildren, class differences or loss.
Michael Odell, The Times, 19th April 2024