Rachel Fairburn
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Rachel Fairburn is an English comedian, born in Harpurhey, Manchester[1]. She is co-host of the hit comedy Podcast ''All Killa No Filla'' along with fellow comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean[2]. "All Killa No Filla" has been named one of the top eight true crime podcasts of 2018 by The Independent[3] , Esquire magazine's number two 'Best True Crime Podcast' in 2018[4] and one of the best podcast of 2018 by The Guardian[5]. Time magazine cited their podcast as an example of how female comedians are talking about their experiences in the ＃MeToo era[6]. Rachel and Kiri launched their podcast in 2014[7].
Rachel has been working as a comedian since 2008[8]. The London Telegraph named her one of the best comedians at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[9] Rachel has appeared on the BBC's 'Funny from the Fringe'[10] and the 'Evil Genius with Russell Kane'[11]. Before she was a comedian, she worked as a full time librarian[12].
References
- ^ "Rachel Fairburn on the Manchester accent : Video 2018 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
- ^ FM, Player. "All Killa No Filla podcast". player.fm. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
- ^ "Eight of the best true crime podcasts, from The Teacher's Pet to Serial". The Independent. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
- ^ Editors, Esquire (2018-03-13). "The Best True Crime Podcasts For Horrifying Commutes". Esquire. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Davies, Hannah J.; Verdier, Hannah; Gibsone, Harriet; Haynes, Gavin (2018-06-30). "The 50 best podcasts of 2018". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
- ^ "Meet the Women Turning #MeToo Into Comedy". Time. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
- ^ "BBC Radio Manchester - The Dead Good Show, Rachel Fairburn". BBC. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
- ^ "Rachel Fairburn On How Female Comedians Need To Have Each Other's Backs". HuffPost UK. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
- ^ Monahan, Mark; Cavendish, Dominic; Saunders, Tristram Fane (2018-08-08). "Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews: the best shows, including 2018 Comedy Awards winner Rose Matafeo". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Funny from the Fringe, Day 23: Al Porter, Rachel Fairburn & Stuart Laws". BBC. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
- ^ "BBC Sounds - Evil Genius with Russell Kane, Lou Reed". BBC. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
- ^ "College stand-up comedy classes". 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2019-11-02.