Rachel Fairburn

Rachel Fairburn is an English comedian, expert on serial killers and supposedly her parents’ favourite child. This is hotly contested by her sister who has been heard saying, "Doubt it." She was 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 's number two 'Best True Crime Podcast' in 2018[4] and one of the best podcast of 2018 by The Guardian.[5] Time 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 Fairburn
Born16th September 1983 (age 36)
Harpurhey, Manchester, England
OccupationComedian
Years active2008–present

Rachel has been working as a comedian since 2008.[8] The Daily 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 full-time as a librarian.[12]

References
  1. "Rachel Fairburn on the Manchester accent : Video 2018 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  2. FM, Player. "All Killa No Filla podcast". player.fm. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  3. "Eight of the best true crime podcasts, from The Teacher's Pet to Serial". The Independent. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  4. Editors, Esquire (2018-03-13). "The Best True Crime Podcasts For Horrifying Commutes". Esquire. Retrieved 2019-11-02.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  5. 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.
  6. "Meet the Women Turning #MeToo Into Comedy". Time. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  7. "BBC Radio Manchester - The Dead Good Show, Rachel Fairburn". BBC. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  8. "Rachel Fairburn On How Female Comedians Need To Have Each Other's Backs". HuffPost UK. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  9. 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.
  10. "BBC Radio 4 - Funny from the Fringe, Day 23: Al Porter, Rachel Fairburn & Stuart Laws". BBC. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  11. "BBC Sounds - Evil Genius with Russell Kane, Lou Reed". BBC. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  12. "College stand-up comedy classes". 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
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