Rachel Fairburn

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Rachel Fairburn
Born (1983-09-16) 16 September 1983 (age 40)
Harpurhey, Manchester, England
OccupationComedian
Years active2008–present

Rachel Fairburn is an English comedian. She was born in Harpurhey, Manchester [1] and attended St Monica's High School.[ citation needed ] 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] Fairburn and Pritchard-McLean launched their podcast in 2014. [7]

Fairburn 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] Fairburn has appeared on the BBC's 'Funny from the Fringe', [10] the 'Evil Genius with Russell Kane' [11] and 'Breaking the News' on BBC Radio Scotland. [12] Before she was a comedian, she worked full-time in the John Rylands Library. [13] [14]

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  2. ↑ FM, Player. "All Killa No Filla podcast". player.fm. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Eight of the best true crime podcasts, from The Teacher's Pet to Serial". The Independent. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Editors, Esquire (13 March 2018). "The Best True Crime Podcasts For Horrifying Commutes". Esquire. Retrieved 2 November 2019.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ Davies, Hannah J.; Verdier, Hannah; Gibsone, Harriet; Haynes, Gavin (30 June 2018). "The 50 best podcasts of 2018". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Meet the Women Turning #MeToo Into Comedy". Time. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "BBC Radio Manchester - The Dead Good Show, Rachel Fairburn". BBC. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Rachel Fairburn On How Female Comedians Need To Have Each Other's Backs". HuffPost UK. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  9. ↑ Monahan, Mark; Cavendish, Dominic; Saunders, Tristram Fane (8 August 2018). "Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews: the best shows, including 2018 Comedy Awards winner Rose Matafeo". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Funny from the Fringe, Day 23: Al Porter, Rachel Fairburn & Stuart Laws". BBC. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "BBC Sounds - Evil Genius with Russell Kane, Lou Reed". BBC. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  12. ↑ "BBC Radio Scotland - Breaking the News, Susie McCabe, Scott Agnew, Rachel Fairburn & Rosco McClelland". BBC. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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