Rachel Fairburn | |
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Born | Harpurhey, Manchester, England | 16 September 1983
Occupation | Comedian |
Years active | 2008–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]