Rachel Parris is a Bafta-nominated and award-winning musical comedian, actor, improviser and presenter.

Rachel can be heard as a regular on the radio shows I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue and Just a Minute.

Rachel is a founding member of the acclaimed improv show Austentatious , which tours the UK and has a West End residency.

Rachel has appeared on Live at the Apollo (BBC Two), Have I Got News for You (BBC One), QI (BBC Two), Would I Lie to You (BBC One), Mock the Week (BBC Two), Hypothetical (Dave), Impossible Celebrities (BBC One), Harry Hill’s Clubnite (Channel 4), Comedians Giving Lectures (Dave), Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC One), The Weakest Link (BBC One), Celebrity Mastermind (BBC One), Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains (Comedy Central), Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (Dave), Guessable (Comedy Central) and The Wheel (BBC One), as well as hosting A Girls Guide to TV (BBC Two). Her incisive and hilarious segments on hit BBC Two series The Mash Report and as host of Late Night Mash (Dave), have been worldwide viral smash hits across social media.

She also hosts the Children's book project podcast The Power of a Book.

Rachel has taken many critically acclaimed solo shows to the Edinburgh Fringe, Soho Theatre and on tour. Her shows It’s Fun To Pretend , All Change Please and Poise were extended due to popular demand and culminated in multiple sold-out shows. Poise can also be seen on ITV. Rachel will be on tour with her latest show The Rachel Parris Songbook starting in November 2026.

As an actor, Rachel has appeared in There She Goes (BBC Four), Plebs (ITV2), Revolting (BBC Two), The It Crowd (Channel 4), Count Arthur Strong (BBC One), Murder in Successville (BBC Three) and Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC Three).

Rachel’s first book Advice from Strangers was published by Hodder in 2022.

Her most recent novel Introducing Mrs Collins was published in 2025 to critical acclaim. Readers love it:

‘Warm witty and wise’ Richard Osman

‘Hilarious, wise and heart breaking’ Sara Pascoe

‘The perfect Austen fix. Delightful, beguiling and accomplished!’ Janice Hallett

‘Parris has achieved a remarkable feat… Jane would be very amused indeed’ Cariad Lloyd

‘Funny, then suddenly-deep, then deeply romantic. A marvellous and mighty literary magic trick. Rather like the work of another author I love, born 250 years ago’ Richard Curtis