Desiree Burch

Comedian, writer, actor, theatre-maker and New York-to-London transplant, Desiree Burch exploded onto the UK comedy scene, winning the 2015 Funny Women Award. Since then, she has firmly established herself as one of the break out comic stars in the UK.

She has appeared on, Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You, Qi, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Mock The Week, Insert Name Here, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order and co-hosted Netflix series, Flinch.

Originally from California, Desiree has also lived in New York, Streatham, Croydon and Peckham, having moved to London to live with her boyfriend in 2014.

Desiree recorded her critically acclaimed, debut Edinburgh festival show, This Is Evolution as a TV special for, Live From The BBC and has recorded a 2nd stand up special for Comedy Central. Her recent Edinburgh hour, Unfuckable was a sold out hit at The Edinburgh Fringe and went onto two fantastic, sold out runs at The Soho Theatre.

She also travelled to Just For Laughs in Montreal and recorded a set for Kevin Hart’s LOL Network in 2018. She’s been heard as the voice of Pamela Winchell on #1 international hit podcast Welcome to Night Vale, as well as The News Quiz, The Now Show, It’s Not What You Know and on podcasts such as The Guilty Feminist, The Adam Buxton Podcast, Made of Human, Dumb White Guy, Friends Like Us and Writing Excuses.

Desiree was a founding member of the New York Neo-Futurists, writing and performing regularly in Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind over its 13-year run in NYC. She and has worked with renowned American theatre artists as Young Jean Lee, Alex Timbers, Wu Tsang and Anna Deavere Smith.

She is a recipient of the 2014 Franklin Furnace Fund, an arts educator and public speaker (TEDx, NerdCon: Stories) and holds a BA in Theatre Studies from Yale University.

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