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Rachel Fairburn
Rachel is from Manchester and started doing stand up in January 2007.
She realised she had 24 years worth of messing about and decided to try and do something productive with it.
While she claims to never of had a good time, she enjoys doing things that can be classed as fun such as drinking cocktails, rooting around in charity shops and going on holiday to Ibiza.
Rachel is from Manchester and started doing stand up in January 2007.
She realised she had 24 years worth of messing about and decided to try and do something productive with it.
While she claims to never of had a good time, she enjoys doing things that can be classed as fun such as drinking cocktails, rooting around in charity shops and going on holiday to Ibiza.
Girl & Dean (Jess Ransom & Sarah Dean)
Girl and Dean are Jess Ransom and Sarah Dean. They are a culturally diverse double act as Jess is from Sheffield and Sarah is from Essex, (however they no longer require a translator in rehearsals). Sarah has both Desmond Tutu's and Cliff Richard's autographs. Jess cries when she watches Masterchef. They have been working together for a year and a half.
Girl and Dean are Jess Ransom and Sarah Dean. They are a culturally diverse double act as Jess is from Sheffield and Sarah is from Essex, (however they no longer require a translator in rehearsals). Sarah has both Desmond Tutu's and Cliff Richard's autographs. Jess cries when she watches Masterchef. They have been working together for a year and a half.
Rowena Haley
Age: 22
Occupation: TV Runner
Home Town: Bolton, Lancashire
Favourite Film:: Grease 2
Favourite Food: Sugar
Value brand biscuit of choice: Custard Cream
Best Pet: Maureen the Hamster (RIP)
Nicest Compliment: "Have you lost weight?"
Worst comment: "You have a funny walk"
Best Holiday: Going to America last year (Everything was half price!)
Worst Holiday: Going to Leeds Festival the year before and getting my bag stolen from my tent on the first night (it was the shittest weekend ever)
Age: 22
Occupation: TV Runner
Home Town: Bolton, Lancashire
Favourite Film:: Grease 2
Favourite Food: Sugar
Value brand biscuit of choice: Custard Cream
Best Pet: Maureen the Hamster (RIP)
Nicest Compliment: "Have you lost weight?"
Worst comment: "You have a funny walk"
Best Holiday: Going to America last year (Everything was half price!)
Worst Holiday: Going to Leeds Festival the year before and getting my bag stolen from my tent on the first night (it was the shittest weekend ever)
Grainne Maguire
Hello, my name is Grainne Maguire and I'm originally from Navan, known to some as the Las Vegas of the North East. The key word in that sentence is some. Well to me anyway, but then I've never been to Las Vegas. I am a comedian but I also work in the office of a primary school. This gives me a ready supply of knock knock jokes and cute little children that I prop on my lap when I'm doing boring data entry- illegal of course but there has to be some perks to any job.
Hello, my name is Grainne Maguire and I'm originally from Navan, known to some as the Las Vegas of the North East. The key word in that sentence is some. Well to me anyway, but then I've never been to Las Vegas. I am a comedian but I also work in the office of a primary school. This gives me a ready supply of knock knock jokes and cute little children that I prop on my lap when I'm doing boring data entry- illegal of course but there has to be some perks to any job.
I'm 27 but I'm told I seem a lot younger, I'm never sure if that's a compliment or not. My motto in life is when faced with a tough decision always ask yourself - What would Jack Black do? That has got me out of many a tight spot, I can tell you, but also arrested on several occasions.
Someone once said I looked remarkably like an old fashioned Sindy doll. Now, every single one of my Sindys ended up with dodgy mohicans after I found myself bored on a Saturday afternoon witha scissors and an hour to kill before The A-Team started so I assumed she was insulting my hair. She wasn't, she was being nice and that was the best compliment I ever received.
Someone once said I looked remarkably like an old fashioned Sindy doll. Now, every single one of my Sindys ended up with dodgy mohicans after I found myself bored on a Saturday afternoon witha scissors and an hour to kill before The A-Team started so I assumed she was insulting my hair. She wasn't, she was being nice and that was the best compliment I ever received.
Elaine Malcolmson
Name: Elaine Malcolmson
Age: Still in my 20s
Born and bred: Co. Down, Northern Ireland
Location: Glasgow
Occupation: Education Liaison Adviser (!?)
Scared of: Herons
Superpower: Frisbee
Name: Elaine Malcolmson
Age: Still in my 20s
Born and bred: Co. Down, Northern Ireland
Location: Glasgow
Occupation: Education Liaison Adviser (!?)
Scared of: Herons
Superpower: Frisbee
Sara Pascoe
Sara Pascoe is 27. That is quite grown up, but she still doesn't drive or have a house or anything. Her proper job is acting, but she also writes plays and sketches and the like. Sara is 90% Germaine Greer and 10% Barbie. You might think that this makes her the perfect woman, well of course you do, but that's because you are a misogynist, capitalist, animal-testing, Veritas-voting scumbag. Have a kiss X.
Sara Pascoe is 27. That is quite grown up, but she still doesn't drive or have a house or anything. Her proper job is acting, but she also writes plays and sketches and the like. Sara is 90% Germaine Greer and 10% Barbie. You might think that this makes her the perfect woman, well of course you do, but that's because you are a misogynist, capitalist, animal-testing, Veritas-voting scumbag. Have a kiss X.
Rachel Stubbings
Rachel is a comedian by day and a seller of novelty gifts by day. She also runs Peeled Over Comedy which is a really really good comedy night. Rachel is a very talented actress as long as the part she is playing is exactly like her. Rachel has never been to Paris and was the leader of The Green Party during her primary school elections.
Rachel is a comedian by day and a seller of novelty gifts by day. She also runs Peeled Over Comedy which is a really really good comedy night. Rachel is a very talented actress as long as the part she is playing is exactly like her. Rachel has never been to Paris and was the leader of The Green Party during her primary school elections.
Sarah Campbell
Sarah Campbell is 26 from Stockport. She is a tv researcher. She also co-runs her own comedy club, the Cheese and Pineapple Club in North London, and writes and stars in comedy clips for the comedybox.tv website. She likes sitting down. Her favourite activity is making stuff. Her favourite condiment is tartar sauce. Do not attempt to play her at trivial pursuit, she will f**k you up baaad. It will be like WWE Smackdown, but with questions.
Sarah Campbell is 26 from Stockport. She is a tv researcher. She also co-runs her own comedy club, the Cheese and Pineapple Club in North London, and writes and stars in comedy clips for the comedybox.tv website. She likes sitting down. Her favourite activity is making stuff. Her favourite condiment is tartar sauce. Do not attempt to play her at trivial pursuit, she will f**k you up baaad. It will be like WWE Smackdown, but with questions.
Pippa Evans as Loretta Maine
Katherine Ryan