Desiree Burch

Desiree Burch is a critically acclaimed American comedian, writer, solo performer, devised theatre-maker and voice over actress. After moving to London in 2014, Desiree won the ‘Funny Women Stage Award’ for stand up comedy and a ‘Fringe First Award’ for theatre. Since then, Desiree has established herself as a household name – making frequent appearances across the UK’s most prominent entertainment platforms. 

Credits include: ‘Taskmaster’,  ‘The Horne Section TV Show’ and ‘The Last Leg’ (Channel 4), ‘Too Hot to Handle’, ‘Flinch’, A Castle For Christmas and The Sandman (Netflix), Desiree Burch: Live at Soho Theatre (Amazon). For the BBC, Desiree has appeared multiple times on ‘Live at the Apollo’, ‘Live from the BBC’, ‘Have I Got News For You’ (BBC), ‘Mock the Week’ (BBC), ‘QI’ (BBC), ‘The Mash Report’ (BBC), and ‘Frankie Boyle’s New World Order’. She’s also made appearances on ‘Jonathan Ross’ (ITV) and has two Sky Shorts – ‘A Decent Proposal’ and ‘Diane from Accounts’. 

Desiree has also hosted her own Youtube series: ‘Profiles in Fatness’. And has had multiple BBC radio 4 appearances on ‘The News Quiz’, ‘The Now Show’, and ‘Just a Minute’. Podcast fans will know her uproarious appearances on ‘You’re Dead to Me’, ‘The Guilty Feminist’, ‘Welcome to Night Vale’, ‘Drunk Women Solving Crime’, ‘The Adam Buxton Podcast’, ‘The Richard Herring Leicester Square Podcast’, ‘Couples Therapy’, Brett Goldstein’s ‘Films to be Buried With’ and ‘The Final FronTia’ with Tia Kofi.

Voice acting credits include animated series ‘Superhero Kindergarten’, ‘Warhammer’, ‘Slug Riot’ and Audible series ‘Algorithms’ and ‘The Sandman’.

Praise for The Golden Wrath at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025:

★ ★ ★ ★ ‘Burch balances laugh-out-loud lines with raw sincerity’ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

★ ★ ★ ★ ‘This is a laugh-fest during which you will learn a lot’ The Arts Desk 

★ ★ ★ ★ ‘Boundless, shouty, and infectious’ The Skinny 

Praise for The Golden Wrath at Melbourne International Comedy Festival:

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ‘That Desiree Burch can have audiences of all demographics howling over something many would struggle to define is testament to rare comic chops’ Sydney Morning Herald

★ ★ ★ ★ ‘Ferocious wit and energetic stage presence’ Time Out

Previous praise for Desiree Burch: 

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Spectacular as it gets without costumes, props and fireworks” Fest

★ ★ ★ ★ “Near-perfect example of comedic storytelling” Evening Standard

★ ★ ★ ★   The Guardian

★ ★ ★ ★   The Scotsman