You gig and gig and wonder what your first Edinburgh show will be like, if people will like it, and when they do, it just feels like it validates the last few years of your life, and that you’re on the right track. Rachel Parris Read Quote
People like to be moved, that’s why they’re here listening to you instead of sitting at home with the Shipping Forecast. Rachel Parris Read Quote
If you’re mocking anyone, make sure it’s those at the top of the food chain, not the bottom. Rachel Parris Read Quote
No-one wants to hear a crude joke at the expense of the Principal, or the Bridegroom, or the head of the company. Well, they do, but wait ’til you’re offstage then WhatsApp it to everyone instead. Rachel Parris Read Quote
I’m a sports idiot – watching it, playing it, making conversation about it – I got nothing. Rachel Parris Read Quote
I don’t really get heckled! I think it’s because I might burst into song at any moment and even rude people have a weird respect for not interrupting singing! Rachel Parris Read Quote
The first time I saw Tim Minchin live, it was his 2008 show ‘Ready for This?’ in a very big room at the Pleasance during the Edinburgh fringe. Rachel Parris Read Quote
It is easy to misunderstand what a comedy song is, or what its potential is. I’m used to musical comedy being maligned as an easy artform. Rachel Parris Read Quote
There’s a very delicate but important contract that a Royal has with the British public and it’s this: Most people don’t mind paying for the Royals as long as those Royals live a miserable, thwarted existence full of horrible compromise. Rachel Parris Read Quote
I’m lucky to have depression less severely than a lot of people. I know some find it useful to talk about it and people are definitely doing that more. It’s becoming less stigmatised. Rachel Parris Read Quote
