Television comedian Rachel Parris returning to Swindon after last visit was an 'absolute joy'. 

Parris, who many will know from her viral segments on The Mash Report and Late Night Mash alongside Nish Kumar, has also made a number of television appearances. 

But ahead of her tour, which brings her to the Swindon Wyvern Theatre this month, she has recalled her previous visits to the town. 

"I have been to Swindon, actually," she said, "I was at the Swindon Literature Festival which was an absolute joy.

"I also founded Austentatious which has been here as well, which was great fun."

The popular comedian is bringing her latest show 'Poise' to the Wyvern on Friday, April 26. Tickets are available on the Wyvern website. 

"The new show is in some ways what people are expecting from me, satire, stand-up, musical comedy, song, a little bit about politics" she said, in an exclusive interview. 

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"But it is mainly about everyday stuff that is funny. Turning 40, finding myself in traditional roles, having a mortgage and a toddler and teenagers. "

Parris added that she was looking forward to touring and stepping away slightly from the more political content she is known for. 

"I never wanted to be a shock jock but that went hand in hand with the Mash report and, of course, it was turned up to 11.

"But now that that show isn’t on anymore I don’t miss being on a polemic of anything, although I still have the freedom of being able to state my political opinion.

"Even this week, I put out an old video where I did a joke about a fictional person who becomes a lawyer for the Conservative party and it made people angry when it was just a joke. 

"People are looking to be angry on both sides of the political spectrum, they are naturally angry," she said. 

Rachel added that the landscape of comedy has changed, particularly with the advent of TikTok.

"I didn’t make my name from TikTok, but I did benefit from going viral. 

"I can see that the telly bit is becoming more redundant, but I do think you also need that stage time experience,  you need to learn your craft, how to hold an audience for ten minutes, twenty minutes."

She finished by encouraging people to come and see her show. 

"I would say that if you want to laugh at my life and you like music and like jokes, you'll probably like it."