Rachel Parris has become the fourth recipient of the annual Bath Plug Award, presented by Bath Comedy Festival each year for significant achievement or contribution to British and World comedy. 

The award, a specially engraved golden bath plug on a purple ribbon, places Rachel in great company - previous winners have been Terry Jones, Peter Richardson and Barry Cryer.

The presentation took place at one of the Festival’s most popular core venues, Widcombe Social Club, at the end of a sold out performance of Parris’ show ‘Keynote’, which was an extra show programmed into the Festival due to an incredible demand for tickets. For the first time the presentation was streamed live on Twitter.

Co-organiser of the Bath Plug Award, author, historian and self-confessed ‘comedy geek’ Jem Roberts described Parris as a unique voice in British comedy, her brand of smiling satire having gone viral around the world. 

Festival Director Nick Steel said he was honoured to make her the 4th recipient of the festival's prestigious piece of bathroom ephemera and thanked Rachel for a fantastic contribution to this year’s Festival.

2018 marks the tenth year of Bath Comedy Festival, which is continuing to expand and fast becoming a national destination event and major entry in Bath’s cultural calendar, with the help of principal sponsor Lovehoney, this year sees more performances and more venues than ever before with a host of famous faces as well as up-and-coming and new acts.

Pictured: Rachel Parris receives the Bath Plug from award organisers Nick Steel (Bath Comedy Festival Director) and Jem Roberts (comedy historian and author).

The Bath Comedy Festival continues until April 15. Details here: http://www.bathcomedy.com/