Rachel Parris has been announced as the new host of Late Night Mash! Parris has been a show regular since its beginnings on BBC 2 in 2017 with Nish Kumar as host. The comedian will be joined by a different guest host for each episode when the series returns to Dave this autumn.
Parris said: “I’m very excited and honoured to be taking the helm of Late Night Mash, a show I would honestly describe as “funny”.
“I’m excited partly because of the significance of being a female host on a satirical show on British TV, and partly because after five years, it’ll be nice to have a sit down.
“I’ll really miss working with my good friend Nish and giving him words of encouragement. I think he did really well and it will stand him in good stead to start his comedy career.
“Mash, like a proverbial rash, keeps coming back just when you think we’re gone, and I’m proud to represent that irritation.”
UKTV commissioning editor Mark Iddon said: “We’re really excited to be bringing Late Night Mash back again to Dave, and who better to captain the ship than the force of nature that is Rachel Parris. We know she will make the show her own alongside the rest of the ever-brilliant Mash ensemble.
“With each episode recorded so close to transmission and reacting to events as they occur, the addition of a special guest each week will make this new series even more unpredictable.”
Executive producer Chris Stott, Zeppotron said: “So pleased Mash is returning to Dave with the great Rachel Parris as host; for those of you able to afford electricity by the autumn, you’re in for a treat.”
