Desiree Lea Burch (born 26 January 1979) is an American comedian, actor, television presenter, and voice actor. Originally from Diamond Bar, California, Burch has also lived in New York, Streatham, Croydon and Peckham, having moved to London to live with her boyfriend in 2014. She won the Funny Women title in 2015 having completed an arduous series of gigs around the UK, she followed up this success with five-star reviews and a Fringe First Award for her one-woman, self written show, Tar Baby at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.