He was given his first spot by Silky at Kill For A Seat comedy club at The Bullingdon in Oxford.

Since then he has gone from strength to strength. He was resident compere at Up The Creek Croydon and is a regular at The Comedy Cafe, Lee Hursts Backyard and many of the major comedy clubs up and down the country. With his warm, likeable manner and his ability to win over the rowdiest of audiences, with Rich Wilson you are guaranteed an evening of exceptional entertainment.

In the words of Frank Skinner; “He’s a very funny man.”

His “tour de force” (Leicester Mercury) performances have earned him a win for Best International Guest at the 2016 New Zealand Comedy Awards, followed by a sell out run in 2017 which saw him nominated for the same award again. He's performed at sellout shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne Comedy Festival and the New Zealand Comedy Festival. An extremely in demand writer, Rich Wilson has also contributed on shows for BBC Three, Sky Arts and Channel 4. 

Rich is also the host of the wildly popular insane in the: podcast series; currently featuring Men Brain, Fem Brain and soon for your aural pleasure, Them Brain! Rich talks to funny and interesting people about their experiences with mental health. In the last year the podcast has been nominated for an award with Podbible and in 2019 won an award with JOE for best podcast with the likes of; Guilty Feminist, Off Menu and Films To Be Buried With.

Guests have included; James Acaster, Scroobius Pip, Heston Blumenthal, GBBO’s Tom Allen, Romesh Ranganathan, David Baddiel, Jen Brister, Simon Evans, Dane Baptiste, Darren Harriott and many more.