Too Hot To Handle’s’ Desiree Burch On Race, Comedy & Dating Shows

Too Hot To Handle’s’ Desiree Burch On Race, Comedy & Dating Shows

Desiree Burch, the narrator of the hit Netflix show "Too Hot to Handle."





Idil Sukin







Comedian and actress Desiree Burch says the things we're all thinking as we watch absurd-yet-addictive reality shows.



As the narrator for Too Hot To Handle, Netflix

NFLX's dating show where actually hooking up gets you booted from the program, Burch delivers zinger after zinger. She has a unique ability to laugh with the contestants rather than at them“”which would be too easy. Instead, you imagine her delivering her insightful barbs with a hug and a smile.



"We all like these people,“ she says of her approach to narration. "There's a lot to be made fun of within the genre and the way they're behaving, but they're also having their own moments of growth through it. I opened my heart to these people and cared about their lives. I think it was snarky in a good way.“





That informs Burch's approach to comedy. A Yale graduate who performed with the Neo-Futurists in New York City after graduation, Burch presents and preserves truth in her comedy, something she says is essential as an entertainer. She wants to