[1] Carrington lives with her husband, Colin Brown, in Berlin.

She studied at Wells Cathedral School and The Royal Northern College of Music and then went to complete her Masters of Music at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

[2] She is the daughter of Simon Carrington, a British conductor and founder of the vocal ensemble The King's Singers.

Her comedy career started on stage while in the USA.

[3] Rebecca Carrington won several awards, including the Prix Pantheon in June 2007 (a German cabaret award) and Prix du public (an audience prize) at a comedy festival in Versailles in April 2007.