Kiri Pritchard-McLean
- 38 years old
- Welsh
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and director
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Review: Kiri Pritchard-McLean; The Empire
Reviews of the Radio 2 Festival Of Funny pilots Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Secret Desires (3 stars) and The Empire (2 stars).
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th March 2021Comedians on their stand-up heroes
We've done a lot of things in lockdown - followed the news obsessively, become amateur crafters, howled with despair - but laughing hasn't been one of them. Thank goodness, then, for the BBC's Festival Of Funny, celebrating all things comedy. To mark the occasion, we asked some of our favourite comedians to tell us which stand-up they love the most.
Nancy Durrant, Evening Standard, 7th March 2021BBC Two's Funny Festival Live line-up revealed
Jason Manford, Jo Brand, Sara Pascoe and Kiri Pritchard-McLean will be amongst the hosts of Funny Festival Live, the nightly BBC Two stand-up series which starts on Sunday 7th March.
British Comedy Guide, 24th February 2021Standing up to sexual harassment in comedy
Live comedy's lack of regulation has enabled sexist and predatory behaviour but a group of female stand-ups have ambitious plans to overhaul the industry.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 22nd February 2021BBC to broadcast The Festival Of Funny
The BBC has announced The Festival Of Funny. Running across its TV, radio and online channels from late February to mid-March, the festival will see fourteen hours of new content broadcast.
British Comedy Guide, 15th February 2021Radio 4 stand-ups zoom through angst from all angles
The BBC's new comedy series brings together half-hour sets from Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Imran Yusuf and Joz Norris.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 20th January 2021Kiri Pritchard-McLean to host BBC Radio Wales show
Kiri Pritchard-McLean has landed a regular show on BBC Radio Wales. She'll present the station on Sunday afternoons from 1pm to 3pm.
British Comedy Guide, 17th December 20202020 in comedy: where will future stars come from?
As established names go global online, the next generation of stand-ups face losing their launchpad.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 12th December 2020Kiri Pritchard-McLean: British comedians in lockdown
Kiri Pritchard-McLean, compère of an online gig night, talks about keeping Britain laughing and how the Government has shunned the North.
Marianka Swain, The Telegraph, 19th November 2020Kiri Pritchard-McLean lands a hat-trick of BBC radio comedies
Kiri Pritchard-McLean is working on three radio shows. Sitcom pilot The Learners, for BBC Radio Wales; a Radio 4 show with sketch group Tarot; and stand-up special, Appropriate Adult.
British Comedy Guide, 30th October 2020