Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Welsh comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean is a multi-award-winning comedian, satirist and writer.
Her recent credits include hosting Live at the Apollo and appearances on HIGNFY, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, QI, and Frankie Boyle’s New World Order.
Kiri has appeared on many of the UK's most popular entertainment shows, including hosting Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, QI and Frankie Boyle's New World Order.
Kiri's comedy tackles thorny subjects with humour and grace, often in a deeply personal way. In 2024, she embarked on her fourth and biggest stand-up tour yet with her show, Peacock, a show about her journey to become a Local Authority foster carer. Performing to rave reviews, she took the show across the country and to Australia and New Zealand. Her next tour, Josgin, is set for 2027 and will span the UK and Europe.
A regular on the radio, Kiri is the face of BBC Radio Wales’s comedy strand and she regularly hosts Loose Ends. She was also the host of Newsjack and has guest-hosted The News Quiz. Kiri hosts her own Radio 4 panel show, Best Medicine and has a brand new series, Kiri’s Farm starting in 2026.
Along with comedian Rachel Fairburn, Kiri co-hosts the popular podcast All Killa No Filla, which has gone on to produce several live shows.
Expect sequins, social commentary, and massive laughs from the renaissance woman of UK comedy. Rolling Stone
An increasingly impressive comic, making powerhouse standup from the thorniest of subjects. The Guardian
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| Comic Relief E17 - Comic Relief 2019 | Self | 1988-01-01 |
| Pete Otway and Kiri Pritchard-Mclean Edinburgh Fringe Festival | Self | 2013-01-01 |
| Gein's Family Giftshop Edinburgh Fringe Festival | Self | 2013-01-01 |
| BBC New Comedy Award - 2013 E5 - Heat 5 | Self | 2013-01-01 |
| Gein's Family Giftshop: Volume 1 Edinburgh Fringe Festival | Self | 2014-01-01 |
| BBC New Comedy Award - 2014 E8 - London Heat 2 | Self | 2014-01-01 |
| Amused Moose Laugh Off | Finalist | 2014-01-01 |
| The Leak - Series 1 E6 - Episode Six | Guest | 2014-01-01 |
| The Machynlleth Comedy Festival - 2015 | Guest | 2015-01-01 |
| Gein's Family Giftshop: Volume 2 Edinburgh Fringe Festival | Self | 2015-01-01 |
| Crackanory: The Truth about Suz DAVE | Writer | 2015-01-01 |
| Gein's Family Giftshop's Christmas Sky Arts | Writer | 2015-01-01 |
| Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year | Finalist | 2015-01-01 |
| @Elevenish ITV2 | Writer & Performer | 2016-01-01 |
| Chortle Awards Best Compere | Nominated | 2016-01-01 |
| The Now Show BBC Radio 4 | Writing | 2017-01-01 |
| Nasty Women BBC Radio 4 | Guest | 2017-01-01 |
| Rhod Gilbert BBC Radio 4 | Guest | 2017-01-01 |
| The Russell Howard Hour Sky One | Writer | 2017-01-01 |
| The Guilty Feminist | Guest and Co-Host | 2018-01-01 |
| Chortle Awards Best Club Comedian | Winner | 2018-01-01 |
| Chortle Awards Best Compere | Winner | 2018-01-01 |
| Outsiders BBC | Writer | 2018-01-01 |
| Aberfest | Herself | 2019-01-01 |
| Just A Minute | Guest | 2019-01-01 |
| Leeds Festival | Herself | 2019-01-01 |
| London, Actually | Guest | 2019-01-01 |
| Greenman Festival | Herself | 2019-01-01 |
| Newsquiz BBC Radio 4 | Host | 2019-01-01 |
| Chortle Best Compare | Winner | 2019-01-01 |
| A Good Read BBC Radio 4 | Guest | 2019-01-01 |
| Chortle Breakthrough Act | Winner | 2019-01-01 |
| The Learners BBC Radio Wales | Writer | 2021-01-01 |
| BBC Radio Wales' Long Division | Host | 2019-01-01 |
| Hypothetical Dave | Guest Panellist | 2019-01-01 |
| Question Team Dave | Guest / Herself | 2021-01-01 |
| The Covid Arms | Host | 2021-01-01 |
| Newsjack BBC Radio 4 Extra | Writer/ Host | 2018-01-01 |
| Funny Festival Live BBC Two | Herself | 2021-01-01 |
| Live At The Apollo BBC Two | Herself | 2019-01-01 |
| Comedy Bus Comedy Central | Performer | 2019-01-01 |
| What Women Want with Amy Annette | Guest | 2019-01-01 |
| 8 Out of 10 Cats Channel 4 | Performer | 2019-01-01 |
| Roast Battle Comedy Central | Performer | 2019-01-01 |
| Sunday Afternoon Show BBC Radio Wales | Host | 2022-01-01 |
| The News Quiz BBC Radio 4 | writer/ performer | 2016-01-01 |
| The Amusical Podcast | Co-Creator / Co-Host | 2019-01-01 |
| Kiri's TV Flashback BBC Wales | Presenter | 2021-01-01 |
| Sofie's Sex Stories Comedy Central | Guest | 2018-01-01 |
| The Leak with Tom Price BBC Radio Wales | Guest | 2014-01-01 |
| Where's the F in the News BBC Radio 4 | Panellist | 2019-01-01 |
| Guessable? Comedy Central | Guest Panellist | 2021-01-01 |
| Live from Aberystwyth Pier BBC One | Host/MC | 2021-01-01 |
| Putting A Face On The Old Vic | Writer/Director | 2021-01-01 |
| Channel 4 Election Special Channel 4 | Guest | 2019-01-01 |
| Wales at the Edinburgh Festival BBC One | Host | 2019-01-01 |
| Would I Lie To You BBC One | Guest Panellist | 2020-01-01 |
| Stand Up at BBC Wales BBC Wales/BBC One | Host | 2019-01-01 |
| Latitude Festival | Performer | 2016-01-01 |
| Frankie Boyle's New World Order BBC | Panellist | 2019-01-01 |
| Amusical Comedy Central Pilot | Co-Host/ Creator | 2018-01-01 |
| The Now Show Additional Material | writer/ performer | 2015-01-01 |
| Standard Issue Magazine | Co-Founder/ Contributor | 2014-01-01 |
| Have I Got News For You BBC One | Guest Panellist | 2018-01-01 |
| Pointless Celebrities BBC One | Guest Contestant | 2019-01-01 |
| Jon Richardson's Ultimate Worrier Dave | Panellist | 2019-01-01 |
| Empathy Pains Edinburgh Festival and UK Tour | Herself | 2020-01-01 |
| The Russell Howard Hour Sky One | Writer / Performer | 2017-01-01 |
| BBC New Comedy Awards 2021 BBC One/ BBC Three | Host | 2021-01-01 |
| All Killa No Filla | Co host/ Creator | 2014-01-01 |
| Gein's Family Giftshop (Series 3) BBC Radio Wales | Writer | 2017-01-01 |
| All I Want(ed) For Christmas Channel 4 | Guest / Herself | 2021-01-01 |
| Stand Up at BBC Wales BBC Wales/ BBC 2 | Host/ Performer | 2018-01-01 |
| Comedy Central Specials Comedy Central | writer/ performer | 2019-01-01 |
| Chortle Awards Best Newcomer (Gein's Family Giftshop) | Winner | 2015-01-01 |
| Hysterical Woman NextUp | writer/ performer | 2017-01-01 |
| All Killa No Filla - Live USA Tour | Host | 2018-01-01 |
| Gein's Family Giftshop's Radio Specials BBC Radio Wales | Writer | 2015-01-01 |
| 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Channel 4 | Guest Panellist | 2020-01-01 |
| Wales at the Edinburgh Fringe BBC Wales/ BBC One | Presenter | 2018-01-01 |
| Amusical Pleasance | (Writer/Lead Performer) | 2019-01-01 |
| Kiri Pritchard-McLean's Halloween Short Sky | Writer/Performer | 2016-01-01 |
| Victim, Complex Soho Theatre | writer/ performer | 2019-01-01 |
| Russel Howard Stand Up Central Comedy Central | Writer/Performer | 2016-01-01 |
| Amusical Edinburgh Fringe Festival | Herself/Host | 2017-01-01 |
| The Radio Wales Machynlleth Comedy Festival BBC Radio Wales | Contributor | 2015-01-01 |
| Appropriate Adult Soho Theatre | Writer / Performer | 2018-01-01 |
| Amusical Club Night Pleasance | (Writer/Lead Performer) | 2019-01-01 |
| London Sketchfest Awards Best New Sketch Act (Gein's Family Giftshop) | Winner | 2015-01-01 |
| All Killa No Filla - Live Leicester Square Theatre | Host | 2018-01-01 |
| Romesh Presents... A Showcase Of Comedy Shorts Sky 1 | Writer and Performer | 2019-01-01 |
| Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer (Gein's Family Giftshop) | Nominee | 2014-01-01 |
| The Big Six Nations Kick off with Gabby and Gareth BBC One | Guest/ Contributer | 2018-01-01 |
| Amusical Edinburgh Fringe, Pleasance Grand | Co-Host/ Creator | 2018-01-01 |
| Work in Progress Monkey Barrel Comedy | (Writer/Lead Performer) | 2019-01-01 |
| Victim, Complex Edinburgh fringe and UK tour | writer/ performer | 2018-01-01 |
| Hysterical Woman Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016 | Writer/Performer | 2016-01-01 |
| All Killa no Filla Live Cowgatehead, Edinburgh Fringe Festival | Co-host | 2015-01-01 |
| Appropriate Adult Edinburgh Fringe Festival and UK tour | Writer/Performer | 2017-01-01 |
| Pete Otway and Kiri Pritchard Mclean Laughing Horse, Edinburgh Festival | Performer/writer | 2013-01-01 |
| Kiri Pritchard - McLean's Racist, Sexist Comedy Show Leicester Comedy Festival | Performer/writer | 2014-01-01 |
| Live at the Apollo BBC | Self | 2023-01-01 |
| QI BBC / Dave | Self | 2023-01-01 |
| Best Medicine BBC Radio 4 | Host | 2023-01-01 |
| Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two BBC | Self | 2023-01-01 |
| Sorry, I Didn't Know ITV | Guest | 2023-01-01 |
| The Apprentice: You're Fired! BBC Two | Guest | 2024-01-01 |
| Chris, Alun a Kiri yn Seland Newydd S4C | Self | 2024-01-01 |
| Chortle Awards Winner | Best Club Comedian | 2024-01-01 |
| Chortle Awards Winner | Best Compere | 2024-01-01 |
| Sunderland Short Festival Pobl Bachyn (dir. Kiri Pritchard-McLean) | Best Horror | 2024-01-01 |
| Comedy Central Live Comedy Central (Online) | Self | 2024-01-01 |
| BBC New Comedy Awards BBC One | Host / Presenter | 2023-01-01 |
| Pobl Bachyn | Director | 2023-01-01 |
| Blankety Blank BBC One | Guest | 2025-01-01 |
| Peacock Tour | Performer | 2024-01-01 |
| Pod of Wales | 2023-01-01 | |
| Pocklington Comedy Festival | Self | 2025-01-01 |
| Bristol Comedy Garden | Self | 2025-01-01 |
| Brighton Comedy Garden | Self | 2025-01-01 |
| Laura Smyth: Your Mum - Series 1 Guest | Self | 2025-01-01 |
| Cambridge Comedy Garden | Self | 2025-01-01 |
| Standon Calling | 2025-01-01 | |
| Latitude | 2025-01-01 | |
| Kiri's Comedy Club - Series 6 Host/ Presenter | 2025-01-01 | |
| Moseley Folk & Arts Festival | 2025-01-01 | |
| What Just Happened? - Series 3 | Team Captain | 2025-01-01 |
| Aberystwyth Comedy Festival | 2025-01-01 | |
| Wales, Whales And Wails Special - QI VG: Part I Special - QI VG: Part II | Guest | 2025-01-01 |
| Kiri's Comedy Club Season 7 | Host/ Present | 2025-01-01 |
| One Person Found This Helpful - Series 3 Special - A Whiff Of Xmas | Guest | 2025-01-01 |
| Kiri's Comedy Club - Bonus Bits | 2026-01-01 | |
| The News Quiz - Series 119 E4 - By-elections, Hello Defections | Guest | 2026-01-01 |
| Live At The Apollo - Series 20 E7 | Host/ Presenter | 2026-01-01 |
| Glasgow International Comedy Festival | 2026-01-01 | |
| What Just Happened? - Series 4 | Team Captain | 2026-01-01 |
| The News Quiz - Series 120 E1 - Episode One E6 - Episode Six | Guest | 2026-01-01 |
| Machynlleth Comedy Festival | 2026-01-01 | |
| Hay Festival | 2026-01-01 | |
| Pocklington Comedy Festival | 2026-01-01 | |
| Kiri's Comedy Club - Series 8 | Host / Presenter | 2026-01-01 |
| LCF In The Park | 2026-01-01 | |
| Norwich Comedy Garden | 2026-01-01 | |
| St Albans Comedy Garden | 2026-01-01 | |
| Best Medicine - Series 3 | Host / Presenter | 2026-01-01 |
| All Killa No Filla: Live! Edinburgh Fringe | 2026-01-01 | |
| Roundhouse Comedy Festival | 2026-01-01 | |
| Kiri's Comedy Club - Series 9 | Host / Presenter | 2026-01-01 |
| Aberystwyth Comedy Festival | 2026-01-01 | |
| Kiri's Farm | Writer/ Host/ Presenter | 2026-01-01 |
| Gein's Family Giftshop's Christmas - Series 1 | 2015-01-01 | |
| The Radio Wales Machynlleth Comedy Festival | Contributor | 2015-01-01 |
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