Kiri Pritchard-McLeanKiri Pritchard-McLean

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.
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Contacts

Agent:
Chiggy

Agent:
Patrick Bustin

patrick@pbjmanagement.co.uk
020 7287 1112

Live Bookings:
Hannah Oldman

oldman@pbjmanagement.co.uk
020 7287 1112

Voiceover Agent

Sue Terry
sue@sueterryvoices.co.uk
0207 434 2040

Welsh comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean is a multi-award-winning comedian, satirist and writer who doesn’t shy away from tackling thorny subjects with humour and grace, often in a deeply personal way. As well as embarking on her 4th and biggest tour to date, she has hosted Live at the Apollo, appeared on HIGNFY, 8 Out of 10 Cats and QI, and is now the host of her own Radio 4 panel show, Best Medicine.

Television

The Apprentice: You're Fired!
Guest
BBC Two2024
Chris, Alun a Kiri yn Seland Newydd
Self
S4C2024
Live at the Apollo
Self
BBC2023
QI
Self
BBC / Dave2023 — 2024
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
Self
BBC 2023
Sorry, I Didn't Know
Guest
ITV2023
BBC New Comedy Awards
Host / Presenter
BBC One2023
Question Team
Guest / Herself
Dave2021
Funny Festival Live
Herself
BBC Two2021
Kiri's TV Flashback
Presenter
BBC Wales2021
Guessable?
Guest Panellist
Comedy Central2021
Live from Aberystwyth Pier
Host/MC
BBC One2021
BBC New Comedy Awards 2021
Host
BBC One/ BBC Three2021
All I Want(ed) For Christmas
Guest / Herself
Channel 42021
Would I Lie To You
Guest Panellist
BBC One 2020
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Guest Panellist
Channel 4 2020 — 2023
Hypothetical
Guest Panellist
Dave2019
Live At The Apollo
Herself
BBC Two2019
Comedy Bus
Performer
Comedy Central2019
8 Out of 10 Cats
Performer
Channel 42019
Roast Battle
Performer
Comedy Central2019
Channel 4 Election Special
Guest
Channel 42019
Wales at the Edinburgh Festival
Host
BBC One2019
Stand Up at BBC Wales
Host
BBC Wales/BBC One2019
Frankie Boyle's New World Order
Panellist
BBC2019 — 2021
Pointless Celebrities
Guest Contestant
BBC One 2019
Jon Richardson's Ultimate Worrier
Panellist
Dave2019
Comedy Central Specials
writer/ performer
Comedy Central2019
Romesh Presents... A Showcase Of Comedy Shorts
Writer and Performer
Sky 12019
Outsiders
Writer
BBC2018
Sofie's Sex Stories
Guest
Comedy Central2018
Amusical
Co-Host/ Creator
Comedy Central Pilot2018 — 2019
Have I Got News For You
Guest Panellist
BBC One2018
Stand Up at BBC Wales
Host/ Performer
BBC Wales/ BBC 22018
Wales at the Edinburgh Fringe
Presenter
BBC Wales/ BBC One 2018
The Big Six Nations Kick off with Gabby and Gareth
Guest/ Contributer
BBC One2018
The Now Show
Writing
BBC Radio 42017
The Russell Howard Hour
Writer
Sky One2017 — 2018
The Russell Howard Hour
Writer / Performer
Sky One2017 — 2021
Gein's Family Giftshop (Series 3)
Writer
BBC Radio Wales2017
@Elevenish
Writer & Performer
ITV22016
Kiri Pritchard-McLean's Halloween Short
Writer/Performer
Sky 2016
Russel Howard Stand Up Central
Writer/Performer
Comedy Central 2016
Crackanory: The Truth about Suz
Writer
DAVE2015
Gein's Family Giftshop's Christmas
Writer
Sky Arts2015

Theatre and Live Performance

The Covid Arms
Host
2021
Putting A Face On
Writer/Director
The Old Vic2021
Empathy Pains
Herself
Edinburgh Festival and UK Tour 2020
Aberfest
Herself
2019
Leeds Festival
Herself
2019
Greenman Festival
Herself
2019
Amusical
(Writer/Lead Performer)
Pleasance2019
Victim, Complex
writer/ performer
Soho Theatre2019
Amusical Club Night
(Writer/Lead Performer)
Pleasance2019
Work in Progress
(Writer/Lead Performer)
Monkey Barrel Comedy2019
All Killa No Filla - Live
Host
USA Tour2018
Appropriate Adult
Writer / Performer
Soho Theatre2018
All Killa No Filla - Live
Host
Leicester Square Theatre2018
Amusical
Co-Host/ Creator
Edinburgh Fringe, Pleasance Grand2018
Victim, Complex
writer/ performer
Edinburgh fringe and UK tour2018 — 2019
Amusical
Herself/Host
Edinburgh Fringe Festival2017
Appropriate Adult
Writer/Performer
Edinburgh Fringe Festival and UK tour2017 — 2018
Latitude Festival
Performer
2016 — 2018
Hysterical Woman
Writer/Performer
Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016 2016
All Killa no Filla Live
Co-host
Cowgatehead, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2015
Kiri Pritchard - McLean's Racist, Sexist Comedy Show
Performer/writer
Leicester Comedy Festival2014
Pete Otway and Kiri Pritchard Mclean
Performer/writer
Laughing Horse, Edinburgh Festival2013

Podcast and Online Content

Comedy Central Live
Self
Comedy Central (Online)2024
London, Actually
Guest
2019
What Women Want with Amy Annette
Guest
2019
The Amusical Podcast
Co-Creator / Co-Host
2019 — 2020
The Guilty Feminist
Guest and Co-Host
2018
Hysterical Woman
writer/ performer
NextUp2017
All Killa No Filla
Co host/ Creator
2014 — 2019

Awards

Chortle Awards
Best Club Comedian
Winner2024
Chortle Awards
Best Compere
Winner2024
Sunderland Short Festival
Best Horror
Pobl Bachyn (dir. Kiri Pritchard-McLean)2024
Chortle Best Compare
Winner
2019
Chortle Breakthrough Act
Winner
2019
Chortle Awards
Winner
Best Compere2018
Chortle Awards
Winner
Best Club Comedian2018
Chortle Awards
Nominated
Best Compere2016
Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year
Finalist
2015
Chortle Awards
Winner
Best Newcomer (Gein's Family Giftshop)2015
London Sketchfest Awards
Winner
Best New Sketch Act (Gein's Family Giftshop)2015
Amused Moose Laugh Off
Finalist
2014
Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards
Nominee
Best Newcomer (Gein's Family Giftshop)2014

Journalism

Standard Issue Magazine
Co-Founder/ Contributor
2014 — 2015

Radio

Best Medicine
Host
BBC Radio 42023
Sunday Afternoon Show
Host
BBC Radio Wales2022
The Learners
Writer
BBC Radio Wales2021
Just A Minute
Guest
2019
Newsquiz
Host
BBC Radio 42019
A Good Read
Guest
BBC Radio 42019
BBC Radio Wales' Long Division
Host
2019
Where's the F in the News
Panellist
BBC Radio 42019
Newsjack
Writer/ Host
BBC Radio 4 Extra2018 — 2019
Nasty Women
Guest
BBC Radio 42017
Rhod Gilbert
Guest
BBC Radio 42017
The News Quiz
writer/ performer
BBC Radio 42016 — 2021
The Now Show
writer/ performer
Additional Material 2015 — 2018
Gein's Family Giftshop's Radio Specials
Writer
BBC Radio Wales2015
The Radio Wales Machynlleth Comedy Festival
Contributor
BBC Radio Wales2015
The Leak with Tom Price
Guest
BBC Radio Wales 2014 — 2018

News

PBJ Clear Up at The Chortle Awards 2024

5th March 2024

PBJ have cleared up at the 2024 Chortle awards with Kiri Pritchard-McLean winning both 'Best Club Comedian' AND 'Best Compere'

Shortlist has been announced for the Comedy Awards 2023

10th January 2024

We are very excited to share our wonderful clients who have been shortlisted for the Comedy

Kiri Pritchard-McLean in new podcast 'Best Medicine'

4th October 2023

Listen to Kiri on 'Best Medicine' – Available NOW wherever you get your podcasts, Tuesdays at 6:30pm on BBC Radio 4 for 11 weeks starting tonight

**** for Kiri Pritchard-McLean!

23rd August 2022

"Insightful, reflective and slap-in-yer-face funny" Four stars for Kiri Pritchard-McLean's show Home Truths from Fest Magazine

Kiri Pritchard McLean Live on Tour with 'Home Truths'

19th November 2021

Kiri Pritchard-McLean (Have I Got News For You?, Live at the Apollo, Would I Lie to You?) is back with a brand new tour

PBJ Management Christmas Showcase - 1st December 2021

19th November 2021

PBJ Management are proud to present our showcase this December

Multiple PBJ nominees for National Comedy Awards

12th October 2021

2021 will bring the first National Comedy Awards, hosted by Channel 4 as part of this year's Stand Up To Cancer programming

Kiri Pritchard-McLean Announced as New Host of Newsjack

31st January 2019

We are thrilled to announce that the fabulous Kiri Pritchard-McLean will be the newest host of BBC Radio 4 Extra's Newsjack

2018 Edinburgh Line Up Announced at the Pleasance Theatre!

17th May 2018

Exciting news today as the Pleasance Theatre announced the full line up for this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Chortle Awards 2018 - Nominations in!

8th February 2018

The list of nominees for the 2018 Chortle Awards, which celebrate the best in live and broadcast comedy, has just been released - and we are so thrilled to see so many clients on the list

PBJ at the Edinburgh Fringe 2017!

26th July 2017

We can't believe it's time for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival already

The Guardian release their comedy choices for the Edinburgh Fringe this year!

8th June 2017

Fin Taylor, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Goodbear among many others feature in The Guardian's top choices for comedy shows to catch at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Cutty Sark's pre-Edinburgh Comedy Festival

4th July 2016

After last year’s sell-out first edition, the Michael Edwards Studio Theatre is proud to host its second pre-Edinburgh comedy festival this summer

Sarah Kendall & Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Edinburgh Previews

29th June 2016

Join Sarah Kendall and Kiri Pritchard-McLean at Maidenhead's Norden Farm on 28th July for Work-In-Progresses of their brand new shows

Chortle Awards 2016 - Nominations are in!

12th February 2016

Congratulations to all who have received nominations for this year's Chortle Awards

PBJ Presents Comedy At The Bush

1st February 2016

PBJ Management proudly presents 4 nights of the hottest, funniest and most surprising comedians in the UK

Podcasts

All Killa No Filla
Join comedians Rachel Fairburn and Kiri Pritchard - McLean as they explore a shared passion, serial killers. Each episode the pair will talk all things murder and macabre and have a right laugh doing it.
Who Are You Wearing?
Comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean talks clothes and style with the best-dressed people she knows.