#Kiri Pritchard-McLean

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Thanks Kiri!

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Klimaatwetenschap uitgelegd door Kiri Pritchard-McLean

Klimaatwetenschap is ingewikkeld en de modellen waarmee klimaatwetenschappers werken ook. Ook het taalgebruik van wetenschappers helpt niet altijd mee om het begrijpelijk en behapbaar te maken. In onderstaande video legt Kiri Pritchard-McLean, een komiek uit Wales, uit wat Bill McGuire, emeritus professor Geophysical & Climate Hazards aan University College London, bedoelt. Bill McGuire is…

[rhys-james]

Our Rhys is always the star of the show

[alisoncooper]

supposed to be going to a comedy gig tonight and then on a night out with my mum straight after but i think i’ve just slipped a disc in my back again and now moving feels like torture!!! suffering!!!

[becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys]

Would love to hear thoughts on Kiri Pritchard-McLean!

She's lovely, and often very generous in helping out other comedians lower on the ladder, so to speak. She has a reputation for being ambitious, which of course is a trait no one blinks at in men, but in women gets spun as "cynical" and "self-interested". And like... yeah? I guess? But that's not necessarily a bad thing, is it. At worst, she's a force for good for self-interested reasons; which to my mind is completely fine anyway, because I don't particularly give a shit why anyone chooses to do good things, only that they do them. And she does. And she's very nice.

Oh, ha, although I've just remembered: a few years back she did a show about being cheated on and gaslit by her ex - a guy who's a very popular comedian on the Manchester scene, so lots of people took against Kiri and hate her now. So she's also Been Through It, bless her, and that probably doesn't help reputation-wise. But yeah, as I say, she's lovely and very helpful to the next generation of comics rising behind her.

[tellthemeerkatsitsfine]

New Edinburgh spreadsheet. I made a bunch of changes for a variety of reasons, including, I learned that I'll have other opportunities to get the Guy Williams, Greg Larsen, and Sara Pascoe shows, so I replaced them with people I won't. Harriet Kemsley and Chris Cantrill are streaming on NextUp so I replaced them too. The goal here is to maximize volume of shows seen so I can have the broadest possible picture of what they all are. That is definitely the best way to consume art, right? That's what you're supposed to do, with art?

(There are exceptions, I've heard the Nish Kumar and Mark Watson and Sarah Keyworth and Tom Ballard shows before because they've recorded early versions in various places, but I like them enough to be willing to pay to be in a room with those people and hear it again.)

I was also pleased to see NextUp are also filming Amy Gledhill, Catherine Bohart, and Milo Edwards, as they were on my list as well, but didn't get onto my schedule for whatever reason (in Gledhill's case, because she arrives after I leave). And some other people. NextUp isn't filming as much this year as they did last year, unless they end up announcing a lot more. I watched 21 NextUp streams from Edinburgh 2023, and there were a whole lot that I didn't watch. So far, they've only announced 18 from 2024. I might just watch all of them this year. Or most of them. I'll give Tony Law a miss. Not sure I could sit through a whole hour of Jessie Cave. Not a big fan of Daliso Chaponda either. But I'll probably watch the rest.

Before, I had two issues of booking no time between shows, because they were in the same building and I hadn't factored in the separate rooms, so I thought they were in the same venue and one couldn't run into the other. I've solved one of those problems by replacing Guy Williams with Mat Ewins, which I think was good, because Mat Ewins is one of those comedians I keep reading is very very good, but I watched his TV special and didn't get much out of it, I don't think he translates well to recordings. You have to be in the room for it, so I guess I'll take this rare opportunity to be in a room with him and see what that's like. I still have the issue of Kiri Pritchard-McLean running into Sophie Duker. They're both shows that I really want to see, and neither fits into the schedule anywhere else, so my current plan is to just sit at the back of both rooms and hope those rooms are near each other so I can get from one to the other. Worst comes to worst I guess I miss Sophie's show and it is likely to get filmed at some point, probably. But hopefully it's fine. Constantly checking the time as I get anxious that this show will run too long and I'll miss the next one - that's the best way to consume art, right?

I think the rest of it's okay, though. For every other situation where there's half an hour or less time than that between the end of one show and the start of the next, they're either in the same venue, or in venues that are a fairly short walk apart. That hopefully leaves room for even if one venue runs a bit behind or a show runs long, though I guess I'll see how well that actually works out. I'm aware of the possibility that I might miss some stuff. I am currently mentally preparing myself for the possibility that I might miss some stuff. It is possible that the fact that I have been creating this trip in my mind for four years, and actively planning this specific one for a year, is putting too much pressure on the situation. It is fine, I know it's not the end of the world if things go wrong. That probably actually is the best way to consume art. Which is a shame, because out of all things I've claimed in this post about my mentality toward Edinburgh, that's the only one where I'm lying.

I added some music things at the end of a couple of nights. The last time I was at a festival like this - a really big one that goes all over the place - was Celtic Colours, a Celtic folk festival (mainly music, but they also had cultural events and stuff, I think my mother learned to make a quilt, my dad and I were just there for the music) in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. I've been there a couple of times, the last time I went was in 2019, it was fucking amazing, one of the best weeks of my life. We saw a bunch of incredible concerts for which we'd carefully planned and bought tickets, but my dad and I talked after the festival, and found that for both of us, if we were pressed to pick our top favourite memory from the week, it was a night spent at the Red Shoe Pub in Mabu, Cape Breton. It was a pub that has live Celtic music all the time, not just during the festival, we just showed up there on a couple of nights, and got to have some food while listening to local people who'd brought their own instruments and used the pub's piano, and it was like nothing we have at home, it was so much fun.

I saw that there's a pub in Edinburgh that advertises live Celtic music throughout the Fringe Festival but also just has live Celtic music all year-round, doesn't require booking tickets or anything, thought it might be fun, so I left a couple of nights open to just go to that pub, in case that also turns out to be a surprise highlight. There's every chance that it'll turn out to be so overcrowded I can't even get in and/or not enjoyable at all, but that's fine, if that turns out to be the case then going back to the Air B&B and getting some extra sleep probably won't be the worst thing I could do.

I put music in brown and comedy in yellow. I think that's about the balance I want. Couple of music things because I can't be a lifelong Celtic music fan who goes to Celticland for the first time and doesn't see music. Mainly comedy. Probably not enough time for, you know, the activities of daily living.

I think that might actually be the final version of the spreadsheet. It has a few more people I don't know well on it than the previous versions, all people I've looked up and think look good and had some reason for booking them, but figured I should take a few more chances as that's what you do at festivals. I might have overbooked. But I'd rather overbook than underbook. I have all that plus I got ridiculously lucky with what's playing in London while I'm there - Daniel Kitson, Brynley Stent, Desiree Burch, and a Nish Kumar WIP, obviously, because otherwise I wouldn't be booked to see Nish Kumar enough times. It's not like I've heard enough versions of Nish Kumar yet (I'll be honest: I've already heard a lot of versions of Nish Kumar's current material, and I'm nowhere near sick of it, he may have written a perfect stand-up show).

I've sorted out my itinerary for London, too. And the couple of Scottish Highland days in between London and Edinburgh. Got my British cash. I think I have everything. I'm leaving in nine days. Still doesn't feel like a real thing. I've spent so much time going all over Edinburgh and London and Fort William and Mallaig in Google Earth street view, but it feels like I'm playing the Sims. It's not a real place.

[thatkidofwarandpeace]

I really don't ever post here but went for Live at the Chapel last night, John Robins was host, and lineup included

Janine Harouni, Sharon Wanjohi, Tim Key, and John Kearns headlined

Unfortunately Ive only heard of the John(s) and Tim but an overall great night of laughs. Anyone whose seen my blog knows my obsession with Tim Key so it was so surreal seeing him in person that he was a real grown man and not a tiny gremlin on my screen. I was working myself into a sheer state of panic when I saw him leave the church and cross the street to the pub but knew if I didn't try and talk to him that I'll beat myself up over it.

Also cause I've followed his work as much as I can from a tiny island a long haul flight away from the UK, so I've read his books, listened to his late night poetry, religiously watched no more jockeys, bought live stream tickets, you get the gist. So, I kinda knew what he would be like on stage, grumpy, demanding, arrogant, all in the best funny ways of course! But seeing it live was so different. He was hilarious and everything I wanted live. it did mean that I was very intimidated to approach him after but he was so lovely and kind.

I didn't know what to expect of John Kearns because I really didn't enjoy him on cats does countdown but he was hilarious. He mentioned Sam Campbell in a gag and I lost my shit. John Robins was an excellent host as well. Writing this post makes me realise that I could never be a comedy reviewer because all I want to say is - I laughed.

Unfortunately I don't really have much to add for Sharon and Janine though both good, solid gags, I fear I was too consumed by Tim key obsession :"(

10/10 now trying to get in waiting list for Bristol comedy garden of day with Simon Amstell, Tim Key, Sam Campbell, Kiri Pritchard-McLean

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Taskmaster was named best TV show as well as taking the outstanding achievement award, for its enduring success over 16 series and seven specials, and for raising the profile of so many comics who might not otherwise fit the panel show mould.

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Just some comedians playing with bananas

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who do you think is an underrated panel show guest? like someone who doesn’t appear on them very often but should

ohh fun question... y'know the thing about panel shows these days is they're sooo so so comedian-centric and really a lot of the same people again and again — which i'm not complaining about! i think they're the funniest people in the room and understand the dynamic of a panel show better than anyone else 99% of the time! but when it comes to people i find underrated in the most exciting way it's usually the semi-rare non-comedian who just...gets it. like, back in the day it was people like john barrowman, martin freeman, josh groban, mark ronson, chris o'dowd, christopher biggins, professor green, a couple of the spice girls (they actually run in comedian circles, interestingly)... they just fit into these shows and dynamics so well!

most of the people who have really surprised me in this regard in the last 5 or so years (bc i don't wanna reach back to, like, 2012 for this hahaha) have been on celeb juice or something like graham norton, the last leg, etc. for example, i had no idea will mellor could really hang, take jokes, dish out jokes, and do physical comedy until i saw him on juice. i think that kind of discovery is so fun!

100000% the uk drag girls (the viv being the one we see the most, love her to death and GET HER ON TM!!) NEED to be on more panel shows, jordan north (and get william hanson on SOMETHING this MINUTE), shirley ballas, ronan keating is actually a laugh, a lot of the reality show people (MIC, TOWIE, etc) who do what they do because they don't take themselves too seriously really do Get The Vibe (this is how we got rylan hellooooo), maggie aderin-pocock is an angel, ore oduba, jordan stephens, judge rinder hmm

comedians-wise (ik the drag girls often are comedians, but otherwise), people we've seen a little bit who we should be seeing more of in the name of comedy — alasdair beckett-king, kiri pritchard-mclean, paul foot, larry dean (whoever has the ‘X days since panelshowsource has mention larry dean’ sorry but you gotta reset), glenn moore, amy gledhill, morgana robinson

+ they're not underrated per say but just people i'd like to see again/continue seeing more often include ivo graham, guz khan, chris addison, holly walsh, robert webb, elis james, catherine tate, jess hynes, josie long, peter serafinowicz, humphrey kerr (we haven't seen him in a minute but i always thought he could have developed more of a place in panel show culture), and ffs can we bring back angus? should we? but could we? can we? just for one episode idk? also graham norton get your ass on tm this INSTANT new years

these types of asks always drive me crazy for the rest of the week bc i'm like "ahh i forgot ____!!!" hahahah but lmk what you think too!

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Sam Campbell at Bristol Comedy Garden yesterday (16/6/24) with Tim Key, Simon Amstell, Ray Badran, Kiri Pritchard-Mclean.

(via bristolcomedygarden on IG)

[rhys-james]

The brilliant Kiri Pritchard-McLean confirms what we've long suspected about Rhys James' leanings lol

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New Welsh Wave Comedy Tour brings fantastic Welsh comedians to Pontio!

Kiri Pritchard-McLean hosts an evening of the very best of Welsh comedy and incredible home-grown talent, featuring Bella Humphries, Cerys Bradley, Siân Docksey and Anna Thomas as part of a 15-stop tour by Little Wander around Wales, bringing you the freshest voices in Welsh comedy to Pontio’s Studio Theatre,

Kiri Pritchard-Mclean is a multi-award-winning stand-up comedian, writer and satirist. Recent TV appearances include hosting Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of 10 Cats and The Russell Howard Hour (where she is also a writer). She’s also a frequent contributor on Frankie Boyle's New World Order. A regular on the live circuit, Kiri's last show Home Truths has recently toured the UK to rave reviews.

Kiri introduces a stellar, female comedy line-up for 9 March including Bella Humphries, who oozes charm in a cheeky way as she recounts tales of moving to Wales and asking the age old question..who exactly am I? Cerys Bradley is an autistic and non-binary alternative stand-up comedian and (technically) a maths teacher. They are an Autistic Excellence Award Winner at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022. After an Edinburgh Fringe Festival spent making pole dancing funny to rave reviews Siân Docksey returns to her unique brand of cheerfully weird stand-up with political zing. Offbeat surrealism and razor-sharp punchlines served with the breezy charm of an air hostess on uppers. Originally hailing from Burry Port in South Wales, Anna Thomas won the BBC New Comedy Award in 2021. Since then, she’s done support for the likes of Joe Lycett, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Hal Cruttenden, Lauren Pattison, and Max Fosh. Anna was also nominated for Channel 4’s inaugural Sean Lock Award in 2023.

Osian Gwynn, Director of Pontio Arts said, ‘We are looking forward to seeing some of the best comedy talent Wales has to offer and are very excited to support this fantastic tour. The line-up performing here at Pontio in itself is a testament to the breadth and depth of talent developing in the comedy scene here in Wales.”

Little Wander’s New Welsh Wave Comedy Tour with Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Bella Humphries, Cerys Bradley, Siân Docksey and Anna Thomas is at Pontio’s Studio Theatr on Saturday 9 March, 7.30pm. Tickets are available at pontio.co.uk.

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D.U.D.E Bios: Eira MacThaoig

The Cyhyraeth Duchess of C.R.C Eira MacThaoig (2020)

The eldest daughter of Maeve, and eldest granddaughter of Naoise, Eira. An Irish-Catholic woman living in Wales and an inventive and lively mother. Eira is one of Kirby's cousins once removed.

"Rhydderch by blood, MacThaoig by name, previously Pritchard."

Name

Full Legal Name: Eira Gwyneira Tondra Heulwen MacThaoig (Née Pritchard)

First Name: Eira

Meaning: Means 'Snow' in Welsh.

Pronunciation: AY-ra

Origin: Welsh

Middle Name(s): Gwyneira, Tondra, Heulwen

Meaning(s): Gwyneira: Means 'White snow' from the Welsh element 'Gwyn' meaning 'White, Blessed' combined with 'Eira' meaning 'Snow'. Tondra: Means 'Thunderous', from Esperanto 'Tondro' meaning 'Thunder'. Heulwen: Means 'Sunshine' in Welsh.

Pronunciation(s): gwi-NAY-ra. TON-dra. HAYL-wehn

Origin(s): Welsh. Esperanto. Welsh

Surname: MacThaoig (Née Pritchard)

Meaning: Scottish Gaelic form of 'McCaig', meaning 'Son of Tadhg', which means 'Poet'. (Pritchard: From Welsh 'Ap Richard' meaning 'Son of Richard'.)

Pronunciation: mac-TIEG (PRIT-chard)

Origin: Scottish Gaelic (Welsh)

Alias: Cyhyraeth Duchess, Eira MacThaoig

Reason: This is Eira's ring name

Nicknames: None

Titles: Mrs

Characteristics

Age: 27

Gender: Female. She/Her Pronouns

Race: Human

Nationality: Welsh

Ethnicity: White

Birth Date: February 27th 1993

Symbols: Banshees, Cyhyraeths, Ghosts, Crowns

Sexuality: Bisexual

Religion: Irish-Catholic

Native Language: Welsh

Spoken Languages: Welsh, Irish, Scottish (Scots Gaelic), English

Relationship Status: Married

Astrological Sign: Pisces

Theme Song: 'Barroom Hero' - Dropkick Murphys (2011-)

Voice Actor: Kiri Pritchard-McLean

Geographical Characteristics

Birthplace: Tullahought, Kilkenny, Ireland

Current Location: Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales

Hometown: Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales

Appearance

Height: 5'6" / 167 cm

Weight: 136 lbs / 61 kg

Eye Colour: Blue

Hair Colour: Brown

Hair Dye: None

Body Hair: N/A

Facial Hair: N/A

Tattoos: (As of Jan 2020) 15

Piercings: Triple Earlobe (Both), Nasallang, Eyebrow (Double, Both), Cyber Bites

Scars: None

Heath and Fitness

Allergies: None

Alcoholic, Smoker, Drug User: Smoker, Social Drinker

Illnesses/Disorders: None Diagnosed

Medications: None

Any Specific Diet: None

Relationships

Allies: (As of Jan 2020) The Rhydderch Clan

Enemies: (As of Jan 2020) None

Friends: Matrona Volkov, Ida McDougall, Rachel MacGregor, Seren Mathieson, Tegwen Pritchard, Owena Pritchard, Ulyssa Pritchard

Colleagues: The C.R.C Locker Rooms / Too Many To List

Rivals: None

Closest Confidant: Cillian MacThaoig

Mentor: Maeve Pritchard

Significant Other: Cillian MacThaoig (28, Husband)

Previous Partners: None of Note

Parents: Conall Pritchard (51, Father), Maeve Pritchard (50, Mother, Née Rhydderch)

Parents-In-Law: Conleth MacThaoig (58, Father-In-Law), Cadhla MacThaoig (59, Mother-In-Law, Née Chevalier)

Siblings: Conan Pritchard (30, Brother), Seren Mathieson (24, Sister, Née Pritchard), Heddwyn Pritchard (21, Brother), Tegwen Pritchard (18, Sister), Neil Pritchard (15, Brother), Owena Pritchard (12, Sister), Glyn Pritchard (9, Brother), Joshua Pritchard (6, Brother), Ulyssa Pritchard (3, Sister)

Siblings-In-Law: Brighid Pritchard (31, Conan's Wife, Née MacKenzie), Conn Mathieson (25, Seren's Husband), Eithne Pritchard (22, Heddwyn's Wife, Née McCulloch), Ermelinde Hunter (25, Cillian's Sister, Née MacThaoig), Dragan Hunter (26, Ermelinde's Husband), Judoc MacThoig (22, Cillian's Brother), Chara MacThaoig (23, Judoc's Wife, Née Irvine), Ermendrud MacThaoig (19, Cillian's Sister), Malo MacThaoig (16, Cillian's Brother), Ermengard MacThaoig (13, Cillian's Sister), Tanguy MacThaoig (10, Cillian's Brother)

Nieces & Nephews: Aonghus Pritchard (10, Nephew), Caoilfhionn Pritchard (7, Niece), Clodagh Pritchard (4, Niece), Ardghal Pritchard (1, Nephew), Brian Mathieson (4, Nephew), Cairbre Mathieson (1, Nephew), Fiadh Pritchard (1, Niece), Drago Hunter (5, Nephew), Aspasia Hunter (2, Niece), Emil MacThaoig (2, Nephew)

Children:Brendan MacThaoig (7, Son), Damhnait MacThaoig (4, Daughter), Deirbhile MacThaoig (1, Daughter)

Children-In-Law: None

Grandkids: None

Great Grandkids: None

Wrestling

Billed From: Kilkenny, Ireland

Trainer: The C.R.C Wrestling School, Talulla Rhydderch, Maeve Pritchard

Managers: Cillian MacThaoig

Wrestlers Managed: Cillian MacThaoig

Debut: 2011

Debut Match: Eira Pritchard VS Maeve Pritchard. Eira won via pinfall

Retired: N/A

Retirement Match: N/A

Wrestling Style: Brawler / Hardcore

Stables: The Rhydderch Clan (2011-)

Teams: No Team Names

Regular Moves: Belly-To-Back Suplex, Bulldog, Figure-Four Leglock, Inverted Atomic Drop, Low Blow, Multiple Jabs, Poking / Raking Opponent’s Eyes, Running High Knee Strike, Big Boot, Atomic Drop, Backbreaker Rack, Diving Overhead Chop, High Knee, One-Armed Body Slam, Piledriver, Running Big Boot, Running Leg Drop, Vertical Suplex Powerslam

Finishers: Sleeper Hold, Jumping Knee Drop, Top Rope Jumping Knee

Refers To Fans As: The Fans, The Family

Extras

Backstory: Eira MacThaoig (Née Pritchard) of the C.R.C (Welsh Wrestling League / Cynghrair Reslo Cymru) owning Rhydderch family. When Maeve dies Eira will have a 1/560th ownership of the promotion. Eira is a 'Cyhyraeth Style’ (Brawler/Hardcore) trainer. She’s mostly Welsh.

Trivia: Nothing of Note