Maesteg Comedy Club, Headliner: Kiri Pritchard McLean

Kiri Pritchard McLean 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. Opening act: Matt Price Matt Price is a comedian joke teller, story weaver and master of controlled chaos. He has spent 20 years honing his craft on the comedy circuit in various venues of all shapes and sizes. He has performed in 30 countries including five tours of Australia and his biggest strength is connecting with the audience in front of him. It makes each performance unique and memorable. Matt is from Cornwall and has a knack for making unusual life experiences very funny and relatable. His audience interaction is great fun and never at the expense of anyone’s feelings. Although you’re probably best not to heckle unless it’s really really good. Matt lived in Cardiff for over 10 years. He has a natural affinity with the Welsh and loves performing in Wales. And anyone who knows about Celtic history will know that Matt’s Cornish ancestors were Welsh people with a bad sense of direction. Support Act Lenny Sherman Lenny Sherman is a comedian, actor and lovable Cockney geezer. In the world of stand-up he’s a comedy circuit veteran performing gigs since 2010 for Downstairs At The Kings Head, Top Secret, Comedy Unleashed, Comedy Hotspot, Always Be Comedy, Glee, Off The Kerb and numerous other clubs around the UK and abroad in countries such as France, Greece and Turkey. Support Act Mel Owen Mel Owen, dubbed “Wales’ most exciting new act” (Clwb Comedy), is an award-winning comedian with wins under her belt from Comedy Smash (Liverpool), Comedy Virgins (London) and Comedy Chest (Bristol). Her debut work-in-progress show featured at this year’s Manchester Comedy Festival, with critics pinning her as “one to watch”. Mel has script writing credits on BBC Cymru Wales and Channel 4, and created one of Wales’ most popular podcasts Mel Mal Jal, now on BBC Sounds.